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EVS-2 QP Jan 2024

The document is a question paper for an Environmental Science course, containing various questions related to topics such as oil spills, mining, ecosystems, air quality index (AQI), and land use patterns. It is structured into different parts for regular and SOL students, with specific instructions on how to attempt the questions. The paper assesses students' understanding of environmental issues and their implications.

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EVS-2 QP Jan 2024

The document is a question paper for an Environmental Science course, containing various questions related to topics such as oil spills, mining, ecosystems, air quality index (AQI), and land use patterns. It is structured into different parts for regular and SOL students, with specific instructions on how to attempt the questions. The paper assesses students' understanding of environmental issues and their implications.

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[This question paper contains 16 printed pages.]

9. (a) What are oil spills? (5) Your Roll No ...............

Sr. No. of Question paper : 240 G


a) How do they contribute to marine pollution (5)

Unique Paper Code : 2181002001


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Name of the Paper : Environmental science:
(H) a nga qIr a. ian ha ed % Theory into Practice (11)

Name of the course : Ability Enhancement course


10. Mining is an essential environmental evil. Discuss
Semester : Ill
(10)
For students of regular courses
© F 37TqRE Tzth at £1 ed q*I `i Duration:
1 hour 45 minutes

Maximum marks: 50 (Part A: 30; Part 8: 20)

For students from SOL

Duration: 2 hour 30 minutes

Maximum marks: 50 (Part A: 30; Part 8: 20; Part C: 20)

Instructions for Candidates

I. Write your Roll No. on the.top immediately on receipt

of this question paper.

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into two sections. Part A (30 marks) and 8 (20 EHa TrRfae € " ed qR'I
marks). Attempt any three questions from Part A

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3. For SOL students, the question paper is divided into

three sections. I'art A (30 marks) and 8 (20


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marks) and Part C (20 `marks). Attempt any three
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questions from Part A, any two questions from Part
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8 and any two questions from Part C.
Part C

4. Question number 1 from Part A is mandatory to For SOL students only


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Attempt any two out of the three questions.

5. Answer either in English or Hindi. The same medium


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should be used throughout the paper.

8. What is ecosystem? Discuss its structure and functions

ed a ida ian in detail (10)

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its ecological importance for the environment 5. ofan"fiffi$3ala.I Bins.vqTaiiT"fflwhfifa
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(b) Plot all the ecological pyramids for this ecosystem

using the species mentioned in the figure (4) Part A

Question numtier 1 is mandatory. Of the


(c) What would happen if a species is removed from
remaining three questions, attempt any two.
this ecosystem? (2)

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P.T.O.
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I. (a)Define (5) (b) what are the pollutants that are monitored for

AQl evaluation (3)

(a) Biological Oxygen Demand

(c) Explain AQI scoring and interpret the scale


(b) Gross Primary Productivity
associated with it. What are the social and

environmental effects of high AQl values (5)


(c) Primary Pollutant

(d) Geothermal Energy (ifr) AQI - a?

(e) Sustainable Development (a) a rfu S TgFqT i fan AQI giv i* tr firm
ch rfu €1
qfirfu qR.

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240 12 240

(b) What is land use? How is it different from land (a) H-whet
(4)

G) HaET fairm

(c) Compare the land use pattern for the two years.

Expl-ain the possible reasons behind this


(b) M.atch the following (5)
variation T (4)

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(ii) Methyl Isocynate (b) Greefl Revolut-ion

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a' (iii) Uranium (c) Ozone I;ayer

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iS its rfurfaa irm RE qR.I

(v) Saprotrdphs (e) Bhopal Gas Disaster

6. (a) What is AQI? (2)

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Culturable wasteland 6.23 4

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Net area sbun 46.26 45.5

2. Write short notes on the following (any two)


GF in 7m a")
(5+5-10)

(a) Components of ecosystem


(a) Plot a bar graph using the following data. (2)

(b) Effect of air pollution on Environment

P . I. O .
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Barren and wasteland 18.11 5.5 (c) Bhopal Gas Disaster

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Land put to non-agricultural uses

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and grazing lands


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of energy in the future. Discuss the benefits of


Area under miscellarieous tree 1.51
nuclear energy? Explain why the nuclear energy
crops and groves (not covered
is not used on a large scale currently? (6)

in net sown area)

(b) Using a popular case study explain the reasons


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for inter-state river water conflicts in India. (4)
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Attempt any two out of the three questions.
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4. Differentiate between (any two) (10) -


5. Consider the following data for land use categories in

India for two years.(1960-61, 2014-15)


(a) Food chain and Food web

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(c) Conventional and non-conventional energy

Categories (affiJ 1960-612014-15


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