Directions: Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions given below it.Environmental pollution is one of the serious problems faced by the people in the country, especially in urban areas, which not only experiences rapid growth of population due to high fertility, low mortality and increasing rural-urban migration, but also industrialization which is accompanied by a growing number of vehicles. In India, the rapid increase of human numbers combines with desperate poverty to deplete and pollute local resource bases on which the livelihood of present and future generations depends. Though the relationship is complex, population size and growth tend to expand and accelerate these human impacts on the environment.According to the World Development Indicators Report, in 1997, 1.5 billion people live exposed to dangerous levels of air pollution, 1 billion live without clean water and 2 billion live without sanitation. The increase in population has been tending towards an alarming situation. The worlds population was estimated to be 6.14 billion in mid-2001 and projected 7.82 billion and 9.04 billion in the year 2025 and 2050 respectively. The contribution of India alone to this population was estimated to be 1033 million in mid2001 which has been projected 1363 million and 1628 million in 2025 and 2050 respectively. (2001 World Population Data Sheet). According to the provisional results of the Census of India2001, the population of India on 1st March 2001 is 1027 million. If the world population continues to multiply, the impact on the environment could be devastating.Population impacts the environment primarily through the use of natural resources and production of wastes and is associated with environmental stresses like biodiversity, air and water pollution and increased pressure on arable land. India is the worlds sixthlargest and second fastest growing producer of greenhouse gases. Delhi, Mumbai, and Chennai are three of the worlds ten most populated cities. Two-thirds of city dwellers lack sewerage, one-third lack potable water. India grows equivalent of another New York City every year in its urban population. By the year 2000, more than 350 million Indians will live in cities. In the next 15 years, more than half of Indians will be urban dwellers; 1/3 will be slum dwellers and squatters.India is one of the most environmentally degraded countries in the world and it is paying heavy health and economic price for it. According to a World Bank-sponsored study, estimated environmental damage in the year 1992 amounted to about the US $ 10 billion or Rs. 34,000 crores, which is 4.5 % of GDP. Urban air pollution costs India US $ 1.3 billion a year. Water degradation leads to health costs amounting to US $ 5.7 million every year, nearly 60 percent of the total environmental cost. Soil erosion affects 83 to 163 million hectares of land every year. Besides, land degradation leads to productivity loss equal to US $ 2.4 billion or 4 to 6.3 percent of the agricultural products every year (UNDP 1998).Q.Choose the correct meaning of the word andlsquo;desperate andlsquo;as highlighted in the paragraph in context to the whole from the given options.a)Cravingb)Wantingc)Hopefuld)HopelessCorrect answer is option 'D'. Can you explain this answer?

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Environmental pollution is one of the serious problems faced by the people in the country, especially in urban areas, which not only experiences rapid growth of population due to high fertility, low mortality and increasing rural-urban migration, but also industrialization which is accompanied by a growing number of vehicles. In India, the rapid increase of human numbers combines with desperate poverty to deplete and pollute local resource bases on which the livelihood of present and future generations depends. Though the relationship is complex, population size and growth tend to expand and accelerate these human impacts on the environment.
According to the World Development Indicators Report, in 1997, 1.5 billion people live exposed to dangerous levels of air pollution, 1 billion live without clean water and 2 billion live without sanitation. The increase in population has been tending towards an alarming situation. The world's population was estimated to be 6.14 billion in mid-2001 and projected 7.82 billion and 9.04 billion in the year 2025 and 2050 respectively. The contribution of India alone to this population was estimated to be 1033 million in mid2001 which has been projected 1363 million and 1628 million in 2025 and 2050 respectively. (2001 World Population Data Sheet). According to the provisional results of the Census of India
2001, the population of India on 1st March 2001 is 1027 million. If the world population continues to multiply, the impact on the environment could be devastating.
Population impacts the environment primarily through the use of natural resources and production of wastes and is associated with environmental stresses like biodiversity, air and water pollution and increased pressure on arable land. India is the world's sixthlargest and second fastest growing producer of greenhouse gases. Delhi, Mumbai, and Chennai are three of the world's ten most populated cities. Two-thirds of city dwellers lack sewerage, one-third lack potable water. India grows equivalent of another New York City every year in its urban population. By the year 2000, more than 350 million Indians will live in cities. In the next 15 years, more than half of Indians will be urban dwellers; 1/3 will be slum dwellers and squatters.
