Exam Details
Subject | Agriculture and 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
No. of Printed Pages: 2
IMED-007 1
POST GRADUATE DIPLOMA IN
ENVIRONMENT AND SUSTAINABLE
DEVELOPMENT (PGDESD)
Term-End Examination
01586
June, 2016
MED-007 AGRICULTURE AND ENVIRONMENT
Time: 2 hours Maximum Marks: 50
Note: Attempt all questions. The marks for each question are indicated against it.
1. Give brief answers to the following:
Define Sericulture.
What is post-harvest technology
What is sustainable agriculture Enlist any two parameters of sustainable agriculture.
Define ecological security. Enlist any two factors that threaten ecological security.
How does crop rotation help in pest and disease management?
2. Discuss the positive and negative impacts of biotechnology on agriculture.
3. Define Integrated Nutrient Management (INM). Enlist the important steps for the adoption of INM.
Define an agro-ecosystem. What are the differences between agro-ecosystem and natural ecosystem?
4. What is soil erosion Discuss the effects of continuous cropping practices on soil.
What is organic farming ?Explain the different steps of organic farming.
5. Write notes on any two of the following: 2x5=10
Ex-Situ Conservation of Agro-biological Diversity
Lac Cultivation
Microbial Biofertilizers
IMED-007 1
POST GRADUATE DIPLOMA IN
ENVIRONMENT AND SUSTAINABLE
DEVELOPMENT (PGDESD)
Term-End Examination
01586
June, 2016
MED-007 AGRICULTURE AND ENVIRONMENT
Time: 2 hours Maximum Marks: 50
Note: Attempt all questions. The marks for each question are indicated against it.
1. Give brief answers to the following:
Define Sericulture.
What is post-harvest technology
What is sustainable agriculture Enlist any two parameters of sustainable agriculture.
Define ecological security. Enlist any two factors that threaten ecological security.
How does crop rotation help in pest and disease management?
2. Discuss the positive and negative impacts of biotechnology on agriculture.
3. Define Integrated Nutrient Management (INM). Enlist the important steps for the adoption of INM.
Define an agro-ecosystem. What are the differences between agro-ecosystem and natural ecosystem?
4. What is soil erosion Discuss the effects of continuous cropping practices on soil.
What is organic farming ?Explain the different steps of organic farming.
5. Write notes on any two of the following: 2x5=10
Ex-Situ Conservation of Agro-biological Diversity
Lac Cultivation
Microbial Biofertilizers
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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
- 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