Study the image given below and answer the question.
What do you think the fingers designed like chimneys stand for?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) → Industrial pollution
Option (1) Global Poverty — Incorrect. Chimneys stand for industry, not for want or hunger; the cartoon shows nothing about poverty.
Option (2) Industrial pollution — Correct. Chimneys are the smokestacks of industry. They stand for the greenhouse gases that industries release, such as carbon dioxide and methane, which are partly responsible for global warming, the rise in global temperature; that is why the Kyoto Protocol set targets for industrialised countries to cut their emissions.
Option (3) Overgrazing of Grassland — Incorrect. Overgrazed grasslands are a separate problem of the land; the cartoon shows no grazing at all.
Option (4) Displacement of indigenous people — Incorrect. People are displaced when natural forests are cut down; the cartoon shows chimneys, not people losing their land.
NCERT (2026-27): “Common but Differentiated Responsibilities … The Kyoto Protocol is an international agreement setting targets for industrialised countries to cut their greenhouse gas emissions. Certain gases like Carbon dioxide, Methane, Hydrofluoro carbons etc. are considered at least partly responsible for global warming - the rise in global temperature…”
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