India is one of the most environmentally degraded countries in the world and it is paying heavy health and economic price for it. According to a World Bank-sponsored study, estimated environmental damage in the year 1992 amounted to about the US $ 10 billion or Rs. 34,000 crores, which is 4.5 % of GDP. Urban air pollution costs India US $ 1.3 billion a year. Water degradation leads to health costs amounting to US $ 5.7 million every year, nearly 60 percent of the total environmental cost. Soil erosion affects 83 to 163 million hectares of land every year. Besides, land degradation leads to productivity loss equal to US $ 2.4 billion or 4 to 6.3 percent of the agricultural products every year (UNDP 1998).

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Craving
b)
Wanting
c)
Hopeful
d)
Hopeless

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The word ‘desperate’ carries two meanings: 1. Showing or feeling a hopeless sense that a situation is so bad that it is difficult to deal with it. E.G. It has been well said that desperate times need desperate measures. 2. Having a great need or desire for something. E.G. I am desperate to have a stable career. In the context of the passage, ‘desperate’ refers to the second meaning. Option (c) is an antonym of ‘desperate’ and can be eliminated. ‘Craving’ and ‘wanting’ can be used as words reflecting the meaning of ‘desperate’ if we consider the first meaning. Option (d) is the correct answer as it reflects the discouraging situation of poverty in India.

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Directions: Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions given below it.Environmental pollution is one of the serious problems faced by the people in the country, especially in urban areas, which not only experiences rapid growth of population due to high fertility, low mortality and increasing rural-urban migration, but also industrialization which is accompanied by a growing number of vehicles. In India, the rapid increase of human numbers combines with desperate poverty to deplete and pollute local resource bases on which the livelihood of present and future generations depends. Though the relationship is complex, population size and growth tend to expand and accelerate these human impacts on the environment.According to the World Development Indicators Report, in 1997, 1.5 billion people live exposed to dangerous levels of air pollution, 1 billion live without clean water and 2 billion live without sanitation. The increase in population has been tending towards an alarming situation. The worlds population was estimated to be 6.14 billion in mid-2001 and projected 7.82 billion and 9.04 billion in the year 2025 and 2050 respectively. The contribution of India alone to this population was estimated to be 1033 million in mid2001 which has been projected 1363 million and 1628 million in 2025 and 2050 respectively. (2001 World Population Data Sheet). According to the provisional results of the Census of India2001, the population of India on 1st March 2001 is 1027 million. If the world population continues to multiply, the impact on the environment could be devastating.Population impacts the environment primarily through the use of natural resources and production of wastes and is associated with environmental stresses like biodiversity, air and water pollution and increased pressure on arable land. India is the worlds sixthlargest and second fastest growing producer of greenhouse gases. Delhi, Mumbai, and Chennai are three of the worlds ten most populated cities. Two-thirds of city dwellers lack sewerage, one-third lack potable water. India grows equivalent of another New York City every year in its urban population. By the year 2000, more than 350 million Indians will live in cities. In the next 15 years, more than half of Indians will be urban dwellers; 1/3 will be slum dwellers and squatters.India is one of the most environmentally degraded countries in the world and it is paying heavy health and economic price for it. According to a World Bank-sponsored study, estimated environmental damage in the year 1992 amounted to about the US $ 10 billion or Rs. 34,000 crores, which is 4.5 % of GDP. Urban air pollution costs India US $ 1.3 billion a year. Water degradation leads to health costs amounting to US $ 5.7 million every year, nearly 60 percent of the total environmental cost. Soil erosion affects 83 to 163 million hectares of land every year. Besides, land degradation leads to productivity loss equal to US $ 2.4 billion or 4 to 6.3 percent of the agricultural products every year (UNDP 1998).Q.Choose the correct meaning of the word ‘squatters ‘as highlighted in the paragraph in context to the whole from the given options.

