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Posted By: Atul Vohra Member Level: Diamond Posted Date: 01 Apr 2008
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2005 ICSE ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION Question paper
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ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION
(Two Hours)
Answers to this Paper must be written on the paper provided separately.
You will not be allowed to write during the first 15 minutes.
This time is to be spent in reading the question paper.
The time given at the head of this Paper is the time allowed for writing the answers.
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Attempt all questions from Section A and any four questions from Section B.
The intended marks for questions or parts of questions are given in brackets [ ].
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SECTION A (40 Marks)
Attempt all questions from this Section
Question 1
(a) Write the full form of PETA. State one aim of this organisation. [2]
(b) Name any two sources of soil pollution. [2]
(c) Mention any two objectives of the Ganga Action Plan (1985). [2]
(d) Name any two offshore oil fields in India. [2]
(e) What is rare species? [2]
Question 2
(a) Name any two antibiotics. [2]
(b) What is a symbiotic relationship? [2]
(c) What is Avalanche? [2]
(d) Define Non-biodegradable pollutants. [2]
(e) Mention two measures for the control of overgrazing. [2]
Question 3
(a) Name the warm ocean current that flows along the Peruvian coast. What effect does it have in this area? [2]
(b) State any two advantages of community participation. [2]
(c) Mention two natural causes of forest fires. [2]
(d) Define desertification. [2]
(e) What are secondary pollutants? [2]
Question 4
(a) Name any two national parks in India. [2]
(b) Name any two prospective sites for the exploitation of tidal energy in India. [2]
(c) What is the impact of the Doon Valley Project on the livelihood of the people living there? [2]
(d) What are the similarities between a National Park and a Wildlife Sanctuary? [2]
(e) Write the full form of CITES. State one aim of this agreement. [2]
SECTION B (40 Marks)
Attempt any four questions from this Section
Question 5
(a) What are the advantages of using Eco-efficiency? [4]
(b) The United Nations Universal Declaration on Human Rights has declared the right to housing as a basic human right. In this context, mention six objectives of rehabilitation that must be kept in mind when giving displaced people an alternative site for living. [6]
Question 6
(a) 'The depletion of the ozone layer is one of man's major environmental concerns'.
In this context, discuss the cause of its depletion with reference to chlorofluorocarbons in reasonable detail. [4]
(b) Write short notes on:-
(i) Sanitary landfills [3]
(ii) Incineration. [3]
Question 7
(a) Mention four advantages of green manuring. [4]
(b) Mention any six ways in which global warming could eventually affect agriculture. [6]
Question 8
(a) Acid rain has been found to be extremely dangerous. Mention any four effects of acid rain. [4]
(b) Briefly explain the following:-
(i) Water harvesting in Mizoram. [3]
(ii) The objectives of the Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act (1974). [3]
Question 9
(a) What are the steps that have been taken to save the Taj Mahal from the effects of acid rain? [4]
(b) The consequences of an earthquake are known to be disastrous. Suggest six guidelines for the construction of buildings in earthquake-prone areas. [6]
Question 10
(a) Mention the objectives of Sustainable development. [4]
(b) Explain the need for the conservation and management of water resources. [6]
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