Suggestions for ENVS CVAC for 1st SEMESTER 2024

Paper: ENVS01 (Fundamentals of Environment)

Short Questions (2 Marks/3 marks)
Unit 1(Fundamentals of Environment)
1. Define Environment.
2. Define the scope of Environmental Studies.
3. State the importance of Environmental Studies.
4. Briefly state the different spheres of the earth/ environment.
5. State the different layers of the Atmosphere.
6. Define ‘Sustainable Development’.
7. What is Earth Summit?
8. What is
Unit 2(Ecology & Environment)
1. What do you understand by the term Ecology?
2. Define Ecosystem in brief.
3. What are the components that make up an Ecosystem?
4. What are Biogeochemical cycles?
5. What do you mean by a Food Chain?
6. What is a Food Web?
7. What do you understand by trophic structure of an ecosystem?
8. Classify ecosystems in brief.
9. What are the different types of Food Chain?
10. Briefly state the importance of Food chain.
11. Why is it important to conserve Ecosystems?
12. Write a short note on: A) Energy Flow in an Ecosystem. B) Pond Ecosystem.C) Desert
Ecosystem. D) Forest Ecosystem.
13. What is Eutrophication?
14. Define ‘Population Ecology’.
15. Define ‘Community Ecology’.
16. Define briefly Ecological Pyramid.
17. What is Social forestry?
18. What is Joint Forest Management?
19. What is Agro forestry?
20. Briefly describe an Agro ecosystem with example.

Unit 3(Natural Resources)

1 . Define Renewable resources with examples.
2. Define Non-renewable resources with examples.
3. What are Natural resources? Give Examples.
4. Why is Solar energy considered as a renewable resource?
5. Write a short note on Non-conventional sources of energy.
6. Write a short note on Fossil fuels & their consumption patterns?

Unit 4(Biodiversity & Conservation)

1 . What is Biodiversity?
2. State the 3 levels of Biodiversity.
3. What are Endemic species? Give examples.
4. What are Biodiversity hotspots?
5. Why is India classified as a Megadiversity country?
6. Write down the threats to biodiversity in brief.
7. What is Biopiracy?
8. How does indigenous traditional knowledge impact biodiversity?
9. State the Biodiversity hotspots in India along with examples of few species found there.
10. What is Biodiversity Conservation? How can it be done ?
11. What do you mean by Protected Areas Network?
12. What is Bioprospecting with reference to biodiversity?
13. Briefly explain any one IUCN threat categories with examples.
14. What is IUCN Red Data Book?
15. How is a National Park different from a Wildlife Sanctuary?
16. Differentiate between A National park and a Biosphere Reserve.
Unit 5(Environmental Pollution)
1. Define Environmental Pollution with examples.
2. What is Air Pollution? Explain with an example.
3. Define Water Pollution with examples.
4. Mention the different types of Air pollutants with examples.
5. State the different types of water pollutants with example.
6. What is Soil Pollution? Give examples.
7. Give the difference between point and non-point sources of water pollution.
8. What is Plastic Pollution? Give examples.
9. What do you understand by the term ‘ Marine Pollution’? Explain with an example.
10. How does Thermal Pollution affect the environment?
11. What are the types of pollution caused by industrial activities. Give few examples.
12. Define Noise Pollution with examples.
13. What are Solid wastes? How do they pollute the environment.
14. Briefly explain pollution due to hazardous wastes.
15. What are the steps of solid waste management?
16. What is Greenhouse Effect?
17. What is Global warming?
18. What is Climate Change?
19. Mention the cause of Ozone layer depletion.
20. What are Greenhouse gases?How do they cause Global warming?
21. What is Acid rain?
22. Briefly mention the problems associated with Acid rain.
23. What are Biomedical wastes? Give examples.
24. What are e-wastes? Give examples.
25. What are municipal wastes? What category of wastes they fall into?
26. What is the 3R concept of Solid Waste management?
27. Write down the steps involved in solid waste management.
28. What are the five key signs of climate change?
29. What is Ozone hole?
30. What are the primary & secondary sources of air pollution?