Environmental Education Mock Papers

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Environmental Education

Total Marks: 100
Time: 100 MINUTES
(ideally you should take less then 100 minutes for such easy questions)
BY JIGAR
ALL QUESTIONS ARE COMPULSORY

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Section I

Q.1

(a) Name the places in the Indian subcontinent that have led to desertification due to land spoilage. [2]
(b) Write the expanded form of VFPC and ICRI. [2]
(c) What are pests? How do they harm the crops? [2]
(d) State the importance of coral reefs in the marine biome. [2]
(e) What is a watershed managment? [2]

Q.2

(a) On which date and why did the Bhopal Tragedy occur? [2]
(b) Name any 2 obstacles that the developing countries face in the abatement of pollution. [2]
(c) Name any 2 biological systems which support world's economy. [2]
(d) What are fossil fuels? State the disadvantage of fossil fuels. [2]
(e) Name the largest recorded earthquake. [2]

Q.3

(a) What is ozone hole? [2]
(b) How geographical features of a country make it prone to disasters. [2]
(c) What are the advantages of renewable sources of energy? [2]
(d) What is "AGMARK"? [2]
(e) What is CPR? [2]

Q.4

(a) What is "Shramdan"? [2]
(b) Mention 2 methods of rainwater harvesting. [2]
(c) Name 1 substance that is often used to adulterate mustard and honey. [2]
(d) What is Sonic Boom? [2]
(e) Mention any 2 indigenous practices for the conservation of soil. [2]

Section II

Q.5

(a) Explain the role of Biotechnology in environmental conservation. [4]
(b) How can legislation help in protection of forests? [6]

Q.6

(a) What are the advantages of Bio-fertilizers? [4]
(b) Discuss the reasons for spoilage of landscape. [6]

Q.7

(a) What is bio-remediation? [4]
(b) Discuss methods by which we can carry out the abatement of pollution. [6]

Q.8

(a) What is meant by energy crisis? State the factors responsible for the energy crisis in rural and urban areas. [4]
(b) What is the green house effect? State four consequences of this phenomenon on the environment. [6]

Q.9

(a) Explain the significance of non-conventional/renewable sources of energy. [4]
(b) Describe the ways of disaster managment and mitigation. [6]

Q.10

(a) Development activities like construction of dams and mining lead to displacement of people. Explain any 2 problems faced by these displaced people. [4]
(b) 'Community participation can help immensely in the restoration and conservation of the environment? Discuss with suitable examples. [6]

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hey jigar good help 4m u if possible post some more papers

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hm...good paper...now time for me to ask questions!!

wats: ICRI,CPR

Q1 c

q2 e

thats all...others are all ok...

which book do u follow

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so, who all have strted studying this subject....i have not yet..

since all the papers wre easy, i think even this one will be easy only...lets see!

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thnx dude,...
its a gr8 help

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ICRI International Coral Reef Initiative

CPR stands for Common Property Resources which refers to a group of resources which are to be shared by everybody within that group. It implies to many resources present in rural areas specially.

Largest Recorded Earthquake: is the "Great Chilean Earthquake", May 22 1960.

U All R Welcome! Very Happy

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ill post 2 more papers tomorrow after i finish studying! B.O.L study

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Sindh and Rajasthan are the 2 places which once had extensive grasslands but today they have big deserts due to spoilage of landscape.

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Hey thanx dude they r really helpful

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I use evergreen nd goyal text book but i have heard that selina is much better but thatz k these 2 books r more than enough!~

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always welcome man!~

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BEST OF LUCK GUYS!~

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i read in d newspaper 1nce dat ICRI=Institute of Clinical Research in India...i guess dey wont ask dis questn cuz its contreversial now...

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DONT WORRY ALL SORTS OF ABBREVITIONS HAVE ALL SORTS OF ULL FORMS~~~~~

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i dont have a example but justtry to find the backround of the abbreviation nd u can decipher it urself!~

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imsleepy i think ill sleep nw see ya!```

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wait....does anybody have a clue of "ICSE PATTERN OF SELECTION" ?

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gosh 2 days nd my century!!~~~lol

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PAPER 2: -

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Environmental Education

Total Marks: 100
Time: 100 MINUTES
(ideally you should take less then 100 minutes for such easy questions)
BY JIGAR
ALL QUESTIONS ARE COMPULSORY

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Section I

Q.1

(a) Name any 2 tribal practices aimed at conservation of forest resources. [2]
(b) What is chipko movement? [2]
(c) State the need for adopting control measures to check spoilage of landscape. [2]
(d) Name any organizations involved in prevention of cruelty to animals. [2]
(e) Name any 2 threats to the marine ecosystem. [2]

Q.2

(a) Define the term adulteration. [2]
(b) Differentiate between a landslide and an avalanche. [2]
(c) What is the meaning of the term "MARBLE CANCER"? [2]
(d) Is there any positive effect of greenhouse effect as well? Mention. [2]
(e) How can living conditions and economy of the nation be affected due to decline in productivity? [2]

Q.3

(a) What should be done to remove BOD load from a water body? [2]
(b) Explain with example--Biopiracy. [2]
(c) What do you understand by--"Beej Bachao Andolan"? [2]
(d) What are transgenic organisms? [2]
(e) What are vulnerable species? [2]

Q.4

(a) Give an example of successful JFM. [2]
(b) How is crop rotation useful? [2]
(c) What is "Vanmahatosava"? [2]
(d) What is Semi-arid ecosystem? How is it significant? [2]
(e) What are the harmful effect of overgrazing? [2]

Section II

Q.5

(a) How can global warming be related to spoilage of landscape? [4]
(b) Explain the following terms:

i) Check dams
ii) Percolation Pond
iii) Irrigation Tank [6]

Q.6

(a) What are rights to safety and right to seek redressed? [4]
(b) Describe the 'Silent Valley Project'. [6]

Q.7

(a) Enlist some measures for the conservation of marine ecosystem. [4]
(b) Discuss the role of oceans on this planet. [6]

Q.8

(a) Give details of some breeding programmes in India. [4]
(b) Discuss some farming techniques which can cause soil erosion. [6]

Q.9

(a) Give some benefits of using non-conventional/renewable sources of energy. [4]
(b) Differentiate between man-made, natural and mixed origin disaster [6]

Q.10

(a) Discuss the concept of El-Nino. [4]
(b) With example, explain the concept of development and sustainable development. [6]

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the baove paper is 2 easy!~

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*above

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just 2-3 application questions which im sure ull be able to ans!

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