4. EVERYTHING I NEED TO KNOW I LEARNED IN THE FOREST
One Mark Questions
1.
Where according to Vandana Shiva did her ecological journey start?
a)
The forest of Himalaya b) In Gir
forest c) Mt. Everest
Ans:
a) The forest of Himalaya
2.
Who according to Vandana Shiva composed songs and poems about trees and
forests?
a)
Vandana Shiva’s father b) Vandana
Shiva’s mother c) Vandana Shiva
Ans:
b) Vandana Shiva’s mother
3.
What according to the women is the real value of forest as mentioned by Vandana
Shiva?
a)
Rivers and lakes with rocks and gardens
b)
National parks and mountains and valleys
c)Springs
and streams, food for their cattle, and fuel for their hearths
Ans:
c) Springs and streams, food for their cattle, and fuel for their hearths
4.
What surprised Vandana Shiva when she went to swim in her favorite stream?
a)
The forests were no longer there and the stream had been reduced to a trickle
b)
The forests were growing rapidly and stream had been increased
c)
The forests were developing as compare to earlier
Ans:
a) The forests were no longer there and the stream had been reduced to a
trickle
5.
Name the woman who led resistance against her own husband according to Vandana
Shiva.
a)
Bachan Devi b) Bachni Devi c) BachniDevdas
Ans:
b) Bachni Devi
6.
Mention any one of the things produced by forests according to the forester in
‘Everything Ineed to know I Learned in the Forest’.
a)
Resin, timber and profit
b)
Coal, Minerals and waste
c)
Soil, river and green grass
Ans:
a) Resin, timber and profit
7.
Mention any one of the things that forests bear according to the women in
‘Everything I need toknow I Learned in the Forest’.
a)
Soil, river and green grass
b)
Soil, water and pure air
c)
Soil, coal and minerals
Ans:
b) Soil, water and pure air
8.Name
the author of ‘Monocultures of the Mind’ mentioned in ‘Everything I need to
know ILearned in the Forest’.
a)
Mahesh Bupathi
b)
Rakesh Mohandas
c)
Vandana Shiva
Ans:
c) Vandana Shiva
9.
When was Navdanya Farm started according to Vandana Shiva?
a)
1991
b)
1998
c)
2000
Ans:
a) 1991
10.
Where was Navdanya Farm started by Vandana Shiva?
a)
The Moon valley
b)
The Doon valley
c)
The Noon valley
Ans:
b) The Doon valley
11.
What is the only answer to the food and nutrition crisis in India according to
Vandana Shiva?
a)
The preservation
b)
The reservation
c)
The conservation
Ans:
c) The conservation
12.
Who has been her teacher of abundance and freedom, of co-operation and mutual
givingaccording to Vandana Shiva?
a)
Biodiversity
b)
University
c)
Diversity
Ans:
a) Biodiversity
13.
What has Ecuador according to Vandana Shiva recognized in its constitution?
a)
The Rights of UN
b)
The Rights of Nature
c)
The Rights of Human
Ans:
b) The Rights of Nature
14.
What did the UN General assembly organize in April 2011 according to Vandana
Shiva?
a)
A conference on harmony with nature as part of Earth Day celebrations
b)
A conference on rights of human equality
c)
A conference on motivation and praising human
Ans:
a) A conference on harmony with nature as part of Earth Day celebrations
15.
What have human beings failed to recognize about nature according to Vandana
Shiva?
a) They are an inseparable part of nature &
they cannot damage it
b)
They are a separable part of nature & they damage it
c)
They are a separable part of nature & they cannot damage it
Ansa)
They are an inseparable part of nature & they cannot damage it
16.
Name the country that has initiated the universal declaration of rights of
Mother Earth in‘Everything I need to know I Learned in the Forest’.
a)
Varicella
b)
Bolivia
c)
Maricela
Ans:
b) Bolivia
17.
According to the prominent South African environmentalist Cormac Cullinan,
apartheid means
a)
separateness b) monoculture c) diversity
Ans:
a) separateness
18.
What has replaced biodiversity according to Dr. Vandana Shiva?
a)
Monocultures
b)
Noncultures
c)
Bicultural
Ans:
a) Monocultures
19.
Mention any one of the things that has replaced vibrant earth according to
Vandana Shiva.
a)
Raw grass
b)
Raw materials/ dead matter
c)
Living matter
Ans:
b) Raw materials/ dead matter
20.
What according to Vandana Shiva is ‘Terra Madre’?
a)
Sky
b)
Universe
c)
Mother Earth
Ans:
c) Mother Earth
21.
What does Vandana Shiva term the empty land ready for occupation?
a)
Terra Nullius
b)
Terra Madre
c)
Terra Moon
Ans:
a) Terra Nullius
22.
Whom does Vandana Shiva refer to as father of modern science?
a)
Francis K
b)
Francis Bacon
c)
Francis Cook
Ans:
b) Francis Bacon
23.
Where is the Earth University started by Vandana Shiva located?
a)
Navdanya
b)
Navkarna
c)
Navraskshak
Ans:
a) Navdanya
24.
What does the Earth University teach according to Vandana Shiva?
a)
Earth Democracy
b)
French Democracy
c)
India Democracy
Ans:
a) Earth Democracy
25.
Name any one of the popular courses offered by Vandana Shiva’s Earth
University.
a)
Nehru and Globalization
b)
Modi and Globalization
c)
Gandhi and Globalization
Ans:
c) Gandhi and Globalization
26.
By whom is the Earth University started by Vandana Shiva inspired?
a)
Rabindranath Tagore
b)
Bankim Candra
c)
Kuvempu
Ans:
a) Rabindranath Tagore
27.
Name the learning centre started by Tagore mentioned in ‘Everything I need to
know I Learnedin the Forest’.
a)
Shantiniketan
b)
Anandshikshaniketan
c)
Kumarniketan
Ans:
a) Shantiniketan
28.
When according to Vandana Shiva did the war against the earth begin?
a)
Idea of inspirates
b)
Idea of separateness
c)
Idea of inseparateness
Ans:
b) Idea of separateness
29.
Who is the author of ‘Tapovan’ mentioned in ‘Everything I need to know I
Learned in the Forest’.
a)
Rabindranath Tagore
b)
Bankim Candra
c)
Kuvempu
Ans:
a) Rabindranath Tagore
30.
What has helped the intellectual evolution of man according to Tagore?
a)
Th development of earth
b)
The craze of nation
c)
The peace of the forest
Ans:
c) The peace of the forest
31.
Where do we get ecological sustainability and democracy according to Vandana
Shiva?
a)
In the forest
b)
Away from the forest
c)
Opposite of the forest
Ans:
a) In the forest
32.
In Tagore’s writings, the forest symbolizes
a)
a university b) the universe c) a union
Ans:
b) the universe
33.
Every species sustains itself in __________ with others according to Vandana
Shiva.
a)
peace b) co-operation c) freedom
Ans:
b) co-operation
34.
What becomes the source of conflict and contest according to Vandana Shiva?
a)
Diversity without unity
b)
Diversity with unity
c)
No diversity with unity
Ans:
a) Diversity without unity
35.
Mention any one conflict that Vandana Shiva mentions in her essay.
a)
Violence and violence
b)
Violence and harmony
c)
Harmony and harmony
Ans:
b) Violence and harmony
36.
When do people discover the joy of living according to Vandana Shiva?
a)
The end of consumerism and accumulation
b)
The beginning of consumerism
c)
The beginning of accumulation
Ans:
a) The end of consumerism and accumulation
