Total Pages —6 A/S/C AEDM —01
(Model Syllabus)
Ist Semester Examination, 2021
Time : 3 hours
Full Marks :-80
Answer from all the Parts as per direction
The figures in the right-hand margin indicate marks
Candidates are required to answer in their own words
. as far as practicable
(ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES AND
DISASTER MANAGEMENT )
PART —1
1. Answer the following questions in ene word or
fill in the blanks : Ix 12 ’
(a) Bhopal gas tragedy was due to the leakage
of :
(6) The outer, thin shell of lithosphere is called
the ,
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(c) When was the Environment Protection Act
passed by the Govt. of India ?
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(d) The ecology of interacting population of
different species is called
(¢) Carbon Dioxide, methane and nitrous oxide
are known as gases.
(f) Radiant energy is converted into potential
energy by
theory has been accepted as the
most plausible explanation for earthquakes.
(g)
(2) Tsunami is a Japanese word meaning
(i) World Health Organization (WHO) defines
noise above decibels as noise
pollution.
(/) World AIDS day is on
(k) What includes natural killer cells, T-cells
and B-cells 7
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PART — II
2. Answer any eight of the following questions within
hvo or three sentences each : 2x8
(a) What are the different layers of atmosphere ?
(b) How does radiation affect the environment ?
(c) Whatis agenda 21 ?
(d) What is carbon footprint and why is it bad ?
(e) What are man-made disasters ?
(f) Differentiate between NDRF and ODRAF.
(g) Define herd immunity with an example.
(hk) How is one infected by Hepatitis B ?
(’) What are BOD and COD used for ?
(/) Define biogeochemical cycles. Why are they
called nutrient cycles ?
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PART — IIL
3. Write notes on any eight of the following within
75 words each : . 3x8
(2) Biomagnification
(6) Nitrogen cycle
(c) Effect of urbanization on society
(dq) Community interactions
(e) Corporate Social Responsibility for disaster
management
( Survival skills during and after disasters
(g) Covid-19
(A) Lifestyle management
(i) Environmental laws
(7) Management and leadership in community
healthcare.
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PART —IV
Answer all questions of the following
within 500 words each : 7x4
4, Explain the flow of energy in ecosystems with the
help of suitable models.
Or
Describe the sources and effects of air
pollution.
5. Discuss the possible ways to achieve sustainable
development.
Or
Write an essay on the causes of human
population explosion and its control measures
in India.
6. Give an account of the institutional framework
for disaster management.
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Or
Deseribe the types of natural disasters, Add
4 note on their management, ;
7. Give an accountof some selective non-communi-
cable diseases,
Or
Explain the Principles and methods for
Prevention of pandemic diseases,
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