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The document is an exam paper for an environmental science course containing instructions, multiple choice, short answer and long answer questions. It is divided into three parts with questions about topics such as land degradation, air pollution, soil pollution, ecosystems and waste management.

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AEC - I 10.01.2024 Evening

The document is an exam paper for an environmental science course containing instructions, multiple choice, short answer and long answer questions. It is divided into three parts with questions about topics such as land degradation, air pollution, soil pollution, ecosystems and waste management.

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[This question paper contains 8 printed pages.

]
Your Roll No....
Sr. No. of Question Paper 1986 G

Unique Paper Code 2181001001

Name of the Paper Environmental Science: Theory into Practice (1)


Name of the Course Ability Enhancement Course
Semester

For students of regular courses

Duration : 1Hour 45 Minutes Maximum Marks: 50


(Part A: 30; Part B: 20)

For students from SOL


Duration : 2 Hour 30 Minutes Maximum Marks: 50
(Part A: 30; Part B: 20; Part C: 20)

Instructions for Candidates

1. Write your Roll No. on the top immediately on receipt of this question
paper.

2. Answer either in English or Hindi. The same medium should be used throughout
the paper.

3. For regular students, the question paper is divided into two sections. Part A (30
marks) and B (20 marks). Attempt any three questions from Part A and any
two questions from Part B.

4. For SOL students, the question paper is divided into three sections. Part A (30
marks)and B (20 marks) and Part C (20 marks). Attempt any three questions
from Part A, any two questions from Part B and any two questions from Part
C.

5 Question number 1 from Part A is mandatory to attempt.


P.CO.
1986 2

5.

Part A

Questionnumber 1 is mandatory. Of the remaining three questions, attempt


any tWo.

(a) Define the following (any five) (1 x 5 = 5)

(i) Ozone hole

(ii) Mass extinction

(ii) Non-biodegradable waste

(iv) Renewable energy

(v) Smog
1986 3

(vi) Grazing food chain

(i) s t fsz

(ü) f t fa-T

(iv) oty3f

(v) dT

(b) State whether True or False (1 x 5 = 5)

(1) Tropical evergreen forests have thick canopy cover.

() Chernobyl disaster is an example of nuclear disaster.

(ii) The main reservoir of nitrogen is soil.

(iv) Geothermal energy is a non-renewable source of energy.

(v) BOD is an indicator of organic pollution in water bodies.

PT.O.
1986 4

2. Write short notes on any two of the following (5 x 2 = 10)

(a) River water conflicts in India

(b) Importance of wetland areas

(c) Sustainable development goals and their importance

3. (a) Discuss the sources and health impacts of


Particulate matter (PM) as air
pollutant.

(b) Explain with relevant examples how use of technology in can help in
the problem of air pollution
tackling
(5 + 5)
1986

4. Explain the various stages of primary succession on barren rocky area or in


water. (10)

Part B

Attempt any two out of the three questions.

5. Read the following paragraph and answer the questions given below:

As of today, almost a quarter of the world's total land area has been degraded.
This creates enormous problems not only for the billions of people who directly
depend on agriculture, but it has far-reaching impacts affecting every single person
on this planet today. If current trends continue, 95% of the Earth's land areas
could become degraded within the next 30 years. And yet, the opportunities are
huge. Current efforts underway to restore two billion hectares of degraded land
globally could deliver a wide range of environmental benefits: increasing
productivity, sequestering carbon and preserving biodiversity.

(taken from UNEP website)

) What is land degradation?

(ü) How does land degradation affect agriculture and


biodiversity?

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1986 6

(iii) Suggest few measures that can be taken to prevent land degradation.
(2+4+4)

(i) UT T ?

6. Environmental Studies is a multidisciplinary subject. Explain how the


multidisciplinary approach can be utilized in order to tackle the environmental
issue of soil pollution. Support your answer by
discussing the contribution of
atleast five disciplines in addressing soil pollution issue and
reducing its impacts.
(10)

7. As part of your curriculum, suppose you visit a


nearby forest area to better
understand the structure and functioning of a forest ecosystem.
Based on your
understanding, answer the following questions:
1986

(a) How is forest ecosystem different from a grassland ecosystem

(b) Draw a food web comprising of organisms that are found in a forest.
(c) Categorize the organisms that you have shown in the food web into various
trophic levels,i.e. producers, primary consumers, secondary consumrers and
tertiary consumers

(d) Using appropriate food chains found in a forest ecosystem,draw apyramid


of numbers that is a) upright and b) inverted. (2+2+2+4)

Part C

For SOL students only

Attempt any two out of the three questions.

8. Differentiate between any two of the following: (5 + S)

(a) Biogas and petroleum


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1986 8

(b) Atmosphere and Lithosphere

(c) Industrial waste and agricultural waste

9 Explain the various dangers and problems associated with lack of waste
segregation and dumping of waste in landfills, in urban areas. (10)

10. Discuss the various ecological and social impacts of building dams.
(10)

(10,000)

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