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Influx of motor vehicles

1) What is always in front of you but can’t be
seen?
There has been a growing tendency among Indian children to possess a motor vehicle as
Ans. The future soon as they learn to drive it. regardless of whether they are eligible or not. While some
children acquire it as a result of their good grades in exams , some through persistent
2) What goes up but never comes down?
request to their parents. Thus, each one of us in some way or the other have a motorcycle at
Ans. Your age our disposal.
3) What begins with T, end with T and has T in it? It is indeed a proud moment for the parents when their child can successfully balance

Ans. Teapot upon the twin wheel of a cycle. Perhaps even prouder when the child can ride.an engine MY CLASS TEACHER
driven motor vehicle.
4) What has hands but doesn’t clap?
Each one of us can proudly boast of having a bike at our home.. Riding a cycle is an absolute
Ans. clock - VARYA KOHLI 5D disgrace these days, even if they have to cover a tiny distance of less than a kilometer. The

NAME - SHIVANGI BHARGAVA carbon emissions from these vehicles have already been causing distress among
responsible individuals who are concerned about global warming, carbon footprint, melting of
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glaciers, ozone hole, flooding of iron islands, excessive heat and cold, rains were not
required. And droughts during the season. And many more.

The regulators, however, failed to question the manufacturers, who continue to gain profits at
the expense of our dying Earth. The minimum age limit of 18 years to drive fails as long as
parents allow their children to bravely roam around the streets.
1) I’m a king without a crown. What am I? India being the second most populous country, has already been reeling with the effects of

2) I am a rubber you can eat! What am I? climate change, with temperature going up to 48 degrees Centigrade during its peak.
Therefore, is the prime responsibility of the parents not to give the children access to vehicle
3) What has arms and legs but no head? so long as they do not turn 18. People in Western countries do not shy away from cycling,
even if they have an Aston Martin or a Bentley parked in their garage.
4) I am not alive but I have fingers. What am I?
The problem of obesity among children is one of the many effects that the lavish life of the
5) I can fly but I have no wings. I can cry but I have
twenty first century has landed us into. According to recent study, one in 4 people would be
no eyes. What am I? victims of hearing problems by the year 2050 in India.

Answer: 1) Lion 2)Jelly 3)Chair 4)Gloves 5)Clouds It is therefore necessary that we are responsible citizens limit our ambitions who undoubtedly
BACK TO SCHOOL hand over the keys to the kids and let them drive on the streets already filled with vehicles.

The parents need to understand the importance of climate for our wellbeing and try to reduce
the emissions as far as possible. That being said it really is upon us as to how we deal with
climate change, which is getting words with each passing day and everyone ignorantly putting
off the topic as if it doesn’t exist.
Mohd.Amaan Khan ( XII- A1)