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 | December, 2015 | |
| City, State | new delhi, |
Question Paper
1. Distinguish between any five of the following:
(a) Acute and Chronic effects of air pollutants Gaseous and Sedimentary cycles
(c) Ecosystem resistance and Ecosystem resilience
Barrier reef and Fringe reef Chemosynthesis and Photosynthesis Troposphere and Stratosphere Biological and Industrial nitrogen fixation
2. What is an estuary Describe the salient features of an estuary. Highlight the important adaptations of the estuarine organisms.
3. Answer any two of the following questions:
Describe the different types of symbiosis you have studied with examples.
(b) What do you understand by exponential growth Describe J and S shaped curves of population growth.
(c) What is food chain? Describe the characteristics of grazing and detritus food chains giving suitable examples.
4. Answer any two of the following questions:
What are tropical rain forests? Describe their distinguishing features.
(b) Describe the main features of littoral zone.
(c) List the significant air pollutants. Explain why ozone is considered both a protector and a problem for humans.
5. Give a detailed account of global water cycle. Draw a simplified diagram of hydrological cycle.
OR
What is eutrophication Discuss its causes and consequences.
(b) What steps would you take to reduce environmental pollution?
(a) Acute and Chronic effects of air pollutants Gaseous and Sedimentary cycles
(c) Ecosystem resistance and Ecosystem resilience
Barrier reef and Fringe reef Chemosynthesis and Photosynthesis Troposphere and Stratosphere Biological and Industrial nitrogen fixation
2. What is an estuary Describe the salient features of an estuary. Highlight the important adaptations of the estuarine organisms.
3. Answer any two of the following questions:
Describe the different types of symbiosis you have studied with examples.
(b) What do you understand by exponential growth Describe J and S shaped curves of population growth.
(c) What is food chain? Describe the characteristics of grazing and detritus food chains giving suitable examples.
4. Answer any two of the following questions:
What are tropical rain forests? Describe their distinguishing features.
(b) Describe the main features of littoral zone.
(c) List the significant air pollutants. Explain why ozone is considered both a protector and a problem for humans.
5. Give a detailed account of global water cycle. Draw a simplified diagram of hydrological cycle.
OR
What is eutrophication Discuss its causes and consequences.
(b) What steps would you take to reduce environmental pollution?
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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