2.(vii) What ecological issues can result from too many tourists visiting eco-tourism sites ? (A) reduced carbon emissions and habitat restoration (B) innovation and improved infrastructure (C) erosion, habitat disruption and pollution (D) cultural revival and increased bio-diversity
2.(vii) What ecological issues can result from too many tourists visiting eco-tourism sites ? (A) reduced carbon emissions and habitat restoration (B) innovation and improved infrastructure (C) erosion, habitat disruption and pollution (D) cultural revival and increased bio-diversity
Options
Official answer
(C) erosion, habitat disruption and pollution — the only option naming genuine ecological harms, matching Paragraph 5 exactly.
Marking scheme
- 1.1 mark for selecting option (C) erosion, habitat disruption and pollution.
- 2.No marks for any option describing benefits (A, B, D).
Hint
The question asks for ecological problems (negatives) — find the harm words in Paragraph 5, not the benefits.
Quick oral answer
Too many tourists cause erosion, habitat disruption and pollution, so the correct option is (C); the other choices all list benefits, not ecological harms.
Common mistakes
- 1.Picking a benefit-sounding option (A or D) because the passage is broadly positive about eco-tourism.
- 2.Confusing economic gains like 'improved infrastructure' (B) with ecological issues.
- 3.Overlooking the word 'issues/problems' in the question and choosing the opposite of harm.
Analysis and explanation
This single-answer MCQ checks literal comprehension of Paragraph 5's list of ecological harms from over-tourism.
Concept
- The question asks for 'ecological issues' (negative effects), so any option listing benefits must be a distractor.
Key points
- Paragraph 5 states too many tourists cause erosion, habitat disruption and pollution — exactly Option (C).
Common mistakes
- Selecting (A), (B) or (D) because they sound positive ('reduced emissions', 'improved infrastructure', 'increased biodiversity') — all describe benefits, not the harms the question asks about.
Real-world
- Over-tourism damage (erosion, habitat loss, pollution) is why destinations now enforce visitor caps and carrying-capacity limits.
Interesting facts
Trampling by hikers is a real cause of soil erosion on popular trails — some national parks now use boardwalks and rotating trail closures to let ground recover.
Marine eco-tourism hotspots have seen coral damaged by boat anchors and sunscreen chemicals, a concrete example of tourist-caused pollution.
The IUCN warns that unmanaged wildlife tourism can disrupt animal feeding and breeding — a direct form of the 'habitat disruption' named in the passage.
Question details
Q16 of 53 questions
- Board
- CBSE
- Class
- Class 10
- Subject
- English (Communicative)
- Year
- 2026
- Section
- Section A
- Marks
- 1
- Type
- MCQ
- Chapter
- Reading Comprehension
- Topic
- Ecological issues from too many tourists
- Bloom's level
- understand
- Syllabus topic
- Section A: Reading Skills — Unseen Passage: Eco-tourism — Single-answer MCQ
- Author
- CBSE
- Reviewed by
- Padhantu Academic Team
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Frequently asked questions
Why isn't option (D) correct if biodiversity relates to nature?
Option (D) says 'increased bio-diversity', which is a positive outcome. The passage says over-tourism causes habitat disruption — a loss for nature — so (D) is the opposite of the ecological harm asked for.
How do I quickly spot the answer?
Notice the question asks for 'ecological issues' — problems. Scan Paragraph 5 for negative words: erosion, habitat disruption, pollution. Only option (C) lists all three.