Multiple choice

Which of the following statements is true about the inhabitants of developing countries?

Reading Passage: Environment
Directions: Read the passage carefully:

Our planet is at risk. Our environment is under threat. The air we breathe, the water we drink, the seas we fish in, the soils we farm, the forests, animals and plants which surround us are in danger. New terms and words describe these problems - acid rain, the greenhouse effect, global warming, holes in the ozone layer, desertification and industrial pollution. We are changing our environment. More and more gases and wastes escape from. our factories. Rubbish, oil spillages and detergents damage our rivers and seas. Forests give us timber and paper, but their loss results in soil erosion and also endangers wildlife.
The richer countries of the world are mainly responsible for industrial pollution. This is where most of all the commercial energy is produced. In developing countries, poverty causes people to change their environment - to overgraze grasslands, to cut down trees for new land and firewood, to farm poor soil for food.
The United Nations Environment Protection Agency says that an area of the forest, the size of Sierra Leone disappears every year. Trees are cut down for timber which is used for building, furniture, paper and fuel. They are also, destroyed to provide land to graze animals and build new villages and towns. But trees have many other important uses. Trees protect the land from heavy downpour of rain and their roots help to hold the soil together. Forests are also the home of many living things. The Amazon forest contains one fifth of all the species of birds in the world. In our forest, there may be plants and animals which could help in the discovery of new medicines of crops.
To rescue and conserve our beautiful world, we must act cooperatively. Individuals, communities, nations and international associations, all have a responsibility. By learning to protect the natural environment, we can manage the earth's resources for generations to come.

  1. They take care of their environment better as compared to those who live in developed countries.

  2. They produce more harmful industrial products.

  3. They cut trees only for farmlands and fuel.

  4. They degrade environment to earn their livelihood.
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D Correct answer
Explanation

Option 1 is incorrect because the opposite has been stated in the passage. Option 2 is incorrect because it has not been mentioned in the passage whether they produce more harmful products. The comparison between developed (richer) and developing countries states that developed countries are responsible for the more production of harmful products. Option 3 is incorrect because it is too extreme as it uses 'only'. The passage does not state that the inhabitants of the developing countries ONLY cut the trees for farmlands and fuel. It has been stated that they clear land for new land. That new land can be used for buildings, industries, etc. also. The only option is 4 which says that the inhabitants of developing countries degrade the environment for food (livelihood). 

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