Exam Details
| Subject | Natural Resource Management : Physical and Biotic | |
| 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
No. of Printed Pages: 2 IMED-006I
POST GRADUATE DIPLOMA IN
ENVIRONMENT AND SUSTAINABLE
DEVELOPMENT (PGDESD)
Term-End Examination
June, 2016
MED-006 NATURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
PHYSICAL AND BIOTIC
Time: 2 hours Maximum Marks: 50
Note: Question no. 1 is compulsory. Attempt any three questions from questions no. 2 to 5.
1. Attempt all parts.
Explain how forests serve as a major natural resource of our country.
What is soil erosion? Mention the factors responsible for the erosion of soil.
Expand any two of the following abbreviations and state one function of each:
BGCS
NBPGR
UPOV
List any five Ramsar sites of our country.
2. In India, much water is available during monsoon season, but still we suffer from scarcity of drinking water. Explain.
What is bio-diesel How is it produced?
3. Discuss the reasons of over-exploitation of natural resources. Support your answer with suitable examples.
Explain the importance of biodiversity in providing raw material for industry.
4. Biodiversity provides us with life-sustaining and useful services. Explain.
5. Write short notes on any two of the following:
Sacred Groves
Cultural and Religious Values of Biodiversity
Bt Cotton
Biodiversity Hot Spots
POST GRADUATE DIPLOMA IN
ENVIRONMENT AND SUSTAINABLE
DEVELOPMENT (PGDESD)
Term-End Examination
June, 2016
MED-006 NATURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
PHYSICAL AND BIOTIC
Time: 2 hours Maximum Marks: 50
Note: Question no. 1 is compulsory. Attempt any three questions from questions no. 2 to 5.
1. Attempt all parts.
Explain how forests serve as a major natural resource of our country.
What is soil erosion? Mention the factors responsible for the erosion of soil.
Expand any two of the following abbreviations and state one function of each:
BGCS
NBPGR
UPOV
List any five Ramsar sites of our country.
2. In India, much water is available during monsoon season, but still we suffer from scarcity of drinking water. Explain.
What is bio-diesel How is it produced?
3. Discuss the reasons of over-exploitation of natural resources. Support your answer with suitable examples.
Explain the importance of biodiversity in providing raw material for industry.
4. Biodiversity provides us with life-sustaining and useful services. Explain.
5. Write short notes on any two of the following:
Sacred Groves
Cultural and Religious Values of Biodiversity
Bt Cotton
Biodiversity Hot Spots
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Subjects
- Agriculture and Environment
- Energy and Environment
- Globalization and Environment
- Integrated Environmental Management : Urban and Rural
- Natural Resource Management : Physical and Biotic
- Sustainable Development: Issues and Challenges
- Towards Participatory Management
- Understanding The Environment