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Directions: Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions given below it.Environmental pollution is one of the serious problems faced by the people in the country, especially in urban areas, which not only experiences rapid growth of population due to high fertility, low mortality and increasing rural-urban migration, but also industrialization which is accompanied by a growing number of vehicles. In India, the rapid increase of human numbers combines with desperate poverty to deplete and pollute local resource bases on which the livelihood of present and future generations depends. Though the relationship is complex, population size and growth tend to expand and accelerate these human impacts on the environment.According to the World Development Indicators Report, in 1997, 1.5 billion people live exposed to dangerous levels of air pollution, 1 billion live without clean water and 2 billion live without sanitation. The increase in population has been tending towards an alarming situation. The worlds population was estimated to be 6.14 billion in mid-2001 and projected 7.82 billion and 9.04 billion in the year 2025 and 2050 respectively. The contribution of India alone to this population was estimated to be 1033 million in mid2001 which has been projected 1363 million and 1628 million in 2025 and 2050 respectively. (2001 World Population Data Sheet). According to the provisional results of the Census of India2001, the population of India on 1st March 2001 is 1027 million. If the world population continues to multiply, the impact on the environment could be devastating.Population impacts the environment primarily through the use of natural resources and production of wastes and is associated with environmental stresses like biodiversity, air and water pollution and increased pressure on arable land. India is the worlds sixthlargest and second fastest growing producer of greenhouse gases. Delhi, Mumbai, and Chennai are three of the worlds ten most populated cities. Two-thirds of city dwellers lack sewerage, one-third lack potable water. India grows equivalent of another New York City every year in its urban population. By the year 2000, more than 350 million Indians will live in cities. In the next 15 years, more than half of Indians will be urban dwellers; 1/3 will be slum dwellers and squatters.India is one of the most environmentally degraded countries in the world and it is paying heavy health and economic price for it. According to a World Bank-sponsored study, estimated environmental damage in the year 1992 amounted to about the US $ 10 billion or Rs. 34,000 crores, which is 4.5 % of GDP. Urban air pollution costs India US $ 1.3 billion a year. Water degradation leads to health costs amounting to US $ 5.7 million every year, nearly 60 percent of the total environmental cost. Soil erosion affects 83 to 163 million hectares of land every year. Besides, land degradation leads to productivity loss equal to US $ 2.4 billion or 4 to 6.3 percent of the agricultural products every year (UNDP 1998).Q.How does population primarily impact the environment?

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Directions: Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions given below it.Environmental pollution is one of the serious problems faced by the people in the country, especially in urban areas, which not only experiences rapid growth of population due to high fertility, low mortality and increasing rural-urban migration, but also industrialization which is accompanied by a growing number of vehicles. In India, the rapid increase of human numbers combines with desperate poverty to deplete and pollute local resource bases on which the livelihood of present and future generations depends. Though the relationship is complex, population size and growth tend to expand and accelerate these human impacts on the environment.According to the World Development Indicators Report, in 1997, 1.5 billion people live exposed to dangerous levels of air pollution, 1 billion live without clean water and 2 billion live without sanitation. The increase in population has been tending towards an alarming situation. The worlds population was estimated to be 6.14 billion in mid-2001 and projected 7.82 billion and 9.04 billion in the year 2025 and 2050 respectively. The contribution of India alone to this population was estimated to be 1033 million in mid2001 which has been projected 1363 million and 1628 million in 2025 and 2050 respectively. (2001 World Population Data Sheet). According to the provisional results of the Census of India2001, the population of India on 1st March 2001 is 1027 million. If the world population continues to multiply, the impact on the environment could be devastating.Population impacts the environment primarily through the use of natural resources and production of wastes and is associated with environmental stresses like biodiversity, air and water pollution and increased pressure on arable land. India is the worlds sixthlargest and second fastest growing producer of greenhouse gases. Delhi, Mumbai, and Chennai are three of the worlds ten most populated cities. Two-thirds of city dwellers lack sewerage, one-third lack potable water. India grows equivalent of another New York City every year in its urban population. By the year 2000, more than 350 million Indians will live in cities. In the next 15 years, more than half of Indians will be urban dwellers; 1/3 will be slum dwellers and squatters.India is one of the most environmentally degraded countries in the world and it is paying heavy health and economic price for it. According to a World Bank-sponsored study, estimated environmental damage in the year 1992 amounted to about the US $ 10 billion or Rs. 34,000 crores, which is 4.5 % of GDP. Urban air pollution costs India US $ 1.3 billion a year. Water degradation leads to health costs amounting to US $ 5.7 million every year, nearly 60 percent of the total environmental cost. Soil erosion affects 83 to 163 million hectares of land every year. Besides, land degradation leads to productivity loss equal to US $ 2.4 billion or 4 to 6.3 percent of the agricultural products every year (UNDP 1998).Q.Choose the correct meaning of the word ‘desperate ‘as highlighted in the paragraph in context to the whole from the given options.a)Cravingb)Wantingc)Hopefuld)HopelessCorrect answer is option 'D'. Can you explain this answer?

