Exam Details
| Subject | Understanding The Environment | |
| Paper | ||
| Exam / Course | Post Graduate Diploma in Environment and Sustainable Development | |
| Department | School of Sciences (SOS) | |
| Organization | indira gandhi national open university | |
| Position | ||
| Exam Date | June, 2016 | |
| City, State | new delhi, |
Question Paper
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POST GRADUATE DIPLOMA IN
ENVIRONMENT AND SUSTAINABLE
DEVELOPMENT (PGDESD)
Term-End Examination 01406
June, 2016
MED-001 UNDERSTANDING THE ENVIRONMENT
Time: 2 hours Maximum Marks: 50
Note: All questions are compulsory.
1. Answer any five of the following: 5x2=10 List different types of rocks based on their formation. What do you understand by relative humidity? What is Coriolis effect What is the importance of aeration in soil
Explain the importance of latent heat of fusion. Give any four characteristics of Savannas.
2. Attempt any two of the following: What are estuaries Describe different types of estuaries based on salinity. 2 3=5 What is meant by holozoic nutrition Describe various processes involved in holozoic nutrition. 1 4=5 Describe zonation in lakes. Enlist different zones of vegetation in littoral zone with two examples of each. 2 3=5
3. What are ecological pyramids Explain and draw different types of pyramids, and give examples. 2 3=5
What are mangroves Describe the significant adaptive features of mangroves. 5
OR Define the following: 5xl=5 GPP
(ii) NPP
(iii) NCP
(iv) SP Standing crop biomass Illustrate and describe the positive and negative feedback in an ecosystem. 5
4. Attempt any two of the following: Depict a well-labelled schematic representation of Nitrogen cycle. 5 Differentiate between J-shaped and Logistic growth curves. 3
What are the two components of species diversity? 1
Differentiate between ecotone and edge. 1
Describe two types of overpopulation. 2
Explain the impact of population growth on land, climate and biodiversity. 3
5. Attempt my two of the following: Explain Interference and Exploitative Competition. 2
Describe two principles associated with competition. 2
Differentiate between ecological and erode density. 1
Define eutrophication. 1
Differentiate between acute and chronic effects of air pollution on human health. 2
Differentiate between photochemical and industrial smog. 2 Enlist the various causes of environmental degradation. 3
Give any two measures of waste management. 2
POST GRADUATE DIPLOMA IN
ENVIRONMENT AND SUSTAINABLE
DEVELOPMENT (PGDESD)
Term-End Examination 01406
June, 2016
MED-001 UNDERSTANDING THE ENVIRONMENT
Time: 2 hours Maximum Marks: 50
Note: All questions are compulsory.
1. Answer any five of the following: 5x2=10 List different types of rocks based on their formation. What do you understand by relative humidity? What is Coriolis effect What is the importance of aeration in soil
Explain the importance of latent heat of fusion. Give any four characteristics of Savannas.
2. Attempt any two of the following: What are estuaries Describe different types of estuaries based on salinity. 2 3=5 What is meant by holozoic nutrition Describe various processes involved in holozoic nutrition. 1 4=5 Describe zonation in lakes. Enlist different zones of vegetation in littoral zone with two examples of each. 2 3=5
3. What are ecological pyramids Explain and draw different types of pyramids, and give examples. 2 3=5
What are mangroves Describe the significant adaptive features of mangroves. 5
OR Define the following: 5xl=5 GPP
(ii) NPP
(iii) NCP
(iv) SP Standing crop biomass Illustrate and describe the positive and negative feedback in an ecosystem. 5
4. Attempt any two of the following: Depict a well-labelled schematic representation of Nitrogen cycle. 5 Differentiate between J-shaped and Logistic growth curves. 3
What are the two components of species diversity? 1
Differentiate between ecotone and edge. 1
Describe two types of overpopulation. 2
Explain the impact of population growth on land, climate and biodiversity. 3
5. Attempt my two of the following: Explain Interference and Exploitative Competition. 2
Describe two principles associated with competition. 2
Differentiate between ecological and erode density. 1
Define eutrophication. 1
Differentiate between acute and chronic effects of air pollution on human health. 2
Differentiate between photochemical and industrial smog. 2 Enlist the various causes of environmental degradation. 3
Give any two measures of waste management. 2
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