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  The Ailing Planet: the Green Movement’s Role by Nani Pakhivala Short Answer-type Questions (word limit: About 30-40) Q1. Justify the title ‘The Ailing Planet’. Ans. The Earth has become an ailing planet. Its environment is being polluted. It has become very difficult to breathe in this polluted air, particularly in big cities. Environmental pollution has created so many problems for the vegetation and millions of creatures living on the earth. The earth’s temperature is rising up. Climatic changes have further aggravated (worsened) the situation. Its natural resources are depleting day by day. Q2. What is the ‘Green Movement’? Ans. The ‘Green Movement’ refers to the activity that is continued together by people to change or improve the present situation by means of united efforts. It is called Green because in this movement much stress is laid on planting more and more trees. Q3. What is the significance of the Green Movement? Ans. This movement was founded i...