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Directions: Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions given below it.Environmental pollution is one of the serious problems faced by the people in the country, especially in urban areas, which not only experiences rapid growth of population due to high fertility, low mortality and increasing rural-urban migration, but also industrialization which is accompanied by a growing number of vehicles. In India, the rapid increase of human numbers combines with desperate poverty to deplete and pollute local resource bases on which the livelihood of present and future generations depends. Though the relationship is complex, population size and growth tend to expand and accelerate these human impacts on the environment.According to the World Development Indicators Report, in 1997, 1.5 billion people live exposed to dangerous levels of air pollution, 1 billion live without clean water and 2 billion live without sanitation. The increase in population has been tending towards an alarming situation. The worlds population was estimated to be 6.14 billion in mid-2001 and projected 7.82 billion and 9.04 billion in the year 2025 and 2050 respectively. The contribution of India alone to this population was estimated to be 1033 million in mid2001 which has been projected 1363 million and 1628 million in 2025 and 2050 respectively. (2001 World Population Data Sheet). According to the provisional results of the Census of India2001, the population of India on 1st March 2001 is 1027 million. If the world population continues to multiply, the impact on the environment could be devastating.Population impacts the environment primarily through the use of natural resources and production of wastes and is associated with environmental stresses like biodiversity, air and water pollution and increased pressure on arable land. India is the worlds sixthlargest and second fastest growing producer of greenhouse gases. Delhi, Mumbai, and Chennai are three of the worlds ten most populated cities. Two-thirds of city dwellers lack sewerage, one-third lack potable water. India grows equivalent of another New York City every year in its urban population. By the year 2000, more than 350 million Indians will live in cities. In the next 15 years, more than half of Indians will be urban dwellers; 1/3 will be slum dwellers and squatters.India is one of the most environmentally degraded countries in the world and it is paying heavy health and economic price for it. According to a World Bank-sponsored study, estimated environmental damage in the year 1992 amounted to about the US $ 10 billion or Rs. 34,000 crores, which is 4.5 % of GDP. Urban air pollution costs India US $ 1.3 billion a year. Water degradation leads to health costs amounting to US $ 5.7 million every year, nearly 60 percent of the total environmental cost. Soil erosion affects 83 to 163 million hectares of land every year. Besides, land degradation leads to productivity loss equal to US $ 2.4 billion or 4 to 6.3 percent of the agricultural products every year (UNDP 1998).Q.Choose the correct meaning of the word ‘desperate ‘as highlighted in the paragraph in context to the whole from the given options.a)Cravingb)Wantingc)Hopefuld)HopelessCorrect answer is option 'D'. Can you explain this answer? for CLAT 2024 is part of CLAT preparation. The Question and answers have been prepared according to the CLAT exam syllabus. Information about Directions: Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions given below it.Environmental pollution is one of the serious problems faced by the people in the country, especially in urban areas, which not only experiences rapid growth of population due to high fertility, low mortality and increasing rural-urban migration, but also industrialization which is accompanied by a growing number of vehicles. In India, the rapid increase of human numbers combines with desperate poverty to deplete and pollute local resource bases on which the livelihood of present and future generations depends. Though the relationship is complex, population size and growth tend to expand and accelerate these human impacts on the environment.According to the World Development Indicators Report, in 1997, 1.5 billion people live exposed to dangerous levels of air pollution, 1 billion live without clean water and 2 billion live without sanitation. The increase in population has been tending towards an alarming situation. The worlds population was estimated to be 6.14 billion in mid-2001 and projected 7.82 billion and 9.04 billion in the year 2025 and 2050 respectively. The contribution of India alone to this population was estimated to be 1033 million in mid2001 which has been projected 1363 million and 1628 million in 2025 and 2050 respectively. (2001 World Population Data Sheet). According to the provisional results of the Census of India2001, the population of India on 1st March 2001 is 1027 million. If the world population continues to multiply, the impact on the environment could be devastating.Population impacts the environment primarily through the use of natural resources and production of wastes and is associated with environmental stresses like biodiversity, air and water pollution and increased pressure on arable land. India is the worlds sixthlargest and second fastest growing producer of greenhouse gases. Delhi, Mumbai, and Chennai are three of the worlds ten most populated cities. Two-thirds of city dwellers lack sewerage, one-third lack potable water. India grows equivalent of another New York City every year in its urban population. By the year 2000, more than 350 million Indians will live in cities. In the next 15 years, more than half of Indians will be urban dwellers; 1/3 will be slum dwellers and squatters.India is one of the most environmentally degraded countries in the world and it is paying heavy health and economic price for it. According to a World Bank-sponsored study, estimated environmental damage in the year 1992 amounted to about the US $ 10 billion or Rs. 34,000 crores, which is 4.5 % of GDP. Urban air pollution costs India US $ 1.3 billion a year. Water degradation leads to health costs amounting to US $ 5.7 million every year, nearly 60 percent of the total environmental cost. Soil erosion affects 83 to 163 million hectares of land every year. Besides, land degradation leads to productivity loss equal to US $ 2.4 billion or 4 to 6.3 percent of the agricultural products every year (UNDP 1998).Q.Choose the correct meaning of the word ‘desperate ‘as highlighted in the paragraph in context to the whole from the given options.a)Cravingb)Wantingc)Hopefuld)HopelessCorrect answer is option 'D'. Can you explain this answer? covers all topics & solutions for CLAT 2024 Exam. Find important