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Read the passage carefully and answer the questions given below-:
Public pronouncements are regularly made by political leaders to ban plastic use. These have not, however, received a firm and determinative response. For instance, it was announced by the Prime Minister that India will be made plastic pollution free, but a blanket ban on single-use plastic as part of a broader campaign to “rid” India of it by 2022 was held off. It is a measure that was perceived to cause further disruption in the economy that is facing a slowdown, as it could lead to a closure of about 10,000 industrial units, besides inviting the dismay of consumer firms.
Even with speculations of a ban, it was evident that the basic groundwork was missing. There remains a lack of clarity on the definition of single-use plastic, with no guidelines issued regarding its usage or any clear plans forwarded to stop the usage or to provide for alternatives. While individual bans in different states have also not proved to be a solution, there is undoubtedly a need for phasing out the problematic plastics that cannot be recycled. Most single-use plastic products are consumed and discarded within a few minutes of their use. E-commerce giants and packaged food item companies are major users of such plastic.
In recent decades, there has been a drastic change in the composition of waste, with the increase in the use of such plastics. Around 25,940 tonnes of plastic waste is generated in India every day. Of this, nearly 40% is neither collected nor recycled. It ends up either polluting water, clogging drains, or contaminating soil. Plastic pollution is so widespread that images of turtles, cows, or other species in the deepest reaches of the ocean and the remotest polar regions choking (either with their guts clogged or punctured, or a plastic straw or cigarette butt stuck in their noses, or a plastic noose strangling them) are now common.
Current research has now also established that humans are ingesting about 250 pieces of microplastic per day, or plastic equivalent to a credit card in a week. Such microplastic is not only generated from the breakdown of mismanaged plastic waste, but is also directly released as microbeads in facial wash or toothpaste. The main source of ingestion remains tap and bottled water.
However, most of these facts, even if known, have not managed to move humans to reduce plastic use. Not only is the throwaway culture at work here but there is a sense of convenience and indispensability attached to plastic use. In medical use, for instance, plastic is considered safe and clean, even though there are reports indicating that plastic bottles ___________ the medicines stored in them and standards for safe plastic packaging are not maintained in India.
Q. 1 In which paragraph of the passage, it is mentioned – “packaged food item companies are the key users of the non-recyclable plastic”
(1). Paragraph 1
(2) Paragraph 2
(3) Paragraph 3
(4) Paragraph 4
(5) Paragraph 5
Q.2 “India will be made plastic pollution free, but a blanket ban on single-use plastic as part of a broader campaign to “rid” India of it by 2022 was held off”- What can be inferred from this line.
(i) There will be no ban on single-use plastic till 2022.
(ii) All companies will be covered under blanket-ban by 2022.
(iii) The broader campaign will help in using single-use plastic in a day by 2022.
(1) Only i
(2) Only ii
(3) Only iii
(4) Both i and ii
(5) Both ii and iii
Q.3 Which of the following is TRUE in the context of the passage?
(1) Humans are ingesting plastic equivalent to a credit card in a day.
(2) Plastic starts either polluting water, clogging drains, or contaminating soil.
(3) Species in the deepest regions are also affected by plastic pollution.
(4) Individual bans in different states have not resulted positively.
(5) Both (3) and (4)
Q.4 In medical use, for instance, plastic is considered safe and clean, even though there are reports indicating that plastic bottles ___________ the medicines.
(1) Dissolve
(2) Dilute
(3) Contaminate
(4) Preserve
(5) Concentrate
Q.5 What can be the suitable title for the passage?
(1) Mounting Plastic waste
(2) Single-use plastic ban
(3) Getting rid of plastic pollution
(4) Slowdown in plastic pollution
(5) Plastic pollution: Marine life affected
Read the passage carefully and answer the questions given below-:
In the Supreme Court, a matter that was originally a plea for regulatory parity between internet telephony platforms and OTT communications providers like WhatsApp, has turned into a question of national security and the ___________ threat to democracy posed by social media platforms.
