Chapter- 5 The Ailing Planet: the Green १ Movement's Role
1. Who is the author of The Ailing Planet: The Green Movement’s Role?
Answer: Nani Palkhivala is the author of the lesson.
2. When was the article originally published?
Answer: It was published on 24 November 1994.
3. In which newspaper was the article published?
Answer: It was published in The Indian Express.
4. What is meant by “The Ailing Planet”?
Answer: It refers to the Earth whose health is declining due to human activities.
5. What movement has deeply influenced the whole human race according to the author?
Answer: The Green Movement has influenced the entire human race.
6. When did the Green Movement begin?
Answer: It began nearly twenty-five years before 1994.
7. Which country founded the world’s first nationwide Green Party?
Answer: New Zealand founded the first nationwide Green Party.
8. In which year was the first Green Party founded?
Answer: It was founded in 1972.
9. What shift in human perception does the author talk about?
Answer: A shift from a mechanistic view to a holistic and ecological view.
10. What is a mechanistic view of the world?
Answer: It views nature as something to be exploited for human benefit.
11. What is meant by a holistic and ecological view?
Answer: It means seeing humans and nature as interconnected and interdependent.
12. What does “sustainable development” mean?
Answer: Development that meets present needs without harming future generations.
13. Why does the author call Earth a living organism?
Answer: Because all life forms and ecosystems on Earth are interconnected.
14. What warning does the author give about population growth?
Answer: Rapid population growth puts severe pressure on Earth’s resources.
15. What has happened to forests due to human activities?
Answer: Forests have been largely destroyed and decimated.
16. What is meant by “catastrophic depletion”?
Answer: The large-scale and destructive loss of natural resources.
17. How has overuse of resources affected the planet?
Answer: It has led to environmental imbalance and ecological crisis.
18. What does the term “languish” suggest in the lesson?
Answer: It suggests suffering or declining due to neglect.
19. What is meant by “ignominious darkness”?
Answer: A shameful condition caused by ignorance and destruction of nature.
20. What role does human greed play in environmental damage?
Answer: Human greed leads to overexploitation of natural resources.
21. What does the author say about the future of mankind?
Answer: The future depends on how responsibly humans treat the Earth.
22. Why is Earth compared to a patient?
Answer: Because it is suffering due to pollution and misuse of resources.
23. What responsibility do humans have towards the Earth?
Answer: Humans must protect, preserve, and nurture the planet.
24. What is meant by “inter alia” in the text?
Answer: It means “among other things.”
25. What happens if ecological balance is disturbed?
Answer: Life on Earth becomes unsafe and unsustainable.
26. How is the Green Movement important today?
Answer: It promotes environmental awareness and sustainable living.
27. What does the author mean by “transcending concern”?
Answer: Concern that goes beyond individual interests to global welfare.
28. What lesson does the chapter teach us?
Answer: We must live in harmony with nature.
29. How can individuals help save the planet?
Answer: By conserving resources, reducing waste, and protecting nature.
30. Why is this lesson still relevant today?
Answer: Because environmental problems are still increasing worldwide.
Answer by Dimpee Bora
