Three of the following are given in the lesson as direct causes of forests being cleared due to a rising population. Which one is NOT discussed as such a cause in the lesson?

Industrial pollution from factories built on forest land

Loss of saplings due to grazing by an increasing cattle population

Cutting trees to meet the daily need for firewood

Clearing forest to create new farmland for growing food

Assertion (A): The number of trees on hill slopes keeps falling year after year. Reason (R): The human population in these hill areas keeps rising year after year. Choose the option that correctly describes A and R as per the lesson.

Both A and R are true, and R is the correct explanation of A

Both A and R are true, but R does not explain A

To reduce people's dependence on forests for daily fuel needs, what remedy does the lesson point towards?

Providing alternative sources of energy so people need not cut trees for firewood

Setting up more paper mills near the forests

Stopping all farming activity in the hill regions

Increasing the export of timber to earn more revenue

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Bihar Board Class 9 English · Ch 4: Too Many People Too Few Trees

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Q1. Three of the following are given in the lesson as direct causes of forests being cleared due to a rising population. Which one is NOT discussed as such a cause in the lesson?
- A. Loss of saplings due to grazing by an increasing cattle population
- B. Cutting trees to meet the daily need for firewood
- C. Clearing forest to create new farmland for growing food
- D. Industrial pollution from factories built on forest land
Solution
The lesson discusses clearing forests for farmland, fuelwood and grazing/fodder as direct causes of deforestation, but it does not blame factory pollution for destroying forests.
Q2. Assertion (A): The number of trees on hill slopes keeps falling year after year. Reason (R): The human population in these hill areas keeps rising year after year. Choose the option that correctly describes A and R as per the lesson.
- A. Both A and R are true, and R is the correct explanation of A
- B. A is true, but R is false
- C. Both A and R are true, but R does not explain A
- D. A is false, but R is true
Solution
The lesson shows that a rising population needs more land, fuel and fodder, and this growing demand is exactly why trees keep disappearing, so R correctly explains A.
Q3. To reduce people's dependence on forests for daily fuel needs, what remedy does the lesson point towards?
- A. Setting up more paper mills near the forests
- B. Stopping all farming activity in the hill regions
- C. Providing alternative sources of energy so people need not cut trees for firewood
- D. Increasing the export of timber to earn more revenue
Solution
The lesson suggests providing alternative sources of energy, such as biogas or kerosene, so that villagers do not need to keep cutting trees for firewood.

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