Question:
Read the given passage and answer the questions that follow.
Every minute, the equivalent of one garbage truck’s worth of plastic is dumped into our ocean. Plastic pollution is a global problem. Approximately 7 billion of the 9.2 billion metric tonnes of plastic produced from 1950-2017 became plastic waste, ending up in landfills or being dumped. Plastic pollution can alter habitats and natural processes, reducing ecosystems’ ability to adapt to climate change, directly affecting millions of people’s livelihoods, food production capabilities and social well-being.
UNEP’s body of work demonstrates that the problem of plastic pollution doesn’t exist in a vacuum. The environmental, social, economic and health risks of plastics need to be assessed alongside other environmental stressors, like climate change, ecosystem degradation and resource use.
Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given word: Alter
दिए गए गद्यांश को पढ़ें और उसके बाद आने वाले प्रश्नों के उत्तर दें।
Every minute, the equivalent of one garbage truck’s worth of plastic is dumped into our ocean. Plastic pollution is a global problem. Approximately 7 billion of the 9.2 billion metric tonnes of plastic produced from 1950-2017 became plastic waste, ending up in landfills or being dumped. Plastic pollution can alter habitats and natural processes, reducing ecosystems’ ability to adapt to climate change, directly affecting millions of people’s livelihoods, food production capabilities and social well-being.
UNEP’s body of work demonstrates that the problem of plastic pollution doesn’t exist in a vacuum. The environmental, social, economic and health risks of plastics need to be assessed alongside other environmental stressors, like climate change, ecosystem degradation and resource use.
दिए गए शब्द का सबसे उपयुक्त विलोम शब्द (antonym) चुनिए।
Alter
Options:
- a) Alight
- b) Change
- c) Preserve
- d) Absorb
- a) उतरना (Alight)
- b) बदलना (Change)
- c) संरक्षित रखना (Preserve)
- d) अवशोषित करना (Absorb)
correct answer : c)
Explanation:
‘Alter’ means to change or modify. Its antonym is ‘Preserve’, which means to maintain something in its original or existing state. Thus, option (c) is correct.
‘Alter’ का अर्थ है बदलना या परिवर्तित करना। इसका विलोम शब्द ‘Preserve’ (संरक्षित रखना या पूर्ववत बनाए रखना) है। अतः, विकल्प (c) सही है।