Hi Everyone!! This article will share Rivers Up close and Personal Questions & Answers.
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Rivers Up close and Personal Questions & Answers
Question 1: Choose the correct answers.
1. Rivers provided __________ to farmlands.
a. harmful chemicals
b. fertiliser
c. nutrition
d. seeds
2. The ___________ was surrounded by a colony of potters.
a. Godavari
b. Kumbhar Gadda
c. village of Manora
d. Arunavati
3. Nilesh Heda observed that the stretches of river was now full of __________
a. various kinds of fish.
b. weeds.
c. mud and dirt.
d. garbage and plastic bags.
4. __________ was the largest creature in the river Nilesh has ever seen.
a. The tortoise
b. The Indian long fin eel
c. The whiskered catfish
d. The crocodile
5. There has been an alarming rise in the number of _________
a. fish like the Yellow Mahseer and the Garra Mullya.
b. fish like the Chinese Carp and the Tilapia.
c. fish like the Silvery Barb and the glass fish.
d. deep pools.
6. The villagers of the Kuttemperoor river used the water for________
a. drinking.
b. irrigating the fields.
c. transporting goods.
d. all of the above.
7. The Kuttemperoor river was brought back to life through the efforts of _________
a. the government.
b. the villagers.
c. environmentalists.
d. one single person.
Question 2: How have rivers been an inseparable part of our lives?
Answer: Rivers have been an inseparable part of our lives. There was a time when there was a river in everybody’s life. The river was a playmate to a child to frolic with or joy for a person after a hard day’s work. Rivers were home to a variety of flora and fauna and a source of nourishment to farmlands.
Question 3: What does the fish biologist tell us about the tributary Arunavati?
Answer: The fish biologist tells that the Arunavati, a tributary to the Adan River flows into the Godavari. It passes through his village of Manora in Maharashtra’s Washim district, silently nurturing the domestic and agricultural needs of the people on its banks. It is a home to numerous varieties of fish – whiskered catfish, snake-like eels, beautiful glass fish, needle-shaped garfish. The Arunavati was dotted with many deep pools traditionally named according to their use. But now, the river is polluted and there is a steep decline in its water. Stretches of river have become a dumping ground for garbage, plastic bags and plater-of-Paris Ganesha statues. There has been the decline in fish diversity. The deep pools which were home to a variety of fish are now silted and shallow.
Question 4: What were the names assigned to the deep pools found in the Arunavati? Describe their significance.
Answer: The Arunavati was dotted with many deep pools traditionally named according to their use. There was Bail Powadani, where cattle were bathed; Ganpati Doh, where idols of Ganesha were immersed; Aasara Doh, where the river deity was worshipped; and Kumbhar Gadda, surrounded by a colony of potters. Those pools were deep and bets were cast on who could dive to the bottom to scoop out coins tossed into them during festivals.
Rivers Up close and Personal Questions & Answers
Question 5: What are the disappointing changes that Nilesh observes in the Adan and the Arunavati after about twenty-five years? What is the most striking change?
Answer: Seeing the Adan and the Arunavati after about twenty-five years was a disappointing experience for Nilesh. As the Manora village transformed into Manora city, its population increased. The small streams joining the Arunavati are now filled with tonnes of silt. The river is polluted, there is a steep decline in its water and people of the Bhoi community have shifted from fishing to other occupations. Stretches of river have become a dumping ground for garbage, plastic bags and plater-of-Paris Ganesha statues.
The most striking change has been the decline in fish diversity. The deep pools which were home to a variety of fish are now silted and shallow.
Question 6: How did the concerned villagers bring back their beloved river back to life?
Answer: It was quite a difficult task for the concerned villagers to bring back their beloved river back to life. First, they had to wade into the dirty water and cut the dense growth of water weeds. Next, they had to remove all the plastic waste that choked away its life. And finally, they had to clean the thick layer of trash that was embedded at the bottom of the river bed. The villagers worked relentlessly to clear away the sewage, plastic waste and clay sediments that had destroyed the river. After forty-five days of hard work, the river which had been dead for years was slowly resuscitated and the water started slowly flowing into the river bed. That is how, the concerned villagers bring back their beloved river back to life.
Question 7: How did the Kuttemperoor river die a slow death? What had happened to it in course of time?
Answer: The Kuttemperoor river in the Alappuzha district of Kerala was the lifeline of Budhanoor village. But in course of time, the river gradually shrank from around 100 metres to a width of only 10 metres due to sand mining and dumping of waste in it. The pollution in the river became so bad, that in 2011, a country boat got trapped between the water weeds and firefighters had to be called in to rescue the boat and travellers. Dumping of tonnes of septic waste and toxic wastes continued over time and the Kuttemperoor river died a slow death.
Question 8: Read the line and answer the questions:
1. There cannot be a bigger loss, a bigger tragedy.
(a) What is the loss being referred to here?
Answer: The loss of rivers which have been an inseparable part of our lives is being referred to here.
(b) Why is it considered a tragedy?
Answer: It is considered a tragedy because rivers are our lifelines and without them, we will not be able to survive. Many of our rivers have been reduced to a trickle and many have turned into sewers. We have turned flowing freshwater rivers into rivers of sewage and garbage. Now, in the official documents, these rivers have been renamed as drains. So, there cannot be a bigger loss, a bigger tragedy.
(c) What had happened to the rivers? Why?
Answer: Many of our rivers have been reduced to a trickle and many have turned into sewers. This is because we have turned flowing freshwater rivers into rivers of sewage and garbage.
2. The creature was so big that it was walking with a man seated on its back.
(a) What is the creature that the speaker is talking about?
Answer: The speaker is talking about a huge tortoise.
(b) Where did he see the creature?
Answer: He saw the creature in the weekly market.
(c) Why was the speaker surprised to see the creature?
Answer: The speaker was surprised to see the creature because it was huge that it was walking with a man seated on its back. And during his career as a fish biologist, he had never seen such huge creature.
3. The delighted villagers pressed on enthusiastically with their work.
(a) What were the villagers doing?
Answer: The villagers were cleaning up the Kuttemperoor river.
(b) Why were the villagers delighted? What had motivated them?
Answer: The villagers were delighted because their hard work paid off. The river which had been dead for years was slowly resuscitated and the water started slowly flowing into the river bed. This motivated them to work harder.
(c) Did they succeed in their mission? What was the result?
Answer: Yes, they succeeded in their mission. The river started flowing normally again. Also, the water levels in the neighbouring wells increased.
So, these were Rivers Up close and Personal Questions & Answers.