9. THE HUNGER AND POPULATION EXPLOSION (Anna McKenzie)
Questions & Answers (Based on Exercise)
Q.No.1: What does the writer mean by hunger on a large scale as viewed by the writer?
مصنف کی نظر میں وسیع پیمانے پر بھوک سے کیا مراد ہے؟
Answer: Hunger does not mean missing one meal or even meals for a whole day. It means never having enough to eat. It also means a situation in which you always wonder where the next meal is coming from.
Q.No.2: Describe some great famines of the past.
سوالنمبر2:ماضی کے چند عظیم قحط بیانکریں۔
Answer: History has witnessed so many famines. They are following.
جواب: تاریخ نے بہت سے قحط دیکھے ہیں۔ وہ درج زیل ہیں۔
1. The Bible tells us about a 7-year famine in Egypt.
2. In 1921-22, the Russian famine killed millions of people.
3. The famine of Bengal in 1969-70 also killed ten million people.
4. There was also the worst famine of the century in India in 1964-65.
Q.No.3: How do famines occur?سوالنمبر3: قحط کیسے رونما ہوتے ہیں؟
Answer: There are two major reasons for famines. First, a heavy increase in population may cause famine. Second, the failure of crops due to some disease or shortage of rain may also cause famine.
Q.No.4, 6: What is the main reason for increase in population today? OR What have public health measures to do with increase in population?
Answer: Public health measures have played a great role in controlling a lot of diseases. They have decreased the death rate to a large extent and increased the birth rate. In this way, they cause an increase in population.
Q.No.5: What is meant by birth rate and death rate and how do they affect the population of a country?
Answer: Birth rate and death rate mean the number of births and deaths per thousand population in a year. If the birth rate is higher, there will be an increase in population. If the birth rate is lower, there will be a decrease in population.
Q.No.7: Account for the high birth rate in underdeveloped countries.
Answer: In these countries, most of the people are poor and uneducated. They are not aware of the dangers of overpopulation and the benefits of a limited family. In this way, they cause a high birth rate.
جواب: ان ممالک میں زیادہ تر لوگ غریب اور غیر تعلیم یافتہ ہوتے ہیں ۔وہ زیادہ آبادی ہونے کے خطرات اور محدود خاندان کے فوائدسے آگاہ نہیں ہوتے۔ اسطرح سے وہ زیادہ شرح پیدائش کا باعث بنتے ہیں ۔
Q.No.8: Why is the birth rate not so high in more advanced countries?
Answer: In advanced countries, most of the people are educated. They are aware of the dangers of overpopulation and the benefits of a limited family. That’s why, birth-rate is not so high there.
Q.No.9: Give a brief account of the poor economic condition prevailing in underdeveloped countries.
Answer: In these countries, the people are poor and uneducated. They have poor medical and educational facilities. The chances of employment are limited for them. They are also faced with the problem of overpopulation.
Hunger and Population Explosion – MORE IMPORTANT QUESTIONS (PAST PAPERS-BISE FSD)
Q.No.1: How was the wide-spread disease averted during the seven years of famine in Egypt? (FB-2009)
سوال نمبر1: مصر میں سات سالہ قحط کے دوران کسطرح وسیع پیمانے پر پھیلی ہوئی بیماری سے بچاؤ کیا گیا تھا؟
Answer: Necessary food items were stored when there was abundance of harvest in Egypt. In this way, Egypt averted this wide-spread disease during the seven years of famine.
جواب: جب مصرمیں فصل اچھی ہوئی تو اہم خوراک کی چیزیں محفوظ کر لی گئیں۔ اس طرح سے مصر نے سات سالہ قحط کے دوران وسیع پیمانے پر پھیلنے والی اس بیماری سے بچاؤ کیا تھا۔
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