Std 10 English
Unit - 3 An Interview with Arun Krushnmurthy
Questions Answer
Read the paragraphs and answer the questions.
(1) Arun Krishnamurthy was just 17 years old when he founded the NGO Environmentalist Foundation of India (EFI). Beginning with the Turtle Walk - a move to save turtle eggs and young hatchlings in Chennai, today Arun and his team of volunteers have cleaned beaches and various water bodies in Chennai, Hyderabad, Delhi, Coimbatore and Puducherry. The team cleans lakes, beaches and zoos, plants trees, educates people through street plays and also makes environment-friendly paper bags. Arun's team has students who joined him when they were in Class - 7 and continued to work with him even after five years.
1. Which organization did Arun found at the age of 17 ?
Ans. Arun founded an NGO called Environmentalist Foundation of India at the age of 17.
2. Which was the first activity of EFI?
Ans. The first activity of EFI was Turtle Walk - a move to save turtle eggs and young hatchlings in Chennai.
3. What have Arun and his team done ? Ans. Arun and his team have cleaned beaches and water bodies in Chennai, Hyderabad, Delhi, Coimbatore and Puducherry.
4. What are the activities of Arun's team? Ans. Arun's team cleans lakes, beaches and zoos, plants trees, educates people through street plays and also makes environment-friendly paper bags.
(2) A beautiful lake next to my house, which once had a lot of birds, frogs and snakes, was heavily polluted. It led to the spread of mosquitoes and turned a lovely place into an ugly neighbourhood. This hurt me badly and I wanted to do something about it. I got together with a couple of my friends and cleaned the pond next. to my house. This was the first activity.
1. Why was Arun hurt?
Ans. Arun was hurt because a lake next to his house was so polluted that it spread mosquitoes and turned the place into an ugly neighbourhood.
2. What did Arun do?
Ans. Arun got together with a couple of his friends and cleaned the pond next to his house.
(3) I have supportive parents who understood that my interest was the environment. They have never stopped me from doing what I want. On my part, I also made sure that I did not fail my parents in any way. I always informed them about everything that I did and took their advice before jumping into actions.
1. What does Arun say about his parents? Ans. Arun says that his parents are supportive and understood his interest in environment and so they never stopped him from doing what he wanted.
2. How did Arun make sure that he never failed his parents?
Ans. Arun always informed his parents:
about his activities and took their
advice before jumping into action.
(4) I have teachers who taught me how to go about things. They also taught me humility- so that I did not become snobbish or arrogant and start thinking I was a superstar because I was doing all this environment work. They taught me to be simple and keep learning all the time. I am not an activist, I am an environmentalist. I have learnt so much by doing this work.
1. What did Arun teachers teach him?
Ans. Arun's teachers taught him to be humble, simple and keep learning all the time.
2. Arun's teachers taught him humility so that....
Ans. Arun's teachers taught him humility so that he did not become arrogant or snobbish and start thinking that he was a superstar because he worked for the environment.
3. What does Arun call himself?
Ans. Arun calls himself an environmentalist.
4. Why does Arun believe that he is an
environmentalist and not an activist?
Ans. Arun believes that he is an environ mentalist and not an activist because he keeps on learning so much from the environment and his work to protect the environment.
(5) Both my school and college had plenty of green cover and both were home to several other life forms. This made me understand their importance, how beautiful they are and why we need to protect them. These animals are on their own, find their own food and are always active, on the move and never lazy. It is so positive; we have a lot to learn from them.
1. What did Arun realize from the green cover in his school and college ?
Ans. The green cover in his school and college made Arun understand the importance of other life forms, how beautiful they are and why we need to protect them.
2. Both his school and college were home
to....
Ans. Both his school and college were home to several other life forms.
3. Why does Arun say that we have a
lot to learn from animals?
Ans. Arun says that we have a lot to learn from animals because they are on their own, find their own. food and are always active, on the move and never lazy.
