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HIMACHAL PRADESH MAR 2008 : English

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ENGLISH Time allowed : 3 Hours i) ii) iii) Max. Marks : 100 This paper is divided into Four Sections : A, B, C, D. All sections are compulsory. Do not exceed the word limit wherever prescribed while answering the questions. Candidates are required to answer the questions in their own words as far as practicable. Section - A 1. Read the passage given below and answer the questions that follow : 1) Water is the basis of all life. Every animal and every plant contains a substantial proportion of free and combined water in its body and no kind of physiological activity is possible in which the fluid does not play an essential part. Water is, of course necessary for animal life, while moisture in the soil is equally imperative for the life and growth of plants and trees, though the quantity necessary varies enormously with the species. The conservation and utilisation of water is thus fundamental for human welfare. Apart from artesian water the ultimate source in all cases is rain or snowfall. Much of Indian agriculture depends on seasonal rainfall, is therefore very sensitive to any failure or irregularity of the same. The problems of soil erosion and of inadequate or irregular rainfalls are closely connected with each other. It is clear that the adoption of techniques preventing soil erosion would also help to conserve and keep the water where it is wanted. 2) 3) Closely connected with the conservation of water supplies is the problem of afforestation. The systematic planting of suitable trees in every possible area and the development of what one can call civilized forests is one of the most urgent needs of India. Such plantation would directly or indirectly prove a source of untold wealth to the country. They would check soil erosion and conserve the water. 4) English It is evident that in a country having only a seasonal rainfall an immense quantity of rainwater must necessarily run off the ground. The collection and utilization of this water is, therefore, of vital importance. The harnessing of our rivers, the waters of which now mostly run to waste, is a great national problem, which must be considered and dealt with on national lines. The measures necessary to control the movement of water and conserve the supplies of it can also serve other purposes of value to the life of a country side. We hear much about programmes of rail and road construction, but for too little about the development of internal waterways in India. Then again the harnessing of water supplies usually makes possible the development of hydroelectric power. The availability of electric power would make a tremendous difference to the life of the countryside and enable rural economy to be im1 +1

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