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1. Environmental Studies (2110007)
Question Bank
RENEWABLE AND NON-RENEWABLE RESOURCES
Differentiate renewable and non renewable natural resources. Also state various measures for
conservation of natural resources.
Explain renewable and non-renewable resources
Discuss the conventional and non conventional energy resources
with their impact on environment..
Differentiate renewable and non renewable energy resources and discuss
the effect of overpopulation on energy problems.
Explain the conventional and non conventional energy resources. Discuss
use of solar energy in India
Narrate renewable and nonrenewable natural resources. What are stresses
produced by human-being by overexploitations of them?
Differentiate and enlist renewable and nonrenewable natural resources.
What are uses and misuses of water?
Describe in detail all energy resources being used presently. What are
advantages and limitations of non-renewable and renewable and
conventional and Non-conventional energy resources ?
Give the classification of natural resources. Explain the conventional
and non conventional energy resources.
What is a resource? What is importance of resources in human life?
Give classification of resources.
Distinguish between renewable and Non-renewable resources.
Write the advantages and disadvantages of conventional and Nonconventional
energy sources
WATER RESOURCES
Why water is a unique natural resource What are the consequences of over utilization and
pollution of water.
Give the classification of use of water
What are the uses of water?
Explain different sources of water. Discuss problems associated with
the over exploitation of water resources.
Describe the uses of different water resources and explain any two
techniques of water conservation used in India.
Why we are now harvesting rain water? What are problems of water quality
in India?
What are causes of Environmental Pollution? . List all Environmental
Pollution and their sources in detail
Describe the parameters of water quality standards for drinking water
in India and state their significances
"Water shall be the source of the world's next big conflict". Explain

2. What are the problems associated with the over exploitation of water
resources?
State and explain different sources of water.
FOOD & FOREST RESOURCES
Enlist various causes and effects of deforestation. Also suggest few possible measures to
check deforestation.
Describe uses and overuses of land and forest.
Discuss the environmental effects of agriculture and limits of food production.
What is deforestation? What are the major causes of deforestation?
Differentiate malnutrition and undernourishment. Discuss factors to
improve the food production.
Give the classification of forests and discuss the effects of deforestation on
society.
Describe in detail types of forest resources and what are problems created
by deforestations in India ?
Describe types of forest resources and their uses and overuses and effects of
that activity of human
Enlist all factors leading to deforestation. What are effects and remedial
measures of deforestation
Describe uses and overuses of land and forest.
Explain how forest helps in maintaining ecological balance
Afforestation is the need of the hour. Justify.
WATER POLLUTION
Classify various sources of water pollution. Also write various measures to control it.
Analyze the statement that “Approximately 75% of the earth surface is covered by water then
to availability of fresh water is the biggest crisis facing the world today.
Define & differentiate Undernourishment & malnourishment.
Define pollution, pollutants and population explosion.
Write a note on water quality criteria
Explain the objectives and various functions of Gujarat Pollution Control Board.
Give the classification of water pollutants. What are the effects of water
pollutants on humans?
Write a short note on : Eutrophication
Discuss various water quality parameters for safe drinking water.
What are different types of pollutions? Describe the causes and effects of
Eutrophication
“Discharging used water in river is not solution of pollution” Explain in
Detail
Enlist types of Environmental Pollution. What are effects of water pollutants
on Environment and human
Define Eutrophication, its causes and effects.
State the Indian standards for drinking water.
Write short note on Eutrophication