definitions, questions, meanings, examples, exercises and tests below for Directions: Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions given below it.Environmental pollution is one of the serious problems faced by the people in the country, especially in urban areas, which not only experiences rapid growth of population due to high fertility, low mortality and increasing rural-urban migration, but also industrialization which is accompanied by a growing number of vehicles. In India, the rapid increase of human numbers combines with desperate poverty to deplete and pollute local resource bases on which the livelihood of present and future generations depends. Though the relationship is complex, population size and growth tend to expand and accelerate these human impacts on the environment.According to the World Development Indicators Report, in 1997, 1.5 billion people live exposed to dangerous levels of air pollution, 1 billion live without clean water and 2 billion live without sanitation. The increase in population has been tending towards an alarming situation. The worlds population was estimated to be 6.14 billion in mid-2001 and projected 7.82 billion and 9.04 billion in the year 2025 and 2050 respectively. The contribution of India alone to this population was estimated to be 1033 million in mid2001 which has been projected 1363 million and 1628 million in 2025 and 2050 respectively. (2001 World Population Data Sheet). According to the provisional results of the Census of India2001, the population of India on 1st March 2001 is 1027 million. If the world population continues to multiply, the impact on the environment could be devastating.Population impacts the environment primarily through the use of natural resources and production of wastes and is associated with environmental stresses like biodiversity, air and water pollution and increased pressure on arable land. India is the worlds sixthlargest and second fastest growing producer of greenhouse gases. Delhi, Mumbai, and Chennai are three of the worlds ten most populated cities. Two-thirds of city dwellers lack sewerage, one-third lack potable water. India grows equivalent of another New York City every year in its urban population. By the year 2000, more than 350 million Indians will live in cities. In the next 15 years, more than half of Indians will be urban dwellers; 1/3 will be slum dwellers and squatters.India is one of the most environmentally degraded countries in the world and it is paying heavy health and economic price for it. According to a World Bank-sponsored study, estimated environmental damage in the year 1992 amounted to about the US $ 10 billion or Rs. 34,000 crores, which is 4.5 % of GDP. Urban air pollution costs India US $ 1.3 billion a year. Water degradation leads to health costs amounting to US $ 5.7 million every year, nearly 60 percent of the total environmental cost. Soil erosion affects 83 to 163 million hectares of land every year. Besides, land degradation leads to productivity loss equal to US $ 2.4 billion or 4 to 6.3 percent of the agricultural products every year (UNDP 1998).Q.Choose the correct meaning of the word ‘desperate ‘as highlighted in the paragraph in context to the whole from the given options.a)Cravingb)Wantingc)Hopefuld)HopelessCorrect answer is option 'D'. Can you explain this answer?.

Solutions for Directions: Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions given below it.Environmental pollution is one of the serious problems faced by the people in the country, especially in urban areas, which not only experiences rapid growth of population due to high fertility, low mortality and increasing rural-urban migration, but also industrialization which is accompanied by a growing number of vehicles. In India, the rapid increase of human numbers combines with desperate poverty to deplete and pollute local resource bases on which the livelihood of present and future generations depends. Though the relationship is complex, population size and growth tend to expand and accelerate these human impacts on the environment.According to the World Development Indicators Report, in 1997, 1.5 billion people live exposed to dangerous levels of air pollution, 1 billion live without clean water and 2 billion live without sanitation. The increase in population has been tending towards an alarming situation. The worlds population was estimated to be 6.14 billion in mid-2001 and projected 7.82 billion and 9.04 billion in the year 2025 and 2050 respectively. The contribution of India alone to this population was estimated to be 1033 million in mid2001 which has been projected 1363 million and 1628 million in 2025 and 2050 respectively. (2001 World Population Data Sheet). According to the provisional results of the Census of India2001, the population of India on 1st March 2001 is 1027 million. If the world population continues to multiply, the impact on the environment could be devastating.Population impacts the environment primarily through the use of natural resources and production of wastes and is associated with environmental stresses like biodiversity, air and water pollution and increased pressure on arable land. India is the worlds sixthlargest and second fastest growing producer of greenhouse gases. Delhi, Mumbai, and Chennai are three of the worlds ten most populated cities. Two-thirds of city dwellers lack sewerage, one-third lack potable water. India grows equivalent of another New York City every year in its urban population. By the year 2000, more than 350 million Indians will live in cities. In the next 15 years, more than half of Indians will be urban dwellers; 1/3 will be slum dwellers and squatters.India is one of the most environmentally degraded countries in the world and it is paying heavy health and economic price for it. According to a World Bank-sponsored study, estimated environmental damage in the year 1992 amounted to about the US $ 10 billion or Rs. 34,000 crores, which is 4.5 % of GDP. Urban air pollution costs India US $ 1.3 billion a year. Water degradation leads to health costs amounting to US $ 5.7 million every year, nearly 60 percent of the total environmental cost. Soil erosion affects 83 to 163 million hectares of land every year. Besides, land degradation leads to productivity loss equal to US $ 2.4 billion or 4 to 6.3 percent of the agricultural products every year (UNDP 1998).Q.Choose the correct meaning of the word ‘desperate ‘as highlighted in the paragraph in context to the whole from the given options.a)Cravingb)Wantingc)Hopefuld)HopelessCorrect answer is option 'D'. Can you explain this answer? in English & in Hindi are available as part of our courses for CLAT. Download more important topics, notes, lectures and mock test series for CLAT Exam by signing up for free.

