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 | June, 2016 | |
| City, State | new delhi, |
Question Paper
1. Answer the following in about 100 words (Any 10). Each question carries equal marks.
What is the primary objective of Basel Convention? Where and when was it held?
Why do the Hunter gatherers of Arctic Region have short limb and compact bulky body size?
What is an associational institution? Give an example.
Who put forward the history -of evolution of society? Write main points on the evolution of society.
What do you mean by ecological phase of development?
Define resources giving suitable examples.
Define ecocosmology. Who coined the term 'ecocosmology'
What do you understand by balanced reciprocity
Define 'Gaia Hypothesis'. Name the scientist who put forward 'Gaia Hypothesis'.
Enumerate the causes of water pollution.
What do you understand by Intra generational equity
Differentiate between sustainable knowledge and community knowledge.
What are occupational health hazards
What do you understand by 'Human Ecology'
What do you mean by social mobility
2. Answer the following in about 300 words (Any 8). Each question carries equal marks.
Write down important functions of forests.
What are the advantages of new fishing techniques
Why is shifting cultivation considered to be environmentally more sustainable than permanent cultivation
How did colonization lead to the disruption of ecosystem balance in the past
Explain the importance of urban agriculture with reference to Delhi.
What are the characteristics of humid tropical climate? Mention some of the places coming under humid tropical climate.
What are the environmental risks associated with tourism?
What are Human Rights? Describe in brief.
Differentiate between environmental determinism and cultural determinism.
Discuss how Intellectual Property Rights can be applied to indigenous communities
What are the reasons for the recent increase in the cases of man-animal conflicts
Describe the merits and demerits of community forestry.
3. Answer in about 500 words (Any 4). Each question carries equal marks.
How do traditional customs and rituals contribute towards forming sustainable societies?
Write a detailed note on the roles and responsibilities of human beings towards other living organisms.
Explain the nature of man and environment relationship.
What do you understand by environmentalism? Explain the types of environmentalists' philosophies.
Write a note on the tribal movements in relation to environment during colonial India.
Define global warming. What human actions are responsible for it
What is the primary objective of Basel Convention? Where and when was it held?
Why do the Hunter gatherers of Arctic Region have short limb and compact bulky body size?
What is an associational institution? Give an example.
Who put forward the history -of evolution of society? Write main points on the evolution of society.
What do you mean by ecological phase of development?
Define resources giving suitable examples.
Define ecocosmology. Who coined the term 'ecocosmology'
What do you understand by balanced reciprocity
Define 'Gaia Hypothesis'. Name the scientist who put forward 'Gaia Hypothesis'.
Enumerate the causes of water pollution.
What do you understand by Intra generational equity
Differentiate between sustainable knowledge and community knowledge.
What are occupational health hazards
What do you understand by 'Human Ecology'
What do you mean by social mobility
2. Answer the following in about 300 words (Any 8). Each question carries equal marks.
Write down important functions of forests.
What are the advantages of new fishing techniques
Why is shifting cultivation considered to be environmentally more sustainable than permanent cultivation
How did colonization lead to the disruption of ecosystem balance in the past
Explain the importance of urban agriculture with reference to Delhi.
What are the characteristics of humid tropical climate? Mention some of the places coming under humid tropical climate.
What are the environmental risks associated with tourism?
What are Human Rights? Describe in brief.
Differentiate between environmental determinism and cultural determinism.
Discuss how Intellectual Property Rights can be applied to indigenous communities
What are the reasons for the recent increase in the cases of man-animal conflicts
Describe the merits and demerits of community forestry.
3. Answer in about 500 words (Any 4). Each question carries equal marks.
How do traditional customs and rituals contribute towards forming sustainable societies?
Write a detailed note on the roles and responsibilities of human beings towards other living organisms.
Explain the nature of man and environment relationship.
What do you understand by environmentalism? Explain the types of environmentalists' philosophies.
Write a note on the tribal movements in relation to environment during colonial India.
Define global warming. What human actions are responsible for it
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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