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• Green Design Experts: Green design professionals work with Green Builders. They sketch out what the building
will look like when it is completed.
4. What is the function of a Green Job in a Toxin-Free House?
Ans. In our daily lives, we undertake housework, that emits dangerous chemicals into the atmosphere and contributes
to global warming. Green Jobs will encourage the use of environment-friendly raw materials and conservation of
energy through reuse, reduce, recycle, and reconditioning, among other things.
5. Write any five steps that green jobs can take to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
Ans. a. Reuse, reduce, and recycle
b. Drive less, but smarter
c. Purchase energy-efficient items
d. Plant a tree
e. Replace your light bulbs
6. Which action can promote green economy? [CBSE Sample Paper, 2022]
Ans. Use of non- renewable resources and sustainable development can promote green economy.
7. Name any two plants which we use inside our home and other places for Air Purification. [CBSE Sample Paper, 2022]
Ans. Plants such as Areca Palm and Rubber Plant absorb harmful pollutants from the air.
8. Mention any one way through which we can reduce the amount of waste generated. [CBSE Sample Paper, 2022]
Ans. Ways are:
• Use reusable grocery bags and not just for groceries.
• Purchase wisely and recycle.
• Avoid single-use food and drink containers and utensils.
• Compost it
9. Explain in brief the importance of Swachh Bharat Abhiyan. [CBSE Sample Paper, 2022]
Ans. Swachh Bharat Abhiyan was launched to solve the problems of sanitation and waste management in India by
ensuring hygiene across the country.
10. What are the various ways in which you can protect your environment?
Ans. We can protect our environment in a variety of ways:
• Plant trees near our homes and use eco-friendly means of transportation, such as electric automobiles.
• Not leave the tap running while brushing our teeth.
• Utilise the remaining water in our bottles to water plants.
• Use cloth or jute bags instead of plastic bags, purchase eco-friendly products, and decrease our use of paper.
11. What do you understand by ecosystem?
Ans. The ecosystem is a group of living and non-living beings that coexist and interact with and sustain one another. It is
the ideal balance in which all species can coexist. Excessive tree felling, for example, can devastate the ecosystem,
creating climate change and natural disasters that makes it difficult for living beings to thrive.
12. What do you understand by green jobs?
Ans. Green jobs, also known as green-collar jobs are jobs in agricultural, administrative, research and development,
industrial, and service sectors that contribute significantly in protecting or restoring environmental quality,
according to the United Nations Environment Program (UNEP). Encouragement of green jobs is one way we can
help in the preservation and restoration of the environment.
13. What are Green Skills? List few areas in which green skills can impact sustainable development.
Ans. Green skills are those that are utilised to promote a green economy. These abilities are required in fields such as
renewable energy, wastewater treatment, climate-resilient cities, green construction, solid waste management, and
so on.
The following are some of the ways in which green skills influence long-term development:
• utilising renewable energy (for example, solar and wind energy)
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