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ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES (ES)
UNIT – 1
1.Define about environmental studies and its nature?

2.explain the scope and importance of sustainability?

3.explain about Stockholm and Rio Summit–Global Environmental Challenges?

4.what is global warmining and how it is occurred?

5.explain the following terms: a) acid rains

b) ozone layer deplection

c)carbon credits

6.explain the Role of information Technology in Environment and human health.

UNIT – 2
1. List the Natural resources and write the classification of resources.
2. Explain the Big dams - Benefits and problems.

3. List the Mineral Resources, uses and exploitation?

4. List the alternate energy sources? Explain their present status, merits and demerits.
5. Explain the environmental impacts of (i) Fertilizer – Pesticides (ii). Over grazing.
6. Define mining. Explain various environmental impacts of mineral extraction.

UNIT – 3
1. Discuss the causes of man-wild life conflicts. Suggest suitable wild life conservation
practices.
2. Define biodiversity? Explain different types of biodiversity
3. Explain in-situ and ex-situ conservation of biodiversity
4. Summarize consumptive use value, productive use value, social value and optional value
of biodiversity?
5. How the study of biodiversity is beneficial to human life.
6. Explain the threats to biodiversity?
7. Discuss the status of India as a mega diversity nation of biodiversity.
UNIT – 4
1. Define environmental pollution and explain their types and effects.
2. Define air pollution and describe the technologies for the control of air pollution.
3. Explain primary and secondary sources of air pollution?
4. List the effects of air pollution on plants, animals and human beings

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5. Explain automobile pollution and industrial pollution
6. Describe National ambient air quality standards
7. Define water pollution and explain point and non point sources of water pollution.

UNIT – 5
1. Discuss the salient features of Air Act
2. Explain Water Act
3. Explain environmental protection Act
4. List the major provisions in Forest Conservation Act 1980
5. Discuss the salient features of Wild life protection Act
6. List the major municipal solid waste management and handling rules
7. Define biomedical wastes? What are the rules to manage and handle them
8. Define hazardous wastes? Discuss the rules to manage and handle them.
UNIT – 6
1.What is Impact Assessment and its significance various stages of EIA
2.what are the preparation of EMP and EIS?
3.what is meant by Environmental audit?
4.what is meant by Ecotourism?
5.Explain briefly about the Green business and Green politics.

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