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The increase in population has been tending towards an alarming situation. The worlds population was estimated to be 6.14 billion in mid-2001 and projected 7.82 billion and 9.04 billion in the year 2025 and 2050 respectively. The contribution of India alone to this population was estimated to be 1033 million in mid2001 which has been projected 1363 million and 1628 million in 2025 and 2050 respectively. (2001 World Population Data Sheet). According to the provisional results of the Census of India2001, the population of India on 1st March 2001 is 1027 million. If the world population continues to multiply, the impact on the environment could be devastating.Population impacts the environment primarily through the use of natural resources and production of wastes and is associated with environmental stresses like biodiversity, air and water pollution and increased pressure on arable land. India is the worlds sixthlargest and second fastest growing producer of greenhouse gases. Delhi, Mumbai, and Chennai are three of the worlds ten most populated cities. Two-thirds of city dwellers lack sewerage, one-third lack potable water. India grows equivalent of another New York City every year in its urban population. By the year 2000, more than 350 million Indians will live in cities. In the next 15 years, more than half of Indians will be urban dwellers; 1/3 will be slum dwellers and squatters.India is one of the most environmentally degraded countries in the world and it is paying heavy health and economic price for it. According to a World Bank-sponsored study, estimated environmental damage in the year 1992 amounted to about the US $ 10 billion or Rs. 34,000 crores, which is 4.5 % of GDP. Urban air pollution costs India US $ 1.3 billion a year. Water degradation leads to health costs amounting to US $ 5.7 million every year, nearly 60 percent of the total environmental cost. Soil erosion affects 83 to 163 million hectares of land every year. Besides, land degradation leads to productivity loss equal to US $ 2.4 billion or 4 to 6.3 percent of the agricultural products every year (UNDP 1998).Q.Choose the correct meaning of the word ‘desperate ‘as highlighted in the paragraph in context to the whole from the given options.a)Cravingb)Wantingc)Hopefuld)HopelessCorrect answer is option 'D'. Can you explain this answer? defined & explained in the simplest way possible. Besides giving the explanation of Directions: Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions given below it.Environmental pollution is one of the serious problems faced by the people in the country, especially in urban areas, which not only experiences rapid growth of population due to high fertility, low mortality and increasing rural-urban migration, but also industrialization which is accompanied by a growing number of vehicles. In India, the rapid increase of human numbers combines with desperate poverty to deplete and pollute local resource bases on which the livelihood of present and future generations depends. Though the relationship is complex, population size and growth tend to expand and accelerate these human impacts on the environment.According to the World Development Indicators Report, in 1997, 1.5 billion people live exposed to dangerous levels of air pollution, 1 billion live without clean water and 2 billion live without sanitation. The increase in population has been tending towards an alarming situation. The worlds population was estimated to be 6.14 billion in mid-2001 and projected 7.82 billion and 9.04 billion in the year 2025 and 2050 respectively. The contribution of India alone to this population was estimated to be 1033 million in mid2001 which has been projected 1363 million and 1628 million in 2025 and 2050 respectively. (2001 World Population Data Sheet). According to the provisional results of the Census of India2001, the population of India on 1st March 2001 is 1027 million. If the world population continues to multiply, the impact on the environment could be devastating.Population impacts the environment primarily through the use of natural resources and production of wastes and is associated with environmental stresses like biodiversity, air and water pollution and increased pressure on arable land. India is the worlds sixthlargest and second fastest growing producer of greenhouse gases. Delhi, Mumbai, and Chennai are three of the worlds ten most populated cities. Two-thirds of city dwellers lack sewerage, one-third lack potable water. India grows equivalent of another New York City every year in its urban population. By the year 2000, more than 350 million Indians will live in cities. In the next 15 years, more than half of Indians will be urban dwellers; 1/3 will be slum dwellers and squatters.India is one of the most environmentally degraded countries in the world and it is paying heavy health and economic price for it. According to a World Bank-sponsored study, estimated environmental damage in the year 1992 amounted to about the US $ 10 billion or Rs. 34,000 crores, which is 4.5 % of GDP. Urban air pollution costs India US $ 1.3 billion a year. Water degradation leads to health costs amounting to US $ 5.7 million every year, nearly 60 