Exam Details

Subject Introduction to Water Harvesting
Paper
Exam / Course Certificate in Water Harvesting and Management
Department School of Agriculture (SOA)
Organization indira gandhi national open university
Position
Exam Date December, 2016
City, State new delhi,


Question Paper

Define water stress and water scarcity.

Why urban areas of the country are suffering with water scarcity problem during summer and what are the solutions for it?

What do you understand by irrigation intensity, what is its present percentage value in our country and how it can be improved?

Discuss the role of State Level Nodal Agency (SLNA) for implementing Watershed Projects.

What are the various factors influencing choice of water harvesting system

What are the different legislative measures adopted by different states of the country to enhance water availability in urban areas?

Define and explain in brief about integrated watershed management.

What are Panchayati Raj Institutions

Discuss the role of people participation in watershed projects

Explain, why, bottom up approach is better for effective implementation of watershed projects?

What is the natural resource survey? Explain its need in watershed projects

Discuss the importance of participatory rural appraisal in watershed projects.

7. Write short notes on any four of the following:

Venn diagram

Rainfed Agriculture

Bio -diversity

Watershed development team

Silvi -pasture

8. What is water harvesting and discuss its advantages?


Departments

  • Centre for Corporate Education, Training & Consultancy (CCETC)
  • Centre for Corporate Education, Training & Consultancy (CCETC)
  • National Centre for Disability Studies (NCDS)
  • School of Agriculture (SOA)
  • School of Computer and Information Sciences (SOCIS)
  • School of Continuing Education (SOCE)
  • School of Education (SOE)
  • School of Engineering & Technology (SOET)
  • School of Extension and Development Studies (SOEDS)
  • School of Foreign Languages (SOFL)
  • School of Gender Development Studies(SOGDS)
  • School of Health Science (SOHS)
  • School of Humanities (SOH)
  • School of Interdisciplinary and Trans-Disciplinary Studies (SOITDS)
  • School of Journalism and New Media Studies (SOJNMS)
  • School of Law (SOL)
  • School of Management Studies (SOMS)
  • School of Performing Arts and Visual Arts (SOPVA)
  • School of Performing Arts and Visual Arts(SOPVA)
  • School of Sciences (SOS)
  • School of Social Sciences (SOSS)
  • School of Social Work (SOSW)
  • School of Tourism & Hospitality Service Sectoral SOMS (SOTHSM)
  • School of Tourism &Hospitality Service Sectoral SOMS (SOTHSSM)
  • School of Translation Studies and Training (SOTST)
  • School of Vocational Education and Training (SOVET)
  • Staff Training & Research in Distance Education (STRIDE)

Subjects

  • Basics of Hydrology
  • Introduction to Water Harvesting
  • Water Harvesting, Conservation and Utilization