Question:
Read the following passage and answer the questions based on the passage:
A sanctuary may be defined as a place where Man is passive and the rest of Nature active. Till quite recently, Nature had her own sanctuaries, where man either did not go at all or only as a tool-using animal in comparatively small numbers. But now, in this machinery age, there is no place left where man cannot go with overwhelming forces at his command. He can strangle to death all the nobler wild life in the world to-day. To-morrow he certainly will have done so, unless he exercises due foresight and self-control in the mean time. There is not the slightest doubt that birds and mammals are now dying off much faster than any past age. And it is entirely Man’s fault.
The author implies that Man has now become:
Read the following passage and answer the questions based on the passage:
A sanctuary may be defined as a place where Man is passive and the rest of Nature active. Till quite recently, Nature had her own sanctuaries, where man either did not go at all or only as a tool-using animal in comparatively small numbers. But now, in this machinery age, there is no place left where man cannot go with overwhelming forces at his command. He can strangle to death all the nobler wild life in the world to-day. To-morrow he certainly will have done so, unless he exercises due foresight and self-control in the mean time. There is not the slightest doubt that birds and mammals are now dying off much faster than any past age. And it is entirely Man’s fault.
The author implies that Man has now become:
Options:
- a) passive in sanctuaries
- b) an active tool-using animal in small numbers
- c) capable of overwhelming nature with his forces
- d) more caring towards wildlife
- a) passive in sanctuaries
- b) an active tool-using animal in small numbers
- c) capable of overwhelming nature with his forces
- d) more caring towards wildlife
correct answer : c)
Explanation:
The passage states: ‘But now, in this machinery age, there is no place left where man cannot go with overwhelming forces at his command.’ This shows Man’s capability to dominate nature.
The passage states: ‘But now, in this machinery age, there is no place left where man cannot go with overwhelming forces at his command.’ This shows Man’s capability to dominate nature.