percent of the total environmental cost. Soil erosion affects 83 to 163 million hectares of land every year. Besides, land degradation leads to productivity loss equal to US $ 2.4 billion or 4 to 6.3 percent of the agricultural products every year (UNDP 1998).Q.Choose the correct meaning of the word ‘desperate ‘as highlighted in the paragraph in context to the whole from the given options.a)Cravingb)Wantingc)Hopefuld)HopelessCorrect answer is option 'D'. Can you explain this answer?, a detailed solution for Directions: Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions given below it.Environmental pollution is one of the serious problems faced by the people in the country, especially in urban areas, which not only experiences rapid growth of population due to high fertility, low mortality and increasing rural-urban migration, but also industrialization which is accompanied by a growing number of vehicles. In India, the rapid increase of human numbers combines with desperate poverty to deplete and pollute local resource bases on which the livelihood of present and future generations depends. Though the relationship is complex, population size and growth tend to expand and accelerate these human impacts on the environment.According to the World Development Indicators Report, in 1997, 1.5 billion people live exposed to dangerous levels of air pollution, 1 billion live without clean water and 2 billion live without sanitation. The increase in population has been tending towards an alarming situation. The worlds population was estimated to be 6.14 billion in mid-2001 and projected 7.82 billion and 9.04 billion in the year 2025 and 2050 respectively. The contribution of India alone to this population was estimated to be 1033 million in mid2001 which has been projected 1363 million and 1628 million in 2025 and 2050 respectively. (2001 World Population Data Sheet). According to the provisional results of the Census of India2001, the population of India on 1st March 2001 is 1027 million. If the world population continues to multiply, the impact on the environment could be devastating.Population impacts the environment primarily through the use of natural resources and production of wastes and is associated with environmental stresses like biodiversity, air and water pollution and increased pressure on arable land. India is the worlds sixthlargest and second fastest growing producer of greenhouse gases. Delhi, Mumbai, and Chennai are three of the worlds ten most populated cities. Two-thirds of city dwellers lack sewerage, one-third lack potable water. India grows equivalent of another New York City every year in its urban population. By the year 2000, more than 350 million Indians will live in cities. In the next 15 years, more than half of Indians will be urban dwellers; 1/3 will be slum dwellers and squatters.India is one of the most environmentally degraded countries in the world and it is paying heavy health and economic price for it. According to a World Bank-sponsored study, estimated environmental damage in the year 1992 amounted to about the US $ 10 billion or Rs. 34,000 crores, which is 4.5 % of GDP. Urban air pollution costs India US $ 1.3 billion a year. Water degradation leads to health costs amounting to US $ 5.7 million every year, nearly 60 percent of the total environmental cost. Soil erosion affects 83 to 163 million hectares of land every year. Besides, land degradation leads to productivity loss equal to US $ 2.4 billion or 4 to 6.3 percent of the agricultural products every year (UNDP 1998).Q.Choose the correct meaning of the word ‘desperate ‘as highlighted in the paragraph in context to the whole from the given options.a)Cravingb)Wantingc)Hopefuld)HopelessCorrect answer is option 'D'. Can you explain this answer? has been provided alongside types of Directions: Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions given below it.Environmental pollution is one of the serious problems faced by the people in the country, especially in urban areas, which not only experiences rapid growth of population due to high fertility, low mortality and increasing rural-urban migration, but also industrialization which is accompanied by a growing number of vehicles. In India, the rapid increase of human numbers combines with desperate poverty to deplete and pollute local resource bases on which the livelihood of present and future generations depends. Though the relationship is complex, population size and growth tend to expand and accelerate these human impacts on the environment.According to the World Development Indicators Report, in 1997, 1.5 billion people live exposed to dangerous levels of air pollution, 1 billion live without clean water and 2 billion live without sanitation. The increase in population has been tending towards an alarming situation. The worlds population was estimated to be 6.14 billion in mid-2001 and projected 7.82 billion and 9.04 billion in the year 2025 and 2050 respectively. The contribution of India alone to this population was estimated to be 1033 million in mid2001 which has been projected 1363 million and 1628 million in 2025 and 2050 respectively. (2001 World Population Data Sheet). According to the provisional results of the Census of India2001, the