Question

You are Shreeya/Santosh, a resident of Ooty, Tamil Nadu. You are concerned about the increasing number of tourists to hill stations and the adverse effects on the lives of the residents due to the garbage spread by them. Write a letter to the editor of the national daily drawing attention to your concern over the situation.

Select the correct option containing the proper argument(s) that can be included in the body of the letter. [0.8 mark]

I. I would like to draw your kind attention to the increase in the number of tourists in Ooty.
II. We should ban all tourists from coming to Ooty.
III. Through the columns of your esteemed newspaper, I would like to draw the attention of the concerned authorities to the problem mentioned.
IV. The increasing number of tourists has also increased the amount of garbage in the hill station.
V. The local population is facing difficulties due to the increase in garbage.

• A. I, II, III, and V
• B. I, II, IV, and V
• C. III, IV, and V
• D. I, III, IV, and V

Answer 1

The correct option is D I, III, IV, and V

From the above-given arguments, all can be included in the body of the letter except the second one, as it sounds more like an undemocratic order than a solution to the problem. The letter should inform the national press about the problem.