The government’s anxieties about social media date back at least to 2016, when there was a mass exodus of workers from the Northeast from Bengaluru, panicked by rumours that they would be targeted. Recently, the spate of fake news and lynchings across the country has intensified public fears.
Now, the government has told the court that the internet is “a potent tool to cause unimaginable disruption to the democratic polity,” and will publish rules for its regulation in three months. The perception of the internet has also come full circle, from the democratic force-multiplier of Arab Spring to the foe of democracy — even in the US, where the attorney general has requested Facebook not to deploy software which makes interception impossible.
This turns the spotlight to the two issues in the way of what would seem to be the natural response to illegal actions on the internet, technical and political. Technically, it would mean rolling back or compromising end to end encryption, which would affect the data security of everyone, and not only suspects. This would represent a huge step back for privacy, which has now been recognised as a right, and is protected almost as zealously as public safety. Dismantling or bypassing encryption could work in a climate of political probity, in which governments can be relied upon to limit their attentions to legitimate targets. But if governments snoop obsessively and take arbitrary action?
Social media companies have shown a reluctance to diligently police content, and Mark Zuckerberg’s speech at Georgetown University last week spelled it out explicitly. They have opened the door to governments seeking increased access to private communications, in the interest of public safety — and now of democracy. But governments in India have shown themselves to be incompetent at best, and malignant at worst, by incarcerating harmless citizens arbitrarily for trivial communications, wilfully misreading satire as sedition and weaponising the law. This has continued even after Section 66A of the Information Technology Act was struck down as unconstitutional by the Supreme Court, on the ground that it offered too much latitude. Governments must demonstrate that they are able guardians of citizens’ data before they demand the security keys.
Q.6 In which of the following paragraphs did the CEO of Facebook state clearly about the unwillingness of social media companies to seriously maintain law and orders ?
(1) Paragraph 1
(2) Paragraph 2
(3) Paragraph 3
(4) Paragraph 4
(5) Paragraph 5
Q.7 Choose the word which is most SIMILAR in meaning to the word given in bold as used in the passage.
SNOOP
(1) Eschew
(2) Ensconce
(3) Rummage
(4) Investigate
(5) Shun
Q.8 WhatsApp, has turned into a question of national security and the __________ threat to democracy posed by social media.
(1) Authentic
(2) Genuine
(3) Ostensible
(4) Obsolete
(5) Obliterate
Q.9 Which of the following is True in the context of the passage?
i. Mass migration of workers took place from the Northeast from Bengaluru.
ii. The social media companies have told the court that ‘internet is a potent tool’.
iii. The outbreak of fake news has aggravated public fears.
(1) Only i
(2) Only ii
(3) Only iii
(4) Both i and iii
(5) Both ii and iii
Q.10 What is the tone of the passage?
(1) Incendiary
(2) Dogmatic
(3) Critical
(4) Analytical
(5) Provocative
Answers:
1: (2) The answer lies at the end of the second paragraph.
2: (1) blanket-ban means a total and complete ban and single use plastic refers to plastic bags, spoons, cups, straws and bottles and ‘hold off’ means adjourn.
3: (5) The answer can be inferred by reading the passage.
4: (3) Contaminate (v) – pollute, adulterate
5: (1) By understanding the passage, it can be inferred that the passage revolves around the title.
6: (5) The answer lies in the fifth paragraph of the passage.
7: (4) Snoop (v) – investigate or look around furtively in an attempt to find out something.
8: (3) Ostensible (adj.) - stated or appearing to be true, but not necessarily so.
9: (4) The answer can be inferred by reading the whole passage.
10: (1) Incendiary – causing strong feelings
Dogmatic - Asserting opinions in an arrogant manner; imperious; dictatorial
Critical - expressing adverse or disapproving comments or judgments.
Analytical – relating to or using analysis
Provocative - Inciting; stimulating
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