Question

Read the extracts given below and answer the questions that follow:

Human civilisations have been around for a paltry 12,000 years - barely a few seconds on the geological dock. In that short amount of time, we've managed to create quite a ruckus, etching our dominance over nature with our villages, towns, cities, mega cities. The rapid increase of human populations has left us battling with other species for limited resources, and the unmitigated burning of fossil fuels has now created a blanket of carbon dioxide around the world, which is slowly but surely increasing the average global temperature.

1. According to the view expressed by the author in the above extract, increase in global temperature is due to ______.
   1. mega cities
   2. human people
   3. burning of fossil fuels
   4. limited resources
2. Complete the following sentence with reference to the extract:
   Humans are criticised by the author for ______.
   
3. According to the author, the relation between human population and resources is ______.
4. In that short amount of time, we've managed to create a ruckus'. By 'ruckus' the author refers to ______.
   1. movement
   2. misunderstanding
   3. breach
   4. commotion

Answer 1

1. According to the view expressed by the author in the above extract, increase in global temperature is due to burning of fossil fuels.
2. Humans are criticised by the author for their rapid increase in population, dominance over nature and their consumption of limited resources.
3. According to the author, the relation between human population and resources is unbalanced, humans are overusing the resources.
4. In that short amount of time, we've managed to create a ruckus'. By 'ruckus' the author refers to commotion.