APSC CCE 2024 · Question 105 of 178

Read the following passage carefully and answer Question Nos. 4, 5 and 6: When vegetation sprouts in the desert, it is a good sign but when the ice in the Arctic and the Antarctic begins to turn green, there is something terribly wrong. Reports say that an iceberg, approximately the size of New York City, has broken off from the icy continent. An Argentine team discovered huge cracks in the polar ice caps. These developments can have serious implications. If polar ice fields melt, our coastal cities might be submerged and sea levels across the world could rise between 3.65 and 6.09 metres in different parts of the Earth. This is probably due to global warming. 4. What do you think is the intention of the author?

Reading Comprehension

1. ATo describe strange phenomenon in nature
2. BTo report findings of the research teams working in the polar regions
3. CTo make us aware of the dangers of global warmingCorrect
4. DTo compare developments in deserts and polar regions caused by global warming