(6) It is always good to decide in favour of what you really love to do. I quit my job at Google, but I still keep in touch with my friends there. So only my duties at Google have come to an end, not my emotional bond.
I understood that I had to leave the job at that minute in 2010, or else I would never be daring enough to do so. I could not sit back and enjoy life when environmental damage was happening on such a large scale. I wanted to do something and that something needed my full attention. So I left Google for EFI.
1. It is always good to decide.....
Ans. It is always good to decide in favour of what you really love to do.
2. Why does Arun say that only his duties at Google have come to an end?
Ans, Arun quit his job at Google, but he is still in touch with his friends: there and so he says that only his duties at Google have come to an end, not his emotional bond.
3. Why did Arun quit his job?
Ans. Arun did not want to sit back and enjoy life when environmental damage was happening on a large scale, so he quit his job to work to save the environment.
1. What is thrown in lakes?
Ans. Everything from a diaper to worn
out slippers are thrown in lakes.
2. Why should we care for water bodies? Ans. We should care for water bodies because water is the basis of life.
3. The garbage is used for ....
Ans. The garbage is used for landfill with no or minimal exposure to outside environment.
4. What do Arun and his team ensure? Why?
Ans. Arun and his team ensure that the lake area and water-holding are free of garbage so that birds, frogs and snakes can live in peace.
(8) Depending on the size of the lake, and the amount of garbage, it can take anywhere between 5 days and 3 months to completely clean a lake. We have our tools like rakes and spades.
1. Which tools do they use?
Ans. They use tools like rakes and spades.
2. How long does it take to clean a lake? Ans. Depending on the size of the lake. and the amount of garbage, it takes anywhere between 5 days and 3. months to clean a lake.
(9) We wear nose masks, sanitary gloves and carry rakes and spades with which we collect the garbage and dump it into collection buckets which are taken to the garbage truck. We also use heavy machinery like earth movers and Poclain to de-silt the lake and clear the weeds and shrubs that are harmful,
1. What does Arun and his team u while cleaning a lake?
Ans. Arun and his team wear nose masks, sanitary gloves and carry rakes and spades while cleaning a lake.
2. For what are earth movers and Poclain used?
Ans. Earth movers and Poclain are used to de-silt the lake and clear the weeds and harmful shrubs.
10) Firstly, we should all stop throwing trash outside our homes. Next, we should reduce the amount of trash we generate. Stows, tissues, wrappers, batteries, fast food junk, all these end up in lakes and they come from our homes. If we can reduce the amount of garbage at home and if we can dispose all garbage safely, that itself is a great deal. Every student is welcome to volunteer with us in helping the environment.
1. What advice does Arun give us ?
Ans. Arun advises us to stop throwing trash outside our homes and reduce the amount of trash that we generate.
2. What is found in lakes?
Ans. Stows, tissues, wrappers, batteries and fast food junk are found in lakes.
3. If we can reduce the amount of garbage
at home,....
Ans. If we can reduce the amount of garbage at home, we can dispose all garbage safely.
(11) How much time do school-going children need to devote, in say a week, for an environmental cause ?
Four hours a weekend that is two hours on Sundays and two hours on Saturdays. This small beginning is more than enough to ensure larger participation later.
1. How much time should students devote for environment?
Ans. Students should devote four hours a weekend-two hours on Saturdays and two hours on Sundays - for environment.
2. A small beginning....
Ans. A small beginning will ensure larger participation later.
(12) We offer fellowships to interested students. Our programme looks at young animal lovers, young wildlife photographers, film-makers, theatre artists and scientific researchers. We give them training in these areas and get them actively an involved in all our work. Our youngest volunteer is in Class 3.
1. Whom does the EFI train?
Ans. The EFI trains young animal lovers, young wild life photographers, film makers, theatre artists and scientific researchers.
2. How old is the youngest volunteer? Ans. The youngest volunteer is in Class 3.
3. EFI offers_______ to interested students.
Ans. EFI offers fellowship to interested students.
Prepared by - Devkaran Boliya
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