CG Board Class 9 English Unit 3 Awareness about Health (Reading A) India’s Battle to Ban Chewing Tobacco are given below for Hindi Medium students.
CG Board Class 9 English Unit 3 Awareness about Health (Reading A) India’s Battle to Ban Chewing Tobacco
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Comprehension-
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Q.1. What difficulties might Mr. Sharma’s family have suffered because of his illness?
Ans:- Mr. Sharma was suffering from cancer and the treatment was expensive and traumatic. Due to his illness the family might have broken on monetary and emotional levels. They might have faced so many difficulties like sadness, fear, depression by looking at Mr. Sharma’s pain and suffering. Because of the expensive treatment they might face the difficulty to fulfil their basic needs.
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Q.2. List the activities carried out under the campaign called ‘Voices of Tobacco Victims’.
Ans:- The activities carried out under the campaign called “Voices of Tobacco Victims” are:-
i) The campaign advocated total ban on ‘gutka,’ a form of chewing tobacco
ii) It put pressure on the government to make laws regarding the manufacturing and selling of tobacco patients.
iii) cancer survivors tell their stories to influence policy makers and raise awareness among other tobacco users.
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Q.3. Mr. Chaturvedi filed public interest litigations against the use of gutka in many states and union territories. Who helped him in this effort?
Ans:- Mr. Chaturvedi filed public interest litigations against the use of gutka in many states and union territories The other doctors, especially cancer specialists and cancer survivors helped Mr. Chaturvedi in his efforts. With all the support he succeeded in banning the gutka in all the states and union territories of India.
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Q.4. Which state has been most successful in banning tobacco? Give evidence in support of your answers.
Ans:- Maharashtra state has been the most successful in banning tobacco. In the state apart from the complete ban on gutka,the manufacture and sale of paan masala has also been prohibited since July 2012. The state government has seized 16 crore rupees ($ 2.9 million) worth of tobacco products, which was more than the combined total of all the other states.
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Q.5. “He’s in a lot of pain. But his children and I are in even more pain…” Who is ‘he’? Who is ‘I’?
Ans:- ‘He’ here refers to Mr.Pradeep Kumar Sharma, a 52 year old coalfield worker from Madhya Pradesh. He is a cancer survivor. ‘I’ in the above line is his wife Mrs.Durga sharma.
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Q.6. Which line in the lesson suggests that a person suffering from mouth cancer can pass on the disease to his or her children?
Ans:- There is no such line in the lesson that suggests that a person suffering from mouth cancer can pass on the disease to his or her children.
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Q.7. How is gutka popularised among the youth?
Ans:- Gutka as mouth freshener is popularised among the youth.It is a marketing strategy to sell these unhealthy, cancer causing food as mouth freshner.
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Vocabulary-
Q.Rewrite the following sentences using appropriate forms of the words given in the brackets for the words/phrases in bold. One has been done for you.
Example: You must start drinking more water. (consume)
You must start consuming more water
Q.1. Hundreds of vehicles are moving in large numbers towards the Kisan Mela (stream).
Ans:- Hundreds of vehicles are streaming towards the Kisan Mela.
Q2. I do not eat gutka because some of the ingredients in it can cause cancer. (carcinogenic)
Ans:- I do not eat gutka because some of the ingredients in it are carcinogenic.
Q.3. Duleshwari was the only one who came out safe from the plane crash. (survivor)
Ans:- Duleshwari was the only survivor of the plane crash.
Q.4. School will begin a campaign against alcoholism in July. (launch)
Ans:- School will launch a campaign against alcoholism in July.
Q.5. The Principal has announced that severe punishment will be given to those who do not follow the school rules. (stringent)
Ans:- The Principal has announced that stringent punishment will be given to those who do not follow the school rules.
Q.6. The government has given women the right and freedom to work in the most challenging positions in the military. (empower)
Ans:- The government has empowered women the right and freedom to work in the most challenging positions in the military.
Q.7. The forest department is doing many planned activities to spread awareness of the need for planting trees. (campaign)
Ans:- The forest department is campaigning for spreading the awareness of the need Planting trees.
Q.8. Many times the only symptom of cancer that a patient reports is a hard growth of flesh. (lump)
Ans:- Many times the only symptom of cancer that a patient reports is a lump of flesh.
Q.9. (i) Full form of FSSA ……………………
Food Safety and Standard Act of 2011
(ii) FDA ……………………..
Ans:- Food and drug administration.
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Grammar-
Reduced Relative Clauses-
Q.Underline the reduced relative clauses. Rewrite them after expanding them into relative clauses. You may begin the relative clauses with who/ which.
1. The progress he has made in the last one year is remarkable.
Ans:- The progress, which he has made in the last year is remarkable.
2. The boy talking to my daughter is her class fellow.
Ans:- The boy, who is talking to my daughter is her class fellow.
3. The person dragged by the police is the killer.
Ans:- The person, who was dragged by the police is the killer.
4. The road closed for the Republic Day Parade is now open to the public.
Ans:- The road, which was closed for the Republic Day Parade is now open to the public.
5. The cyclist hit by the speeding bus is admitted to the hospital.
Ans:- The cyclist, who was hit by the speeding bus is admitted to the hospital.
6. The English text book prescribed for ten years has at last been revised.
Ans:- The English textbook, which was prescribed for ten years has at last been revised.
7. The desk next to you is broken.
Ans:- The desk, which is next to you is broken.
8. The seat reserved for the Chief Guest is lying vacant.
Ans:- The seat, which was reserved for the Chief Guest is lying vacant.
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Writing–
Q.1. Write a slogan against the use of gutka.
Example : ‘Say no to gutka. Say yes to life.
Q.2. How does mouth cancer disfigure a patient? Describe in 30 words.
Ans:- Mouth cancer will affect the patient in many ways. If the patient chews tobacco, it may cause mouth cancer. The mouth cancer affects patients in many ways like the person cannot speak properly and may have a distigure structure of face.