Time : 3 hrs. General Instructions : Same as in CBSE Sample Paper (Solved). Max. Marks : 80
SECTION A : READING
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The launching of the ‘Bagh Bachao Andolan’ which is a movement of several organisations, has put the save tiger campagin back on rails. Public awareness campaign is the need of the hour. There are of couse laws against poaching but their enforcement leaves much to be desired. There is also need to coordinate efforts with international campaign to put pressure on countries like China and Taiwan where trade in tiger bones and skin is flourishing despite an official ban. No less important is the need to break the nexus between poachers/smugglers and the law enforcing agencies. Unless Sansar Chanda and Veerappans are tamed and brought to book the campaign to save the tiger will remain a cry in wilderness. 1. After wiping out the tiger population in China, poachers have now focussed on (a) Taiwan (b) Singapore (c) Malaysia (d) India and Nepal 2. After showing initial success ‘Project Tiger’ failed because (a) lack of facilities (b) minor punishment (c) systemic killing of tigers (d) lack of interest 3. Tigers are killed mainly for (a) flesh (b) aphrodisiac medicine (c) its skin (d) to show bravery 4. To save tigers, the government has to (a) have more zoos (b) tame Veerapans and Sansar Chands of today (c) set up more projects (d) create more national parks 5. The term ‘systemic’ means (d) continuous (a) the whole system (b) type of epidemic (c) periodical
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Communicative English – X for SA-1 (Term - I)
B ro th er s
A little over two decades ago, India launched the “Project Tiger” covering nine National Parks, which was by far the most ambitious project to save tiger. Initially the project claimed tremendous success. However, in the last few years, the systemic killing of tigers by poachers has led to sharp decline in the number and the wheel seems to have turned full