Imp Questions For All Chapters – Kumarbharati English Class 9
A True Story of Sea Turtles
Short Questions
1. What animal were the people surveying?
Answer: Sea-eagles.
2. What did the volunteers find?
Answer: Turtle eggs.
3.Where were the turtle eggs found?
Answer: Konkan beaches.
4. Why was the beach sealed?
Answer: Smuggling.
5. What do female turtles leave on the sand?
Answer: A trail.
6. How deep are the turtle nests?
Answer: Half a meter.
7. What happens to the turtle eggs?
Answer: They are stolen.
8. What does the Indian Wildlife (Protection) Act of 1972 do?
Answer: Protects turtles.
9. How many types of sea turtles are found in India?
Answer: Five.
10. How long before a female turtle reaches maturity?
Answer: 15 years.
11. Where do female turtles lay eggs?
Answer: Same place they were born.
12. How long does it take for the eggs to hatch?
Answer: 45 to 50 days.
13. What is the turtle survival rate?
Answer: Very low.
14. What do turtles keep clean?
Answer: The sea.
15. What is the Turtle Festival called?
Answer: Kasav Mahotsava.
Long Questions
1. Why were the volunteers surprised to find turtle eggs?
Answer: They had never seen turtle eggs on Konkan beaches before. The discovery was unusual.
2. What did the villagers do with the turtle eggs?
Answer: They would steal the eggs to eat or sell in the market. This was a ruthless practice.
3. How did the conservation project protect the turtle nests?
Answer: Local people were hired to find nests, carefully move the eggs, and re-bury them in protected pits. They also guarded the nests.
4. Describe the turtle hatchlings going to the sea.
Answer: The tiny turtles hurried across the sand to the sea. Onlookers gave them an ovation.
5. What is unique about where female turtles lay their eggs?
Answer: They return to the same shore where they were born. After laying eggs, they return to the sea.
6. Why is turtle protection important?
Answer: Turtles keep the sea clean and play a vital role in marine ecology. Their survival rate is very low.
7. How did the project involve the villagers in turtle conservation?
Answer: The project hired former egg stealers to protect the nests and started the Turtle Friend Awards. This encouraged local participation.
8.Explain “Conservation of Nature through Livelihood.”
Answer: This means protecting nature while also providing income for local people. In this case, turtle tourism helped villagers earn money.
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