population of India on 1st March 2001 is 1027 million. If the world population continues to multiply, the impact on the environment could be devastating.Population impacts the environment primarily through the use of natural resources and production of wastes and is associated with environmental stresses like biodiversity, air and water pollution and increased pressure on arable land. India is the worlds sixthlargest and second fastest growing producer of greenhouse gases. Delhi, Mumbai, and Chennai are three of the worlds ten most populated cities. Two-thirds of city dwellers lack sewerage, one-third lack potable water. India grows equivalent of another New York City every year in its urban population. By the year 2000, more than 350 million Indians will live in cities. In the next 15 years, more than half of Indians will be urban dwellers; 1/3 will be slum dwellers and squatters.India is one of the most environmentally degraded countries in the world and it is paying heavy health and economic price for it. According to a World Bank-sponsored study, estimated environmental damage in the year 1992 amounted to about the US $ 10 billion or Rs. 34,000 crores, which is 4.5 % of GDP. Urban air pollution costs India US $ 1.3 billion a year. Water degradation leads to health costs amounting to US $ 5.7 million every year, nearly 60 percent of the total environmental cost. Soil erosion affects 83 to 163 million hectares of land every year. Besides, land degradation leads to productivity loss equal to US $ 2.4 billion or 4 to 6.3 percent of the agricultural products every year (UNDP 1998).Q.Choose the correct meaning of the word ‘desperate ‘as highlighted in the paragraph in context to the whole from the given options.a)Cravingb)Wantingc)Hopefuld)HopelessCorrect answer is option 'D'. Can you explain this answer? theory, EduRev gives you an ample number of questions to practice Directions: Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions given below it.Environmental pollution is one of the serious problems faced by the people in the country, especially in urban areas, which not only experiences rapid growth of population due to high fertility, low mortality and increasing rural-urban migration, but also industrialization which is accompanied by a growing number of vehicles. In India, the rapid increase of human numbers combines with desperate poverty to deplete and pollute local resource bases on which the livelihood of present and future generations depends. Though the relationship is complex, population size and growth tend to expand and accelerate these human impacts on the environment.According to the World Development Indicators Report, in 1997, 1.5 billion people live exposed to dangerous levels of air pollution, 1 billion live without clean water and 2 billion live without sanitation. The increase in population has been tending towards an alarming situation. The worlds population was estimated to be 6.14 billion in mid-2001 and projected 7.82 billion and 9.04 billion in the year 2025 and 2050 respectively. The contribution of India alone to this population was estimated to be 1033 million in mid2001 which has been projected 1363 million and 1628 million in 2025 and 2050 respectively. (2001 World Population Data Sheet). According to the provisional results of the Census of India2001, the population of India on 1st March 2001 is 1027 million. If the world population continues to multiply, the impact on the environment could be devastating.Population impacts the environment primarily through the use of natural resources and production of wastes and is associated with environmental stresses like biodiversity, air and water pollution and increased pressure on arable land. India is the worlds sixthlargest and second fastest growing producer of greenhouse gases. Delhi, Mumbai, and Chennai are three of the worlds ten most populated cities. Two-thirds of city dwellers lack sewerage, one-third lack potable water. India grows equivalent of another New York City every year in its urban population. By the year 2000, more than 350 million Indians will live in cities. In the next 15 years, more than half of Indians will be urban dwellers; 1/3 will be slum dwellers and squatters.India is one of the most environmentally degraded countries in the world and it is paying heavy health and economic price for it. According to a World Bank-sponsored study, estimated environmental damage in the year 1992 amounted to about the US $ 10 billion or Rs. 34,000 crores, which is 4.5 % of GDP. Urban air pollution costs India US $ 1.3 billion a year. Water degradation leads to health costs amounting to US $ 5.7 million every year, nearly 60 percent of the total environmental cost. Soil erosion affects 83 to 163 million hectares of land every year. Besides, land degradation leads to productivity loss equal to US $ 2.4 billion or 4 to 6.3 percent of the agricultural products every year (UNDP 1998).Q.Choose the correct meaning of the word ‘desperate ‘as highlighted in the paragraph in context to the whole from the given options.a)Cravingb)Wantingc)Hopefuld)HopelessCorrect answer is option 'D'. Can you explain this answer? tests, examples and also practice CLAT tests.

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