EVSC/VI/12 Student's Copy
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6th Semester
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE
TWELFTH PAPER (EVS-604)
Environmental Management and Protection
Full Marks 55
Time 2½ hours
PART A—OBJECTIVE
Marks 20
The figures in the margin indicate full marks for the questions
SECTION—A
Marks 5
Tick the correct answer in the brackets provided 1×5=5
1. The Eco-labelling Scheme was introduced by the Ministry of Environment
and Forests on
20th February, 1991
30th April, 1997
5th July, 2000
23rd January, 2003
/532 1 Contd.
2. The Apex Regulatory Agency who initiated the NAAQM programme is
Ministry of Environment and Forests
NEERI
TERI
CPCB
3. The headquarters of IUCN is situated in
Venice
Switzerland
Kenya
None of the above
4. Which of the following countries did not sign the Kyoto Protocol?
Japan
China
United States of America
United Kingdom
5. The most prevalent trend for environment education programme in
elementary and secondary levels of education is
block approach
infusion approach
second course
formal education
EVSC/VI/12/532 2 Contd.
SECTION—B
Marks 15
Write short notes on the following 3×5=15
1. Causes of erosion of traditional knowledge
2. Ambient air standards
3. Appiko Movement
4. Convention on climate change
5. Goals of environmental education
PART B—DESCRIPTIVE
Marks 35
The figures in the margin indicate full marks for the questions
1. What is biosafety? Explain the important elements and different levels of
biosafety.
OR
Give accounts of the following 3½+3½=7
Ecomark
Objectives and components of environmental management
2. What is the International Standard Organization? Write notes on the
components and benefits of ISO 14001.
OR
Write notes on the following 3½+3½=7
Approaches to environmental management
Emission standards
EVSC/VI/12/532 3 Contd.
3. Illustrate the detailed accounts of Chipko Movement and Silent Valley
Movement. 3½+3½=7
OR
Write notes on the following 3½+3½=7
IUCN
MAB
4. Give a detailed account of the objectives and principles of the convention
on biological diversity. 7
OR
Write short notes on the following 3½+3½=7
Rio Declaration
Johannesburg Declaration
5. What are formal education and non-formal education? Discuss the role of
women in environmental education.
OR
Write short notes on the following 3½+3½=7
Principles of environmental education
Role of mass media in environmental education