arth is the only (0) ........ we know of in the universe that can support human life. (1) ........ human activities are making the planet less fit to live on. As the western world (2) ........ on consuming two-thirds of the world's resources while half of the world's population do so (3) ........ to stay alive we are rapidly destroying the very resource we have by which all people can survive and prosper. Everywhere fertile soil is (4) ........ built on or washed into the sea. Renewable resources are exploited so much that they will never be able to recover completely. We discharge pollutants into the atmosphere without any thought of the consequences. As a (5) ........ the planet's ability to support people is being reduced at the very time when rising human numbers and consumption are (6) ........ increasingly heavy demands on it. The Earth's natural resources are there for us to use. We need food, water, air, energy, medicines, warmth, shelter and minerals to (7) ........ us fed, comfortable, healthy and active. If we are sensible in how we use the resources they will (8) ........ indefinitely. But if we use them wastefully and excessively they will soon run out and everyone will suffer. QuestionsGap 1  ?    Although  ?    Still  ?    Yet  ?    DespiteGap 2  ?    continues  ?    repeats  ?    carries  ?    followsGap 3  ?    already  ?    just  ?    for  ?    entirelyGap 4  ?    sooner  ?    neither  ?    either  ?    ratherGap 5  ?    development  ?    result  ?    reaction  ?    productGap 6  ?    doing  ?    having  ?    taking  ?    makingGap 7  ?    hold  ?    maintain  ?    stay  ?    keepGap 8  ?    last  ?    stand  ?    go  ?    remain

The world population currently uses approximately ...Group of answer choices75% of the world's resources that the planet can sustain.100% of the world's resources that the planet can sustain.20% more of the world's resources than the planet can sustain.50% more of the world's resources than the planet can sustain.

DIRECTIONS for the question: Read the passage and answer the question based on it.Until a hundred years ago as humans we had a simple, uncomplicated biological connect. It was a straightforward equation: we drew roughly 3,000 calories each of energy out of the Earth for our food and life's sustenance. Today that number per capita has grown to 1,00,000 calories. We still need only 3,000 calories each to nourish life itself. All the rest of this energy is what we extract from the Earth for everything else besides keeping ourselves alive. In some countries, like the US; this per capita number runs at over 2,00,000 calories. Some of us are concerned about this. We fret over what we could - and should - really be doing to soften this abuse of resources. Little things fox us in the welter of things that we get to read. What is sustainable development? How can it be started at our homes? Beyond the ceremonial planting of green and getting people to run marathons of various lengths in support of the environment, is there more that we can add to the abstract value of 'sustainability'? What are the little things we can do in our day-to-day lives, to reduce demand for things that people make and market? Of course, we know that it helps to avoid a plastic bag when you can use a newspaper bag, or a brown bag, or even a jute bag which you can use for many more years unlike a plastic bag which you throw away in less than a week or after a few uses. However, there's actually quite a bit more that you and I can do, without compromise on comfort, with very little as cost incurred, with financial savings that you can gain on energy and water use, and with solutions that are very feasible and within your reach. It is possible to understand our ecological footprint and its disastrous consequences, not merely in terms of our own behaviour as consumers, but really in terms of the impact on the environment we make.A suitable title to the passage could be Lets Shift to Jute! How to Consume Few Calories? Save Energy, Save the Earth! The Earth Heading for a Disaster

DIRECTIONS for the question: Read the passage and answer the question based on it.Until a hundred years ago as humans we had a simple, uncomplicated biological connect. It was a straightforward equation: we drew roughly 3,000 calories each of energy out of the Earth for our food and life's sustenance. Today that number per capita has grown to 1,00,000 calories. We still need only 3,000 calories each to nourish life itself. All the rest of this energy is what we extract from the Earth for everything else besides keeping ourselves alive. In some countries, like the US; this per capita number runs at over 2,00,000 calories. Some of us are concerned about this. We fret over what we could - and should - really be doing to soften this abuse of resources. Little things fox us in the welter of things that we get to read. What is sustainable development? How can it be started at our homes? Beyond the ceremonial planting of green and getting people to run marathons of various lengths in support of the environment, is there more that we can add to the abstract value of 'sustainability'? What are the little things we can do in our day-to-day lives, to reduce demand for things that people make and market? Of course, we know that it helps to avoid a plastic bag when you can use a newspaper bag, or a brown bag, or even a jute bag which you can use for many more years unlike a plastic bag which you throw away in less than a week or after a few uses. However, there's actually quite a bit more that you and I can do, without compromise on comfort, with very little as cost incurred, with financial savings that you can gain on energy and water use, and with solutions that are very feasible and within your reach. It is possible to understand our ecological footprint and its disastrous consequences, not merely in terms of our own behaviour as consumers, but really in terms of the impact on the environment we make.Which one of the following statements cannot be inferred from the passage? There are many little things we can do to save our Earth Only running marathons of various lengths does not help We do not depend on the Earth for our food and life sustenance A lot many years before, our association with the Nature was quite simple

Populations in nature potentially exceed food resources in a given environment. Not all organisms secure enough food for survival every generation. Most die, only some go on to reproduce. These ideas were proposed by ____Group of answer choicesThomas MalthusCharles LyellGeorge CuvierPtolemy

Of all the planets in our Solar System, Earth is the only one on which life as we know it exists. Which of the following best describes a factor that allows Earth to be capable of supporting life, while other planets are unable to do so?Group of answer choicesEarth rotates fast enough for gravity to hold objects on its surface.Earth is large enough to sustain a variety of species.Earth has an atmosphere to filter and trap energy from the Sun and liquid water.Earth revolves slowly enough for seasons to occur.