Discuss the impacts of climate change on the seven dimensions of human security, with special reference to developing countries.
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Climate change poses significant challenges to vulnerability assessment in various sectors, including human health, infrastructure, agriculture, and biodiversity. Explain.
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Climate change poses significant challenges to vulnerability assessment in various sectors, including human health, infrastructure, agriculture, and biodiversity. Explain.
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Mark the stressed syllables in the following words
| i | America | American |
| ii | Canada | Canadian |
| iii | Australia | Australian |
| iv | Austria | Austrian |
| v | Belgium | Belgian |
| vi | Brazil | Brazilian |
| vii | China | Chinese |
| viii | Germany | German |
| ix | Hungary | Hungarian |
| x | India | Indian |
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Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the verb given in brackets.
i. The cars ________ parked on the street ahead. (is/are)
ii. The carpet __________ a lot ofstains. (has/have)
iii. The Trade Union Members' Meeting ________ being held in the Conference Room. (is/are)
iv. Fouteen years _________ a very long time! (is/are)
v. Neither her father nor her mother ________ very tall. (is/are)
vi. Either this woman or that man ___________ stolen the watch. (has/have)
vii. At the party, everyone __________ well dressed. (was/were)
viii. Baked beans and toast _________ my favorite dish for breakfast. (is/are)
ix. Many children __________ injured in the accident. (was/were)
x. Something __________ amiss in this room. (seem/seems)
See Answer →You are a group of 5 friends, interested in visiting Nepal. You have seen an advertisement of XYZ Travels on the web. Write an email to them to enquire about a one-week trip to Nepal. Ask about the following:
- Place you should visit
- Accommodation
- Organization of sightseeing
- Total cost per head
Pick out the correct form of the verbs:
i. In the UK today, the number of women in work reached/has reached nearly 50% of the working population.
ii. In the 1950s and early 1960s, very few women went/have gone out to work.
iii. In those days, husbands often didn't let/haven't let their wives get jobs.
iv. Today the situation changed/has changed a lot.
v. In the 1970s, new laws made/have made employers offer women and men equal pay and conditions.
vi. Several changes in the present law gave/have given women today better conditions than before.
vii. However, women's average salaries at the moment didn't rise/haven't risen to average level of men's salaries.
viii. This is partly because the biggest increase in work for women in the last 20 years was/has been in part-time jobs.
ix. It is also because most of today's women didn't climb/haven't climbed to higher levels of management.
x. Most of the women didn't try/haven't tried to do so either.
See Answer →Fill the gaps with in, on or at.
i. There's a ticket machine ______________ the entrance to the metro station.
ii. South Extension tube station is _______________ the Pink Line of Delhi Metro.
iii. Delhi Metro Fares are calculated based _________________ the origin and destination stations using a fare chart.
iv. Refundable deposit of ₹25 must be paid ______________ the time of purchasing the card.
v. Pradeep found a Norwegian flag _______________ the South Pole.
See Answer →As a Secretary of Linux Computers, write a notice to all members informing them about the date, time and venue of the Annual General Meeting.
See Answer →Fill in the blanks in the following sentences choosing the appropriate verbs from the ones given in brackets.
(i) The number of visitors (were, was) much larger than expected.
(ii) If you (won, win) the lottery you would be a rich man.
(iii) Each of the laboratories (is, are) well equipped.
(iv) The poets and the dramatists (are, is) being honored.
(v) Ten miles (are, is) a long distance to cover on foot
See Answer →Rewrite the following sentence in the passive voice.
(i) I have clarified my stand long back.
(ii) The terrorists are killing innocent people.
(iii) The invigilator did not allow the candidates to leave the examination hall early.
(iv) The vice chairman is going to preside over the meeting.
(v) Ten foreign delegates attended the conference.
See Answer →No, I have never been abroad.
See Answer →I am going to Lucknow in the summer holidays. (Begin with' Were
See Answer →My father was a CA.
See Answer →- You are the project manager of a company which wants to establish a retail outlet in a metro city. Write the draft of an e-mail to be sent to your subordinates inviting their suggestions on four specific points.
- You are the project manager of a company which wants to establish a retail outlet in a metro city. Write the draft of an e-mail to be sent to your subordinates inviting their suggestions on four specific points.