Exam Details
| Subject | Socio-Cultural System | |
| Paper | ||
| Exam / Course | Post Graduate Diploma In Sustainability Science (PGDSS) | |
| Department | School of Agriculture (SOA) | |
| Organization | indira gandhi national open university | |
| Position | ||
| Exam Date | December, 2016 | |
| City, State | new delhi, |
Question Paper
1. Answer the following briefly. Each question carries equal marks. (Any 10)
Define Gaia theory who proposed it
What do you understand by hunting gathering society
What is endogamy?
What do you mean by the term 'Cultural Ecology'
What kind of vegetation is found in Tundra climatic zone
What do you mean by environmental justice?
Name the methods of participation given by Martin Lodge.
Name the social organization that is known for making sustainable use of water in rice culturation in Indonesia.
What do you understand by balanced reciprocity
Define indigenous knowledge.
What is the main difference between ecosystem people and biosphere people.
List the anthropogenic causes of water pollution.
2. Answer the following (Any 8). Each question carries equal marks.
Culture is a man-made part of the environment comment.
Distinguish between associational and communal institutions giving suitable examples.
Define emic and etic approach of understanding culture.
What role does environment play in the personality formation of an individual?
Explain primary and secondary sedentism.
What are the challenges of people's participation in development programmes?
How does tourism impact environment?
How do culture and society contribute towards sustainability
What do you mean by welfare development
What are the reasons for the recent increase in cases of man-animal conflicts
Explain environmental determinism with suitable examples.
What measures are taken up by NGOs to Protect Human Rights?
3. Answer in detail (Any 4). Each question carries equal marks.
Elucidate the role of culture and society in sustaining the environment.
Enumerate on negative impact of development activities on traditional ways of living.
Describe Koeppen's classification in detail
Discuss the concept of equity in the pretext of developed and developing countries.
Describe the importance of Human Rights with regards to cultural and sustainability issues.
Write a note on the tribal movements in colonial India with regards to environment protection.
Define Gaia theory who proposed it
What do you understand by hunting gathering society
What is endogamy?
What do you mean by the term 'Cultural Ecology'
What kind of vegetation is found in Tundra climatic zone
What do you mean by environmental justice?
Name the methods of participation given by Martin Lodge.
Name the social organization that is known for making sustainable use of water in rice culturation in Indonesia.
What do you understand by balanced reciprocity
Define indigenous knowledge.
What is the main difference between ecosystem people and biosphere people.
List the anthropogenic causes of water pollution.
2. Answer the following (Any 8). Each question carries equal marks.
Culture is a man-made part of the environment comment.
Distinguish between associational and communal institutions giving suitable examples.
Define emic and etic approach of understanding culture.
What role does environment play in the personality formation of an individual?
Explain primary and secondary sedentism.
What are the challenges of people's participation in development programmes?
How does tourism impact environment?
How do culture and society contribute towards sustainability
What do you mean by welfare development
What are the reasons for the recent increase in cases of man-animal conflicts
Explain environmental determinism with suitable examples.
What measures are taken up by NGOs to Protect Human Rights?
3. Answer in detail (Any 4). Each question carries equal marks.
Elucidate the role of culture and society in sustaining the environment.
Enumerate on negative impact of development activities on traditional ways of living.
Describe Koeppen's classification in detail
Discuss the concept of equity in the pretext of developed and developing countries.
Describe the importance of Human Rights with regards to cultural and sustainability issues.
Write a note on the tribal movements in colonial India with regards to environment protection.
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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
- Challenges To Sustainable Development
- Ecological Economics
- Ecosystem And Natural Resources
- Institutions, Governance And Policies
- Socio-Cultural System
- Strategies And Models For Sustainability
- Sustainability Science