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 | December, 2015 | |
| City, State | new delhi, |
Question Paper
1. Give brief answers to the following:
What are transgenic plants? Give two examples.
Distinguish between agri-silvieulture and silvipasture systems.
How does soil salinity affect plant growth
What is greenhouse effect? Name any two greenhouse gases.
Define watershed and list two principal factors influencing watershed operations.
2. How do intensive agricultural practices degrade the environment?
Discuss the impact of climate change on agriculture.
Define integrated farming system and describe its advantages.
Define IPM. Discuss the various goals of IPM.
Describe any three applications of biotechnology in agriculture.
5. Write notes on any two of the following:
Status and uses of crop residues in India
Vermi composting
Biodiversity and sustainable agriculture
What are transgenic plants? Give two examples.
Distinguish between agri-silvieulture and silvipasture systems.
How does soil salinity affect plant growth
What is greenhouse effect? Name any two greenhouse gases.
Define watershed and list two principal factors influencing watershed operations.
2. How do intensive agricultural practices degrade the environment?
Discuss the impact of climate change on agriculture.
Define integrated farming system and describe its advantages.
Define IPM. Discuss the various goals of IPM.
Describe any three applications of biotechnology in agriculture.
5. Write notes on any two of the following:
Status and uses of crop residues in India
Vermi composting
Biodiversity and sustainable agriculture
Other Question Papers
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