3. AIR POLLUTION
Enlist different air pollutant and explain their effects on human beings.
Discuss the air pollution caused by oxides of nitrogen and sulphur
Give types and effects of common air pollutants in detail
Describe the health hazards caused by air pollution
Discuss the controlling measures of air pollution
Explain the effects of air pollution on climate and aesthetic beauty.
Enumerate different primary and secondary air pollutants and explain the
effect of carbon monoxide on human beings.
Describe Structure of Atmospheric air . Give types and effects of common
air pollutants in detail
Enumerate different air pollutants and explain its effects on human
beings.
What do you understand by primary and secondary air Pollutant? Discuss the health
hazards of air pollution?
State Indian ambient air quality standards.
Discuss various air pollutants.
Discuss hazardous effects of air pollutants
LAND POLLUTION
Write a Short Note on (a) Land degradation
What is land degradation and what are the causes of land degradation.
Explain the different uses of land
Write a short note on environmental problems associated with coal based thermal
power plants.
What is land degradation and what are the causes of land
degradation?
NOISE POLLUTION
Write a Short Note on : Sources and effects of noise pollution.
Discuss about effects of noise pollution and its control.
What is noise pollution? How is it measured? Discuss noise rating
systems.
Describe the unit of sound measurement? Discuss the ways to
control noise pollution.
What is Noise pollution? How is it measured? Describe the effects of noise
pollution on human and animals.
Discuss about effects of noise pollution and its control
What do you understand by acceptable noise level .Briefly describe the sources and
effect of noise pollution.
State the measures to control noise pollution also discuss the harmful
effects of noise pollution

4. ENERGY RESOURSES
Discuss “Solar Energy is the Energy for future in India”.
Write a short note on any two nonconventional sources of energy.
Suggest how we can increase the social awareness for judicial use of water, land & greenery
in our surrounding.
Discuss the environmental implications of non conventional energy sources.
Write a note on geothermal and tidal energy
Write advantages, disadvantages and application of solar energy.
What is energy cvonservation? Why do we need to conserve energy?
GLOBAL ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEMS
Enlist major global Environmental problems. Also write causes and effects of acid rain
Define the term exploitation & global warming.
How Ozone is getting depleted from the atmosphere? Explain with chemical reaction.
Write explanatory note on Ozone layer Depletion
What is global warming? What are the impacts of global warming? Which
are the measures to reduce global warming?
Explain by drawing sketch: Green house effect.
Write down the causes and environmental effect of acid rain.
Explain the causes of ozone layer depletion. Why ‘Montreal
Protocol’ is called a successful international step.
Discuss briefly current global environmental problems and discuss green
house effect in details.
Enlist Global Environmental pollution problems. Describe one in detail
and suggest remedial measures to reduce them
Enlist global environmental problems and discuss any one.
Write short notes on (i) Acid rain (ii) Environmental degradation
Explain Green House Effect. What are various sources of green house gases.
How depletion of Ozone layer does takes place in the atmosphere? Explain the ill effect
of Ozone depletion.
Explain green house effect.
Write note on Acid rain.

5. DEFINITIONS :
1. Troposphere
2. Hetrotrophs
3. Malnutrition
4. Death rate
5. Carnivores
6. Artesian well
7. Specific yield
8. Biomes
9. Carnivores
10. Malnutrition
11. Springs
12. Afforestation
13. Tropical Forests
14. Fuel cell
15. Potable water
16. Solid Waste Management
17. CFC's
18. Biomagnifications
19. Minamata
20. Fog
21. Soot
22. Ecosystem
23. Symbiosis
24. Autotroph
25. Nitrogen fixation.
26. Denitrification
27. Abiotic component
28. Respiration
29. Decomposers
30. Atmospheric Environment
31. Ecosystem
32. Water pollution
33. Tertiary Consumers
34. Reforestation
35. Bioaccumulation
36. Eutrophication
37. Herbivores
38. Biomagnification
39. Trophic Level
40. omnivores
41. Ecological Pyramid
42. Decomposers
43. Predator
44. Environment
45. Ecology
46. Ecosystem
47. Deforestation
48. Eutrophication
49. Biomagnification
50. Decomposers
51. Omnivores
52. Transpiration

6. 53. Runoff
54. Global warming
55. Emigration
56. Producer
57. Ecology
58. Total Fertility Rate
59. Zero Population Growth
60. Food Web
61. Global Warming
62. Shifting Cultivation
63. Estuaries
64. Hydrological Cycle
65. Differentiate between :
(i) Deforestation and Desertification
(ii) Conventional and Non-Conventional Energy Source
(iii) Ecology and Ecosystem
(iv) Pollution and Pollutant
Prof. karm Balar (CED)
S.S.A.S.I.T.