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III. State True or False.
1. Electronic waste cannot be reused and must be disposed of in landfills.

2. Green jobs do not play a role in influencing consumer behaviour or establishing energy codes.
3. Planting more trees and investing in soil health and restoration increase greenhouse gas emissions.
4. Wind/Solar energy engineers design and develop wind farms.

5. Green jobs promote the usage of eco-friendly raw materials and conserve energy.

IV. Short answer type questions.
1. How can green jobs help in the transportation sector?
2. List two ways of reusing waste.
3. List some ways by which we can reduce the amount of waste generated. [NCERT]

4. What is the use of Krishi Vigyan Kendras?
5. Is rain water harvesting a green job? Why/Why not?

V. Long answer type questions.
1. What is organic farming? How does it help preserve our ecosystem?

2. What do you understand by greenhouse gas? What impact does it cause to our environment?
3. Why are green jobs in technology sector necessary?
4. “It is critical to have sustainable development and to plan wisely for recycling e-waste.” Explain.

5. Write a note on “green jobs in solar and wind energy”.
21 st #Initiative
VI. Competency-based question. Century #Leadership & Responsibility
Skills
The Indian government is gradually giving more importance to electric vehicles as an alternate to vehicles using
fossil fuels. Using e-rickshaws was one way of creating green jobs. List 4 such other green jobs.

21 st Lab Activity
Activity 1 Century #Technology Literacy
Skills
Skill Council for Green Jobs is one of the most recently launched initiatives by the Government of India
aligned to the National Skill Development Mission.
Find out more information and create a presentation on Skill Council for Green Jobs.

Activity 2 21 st
Century #Media Literacy
Visit the link https://www.sdg.org/ Skills
or scan the QR code, Read the various data stories presented on the website. Which story touched you
the most? Why?
Activity 3 21 st
Century #Creativity
Poster making Skills
Material required: Chart paper, colour pencils, pictures, etc. [CBSE Handbook]
Procedure

• Form groups depending on the number of children present in a class.

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