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MAR IVANIOS COLLEGE (AUTONOMOUS)
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM
Reg. No. :.………………… Name :.………………….
First Semester B.Com. Degree Examination, November 2017
First Degree Programme under CBCSS
Foundation Course (for Commerce)
AUCO121: Environmental Studies
for 2015 Admissions Only
Time: 3 Hours Max. Marks: 80
SECTION A
Answer ALL questions in one or two sentences.
1. What is Lithosphere
2. Define the term ecology
3. What is land degradation
4. What do you mean by bio diversity
5. What is acid rain
6. What is dry docking
7. What is eco mark
8. What is ozone layer depletion
9. Explain the term Green marketing
10. What is Value Education
(10 1 10 Marks)
SECTION B
Answer any EIGHT questions, each in a short paragraph not exceeding 50 words.
11. Explain food chain and its different types
12. Explain the different types of aquatic eco system
13. What are the causes of water pollution
14. What are the objectives of sustainable development
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15. Explain the role of individuals towards sustainable environment and human life
16. What is waste land reclamation and what are the types of waste lands
17. What are the methods of birth control
18. What are the problems of population explosion
19. Explain the structure of atmosphere
20. What are the objectives of environment study
21. What are the uses of forest
22. What are the causes of deforestation
2 16 Marks)
SECTION C
Answer any SIX questions, each in a paragraph not exceeding 120 words.
23. What are the issues of environment and how it relates with human health
24. What are the effects of noise pollution
25. What are the types and sources of solid waste
26. What are the measures to reclaim the waste land
27. What are the strategies to protect environment from waste products
28. What are the types and characteristic features of forest eco system
29. What are the benefits and problems of dam
30. What is the scope of environmental studies
31. What is environment What are the different segments of environment
4 24 Marks)
SECTION D
Answer any TWO questions, not exceeding four pages.
32. What do you mean by conservation of natural resources How do you conserve water and soil
33. What are the control measures of solid waste
34. What is environmental ethics What are the major problems associated with not observing them
35. What is environment Explain the need for public awareness for protecting environment.
15 30 Marks)