Question 121. The workers from asbestos industries do not protest against the health hazards and lack of medical facilities as most of them do not suffer from asbestos dust.

Question 122. The asbestos industry is one of the largest industries in India.

Question 123. Read the passage and answer the following questions:In India the asbestos industry is growing and employs more than 15,000 people in 75 units which are spread over several states like Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh etc. Surprisingly, advanced countries are banning cancer causing asbestos products, but multinational companies are from those countries which are setting up units in developing countries like India. One reason is lack of awareness in the society and indifference of the government machinery of these countries. Prolonged exposure to asbestos dust and fibres can cause lung cancer but most workers in India are too afraid to protest for fear of losing jobs. Some of these factories are operating in Mumbai. Quite a few factories in India are not known to take adequate precautions to protect workers from asbestos dust.The government is taking several steps to provide medical inspection of workers. In fact it has amended factories act to extend the provision to even those factories employing less than 10 workers.The advanced countries are concerned and careful to protect health hazards of their people.

Question 124. The asbestos industries in India are located in a few metropolitan pockets only.

Question 125. The asbestos industry offers better salaries in India as compared to other hazardous industries.

Question 126. Read the passage and answer the following questions:There is a clear link between degraded forests and poverty. It is estimated that one billion of the world's poorest people in about 30 heavily deforested countries would be alleviated from poverty if they are given government support for managing neighbouring public forest land and sharing benefits with in their communities.
The forests face even shakier future with the global population expected to grow by 50 percent in the next 50 years. To accommodate a growing population's need of more land for food production we should be making better use of the degraded land through 'Evergreen Revolution'.The growth of population is positively linked with growth of forests.

Question 127. It is possible to protect and develop forests with the efforts of only the government agencies.

Question 128. Evergreen revolution is possible only after controlling rate of growth of population of developing country.

Question 129. If a country has thick forest cover it is likely to have lower level of poverty.

Question 130. The developed countries have faster rate of growth of forests compared to the developing countries.