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I.

MCQS

Question 1.
According to ………………………. census over 12 million children in India aged
between 5 and 14 work in various occupations including hazardous ones.
(a) 2002 (b) 2001
(c) 2011 (d) None of the above

Question 2.
Which gas has been leaked from UC plant in Bhopal gas tragedy.
(a) Nitrogen oxide (b) Methyl – isocyanate
(c) Carbon dioxide (d) Carbon monoxide

Question 3.
In which years did the Bhopal gas tragedy happen?
(a) 1984 (b) 1994
(c) 1992 (d) 1985.

Question 4.
Right to Life is under which Article of the Constitution?
(a) Art 22 (b) Art 25
(c) Art 23 (d) None of the above

Question 5.
Emissions from vehicles are a major cause of
(a) Environmental pollution (b) Air pollution
(c) soil pollution (d) All of the above

Question 6.
The government of India gives what status to deny workers from their wages?
(a) legal (b) Justice
(c) Illegal (d) All of above

Question 7.
Where did the Supreme Court of India is located?
(a) Chandigarh (b) Punjab
(c) Haryana (d) Delhi

Question 8
What does the Right against Exploitation state?
(a) No promotion in salary is given.

(b) No one can force to work

(c) No salary is given (d) None of these


4. In ………………………, there were very few laws protecting the environment in
India.

5. No child below the age of___ shall be employed to work in any factory.

6.The river that is getting polluted due to effluents from industries in Delhi
Industrial belt ______________.

IV. State True or False.

(i) Weak and poorly enforced laws can be hazardous.

(ii) Workers need a strong law to protect their laws.

(iii) The private sectors have made the government more corrupt.

(iv) Private sector does not always follow the terms and conditions of the
government.

(v) "Workers' Union" refers to a federation of workers.

V Picture based question:

(a)What do you think the famous cartoonist R.K. Laxman is trying to convey in
this cartoon?
(b) How does it relate to the 2016 law?

Question 9
Which word is used for pollution?
(a) Contamination
(b) Toxic
(c) Pure
(d) None of these.

Question 10
The money spent to purchase new machine or building for gaining profits in
future is called
(a) investment (b) expenditure
(c) losses (d) none of these.

II. Match the following.


Column-I Column-II
1. Installation of an MIC Production
(a) Cut in half from 12 to 6.
unit
2. Methyl – isocyanate (MIC) (b) Compressed Natural Gas.
3. Aziza Sultan (c) Survivor of Bhopal gas tragedy
(d) A highly poisonous gas started
4. C.N.G
leaking from U.C plant
5. Between 1980 and 1984 the work
crew for the MIC plant
(e) 1978

III. Fill in the blanks

1. ……………………… countries – particularly India, Bangladesh, and Pakistan –


play hosts for industries producing pesticides, asbestos or processing zinc
and lead.

2. The government has to make ……………………… and also has to enforce them.

3. The Supreme Court had ordered all public transport vehicle using diesel to
switch to ……………………… .

VI. Define.

(a) Consumer

(b) Producer:

(c) Investment

(d) Workers’ unions:

VII. Short Answer Type Questions

1.Why do we need laws?

2. How are the people of working class exploited economically?

3. What does the right against exploitation state?

4. Why do the workers willingly work in unsafe conditions?

5. Why are companies and contractors able to violate environmental laws?


6. What does Article 21 of the Constitution state?

7.How can the government ensure social justice?

8. Name the three states which have published plans to rescue and
rehabilitate children who are working as domestic servants.

9. Why are accident common to construction sites?

10. How was the Bhopal Gas Tragedy the world's worst industrial tragedy?

VIII. Long Answer Type Questions

1.Why did Union Carbide set up its plant in India?

2. In what ways was the government responsible for the Bhopal tragedy?

3. Write a brief note on Bhopal gas tragedy.

4. Write a brief note on Bhopal gas tragedy.

5. What do we mean when we speak of law enforcement? Who is responsible


for enforcement? Why is enforcement so important?

6. Write a brief note on the Bhopal gas tragedy.

7. Write the adverse effects of orders on environmental issues given by


courts.

8. What can be done to make environment safe?

9. What are the three basic rights of workers?

10. Give out a few other situations where laws (or rules) exist but people do
not follow them because of poor enforcement?

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