Assignment

1) Write short notes on

a) Photochemical smog
b) Acid rain
c) Global warming
d) Salination of soil
e) Radioactive pollution
f) Composting
2) Classify pollutant and explain with examples.
3) Explain insitu and exsitu conservation of biodiversity
4) Explain various effects of water pollution.
5) What is the role played by forest in biodiversity in India
6) How does the productive use show its impacts on biodiversity
7) What are the sources of soil pollution?
8) How the declining biodiversity of the nation does effects its economy.
9) What is the role played by India as mega diversity nation.
10) What is the Environmental importance of Biodiversity
11) What are measures to conserve biodiversity to attain sustainability of the ecosystem?
12) Explain the effects of various air pollutants on human being.
13) Explain the various sources of ground water pollution.
14) Give the global biodiversity hotspots
15) Explain the measures adopted for control of noise pollution. State the zone-wise permissible ambient
noise level recommended by Central Pollution Control Board.
16) Explain the factors affecting population growth rate.
17) “Biological diversity is an index of nation wealth” explain?
18) Explain the value of biodiversity with special reference to India.
19) What are responsibilities of man in ecoplanning and conservation
20) What are the role of information technology in environment and human health?
21) What are the roles of CFCs in global environmental change?
22) What are the methods to control soil pollution?
23) Define poaching and what are the measures for wildlife conservation from the threat of poaching
24) Explain the reasons of loss of biodiversity in India
25) Differentiate between endangered and endemic species and name few endangered and endemic
species of India
26) How does the Indian marine environment effect the biodiversity
27) What are the methods to control noise?
28) Give the Bio-Geographical Classification of India
29) Enumerate the types of primary and secondary air pollutants?
30) How does the increasing population of India effect its biodiversity
31) Compare Genetic and Species diversity.
32) Explain the climatic changes that are affecting the biodiversity due to environmental pollution
globally.
33) What are the major strategies of biodiversity conservation adopted in India?
34) What do you mean by biodiversity? What are their kinds?
35) What are wetlands and define ecosystem diversity
36) How are deforestation and loss of biodiversity interrelated? Explain
37) What is the role of environmental pollution in the deterioration of Indian biodiversity
38) Describe benefits of biological diversity.
39) What are the threats to Indian biodiversity
40) What are the various programmes organized by the Government of India towards conservation of
biodiversity.
41) Conservation of biodiversity
42) Gradient of biodiversity
43) Species diversity
44) Explain the need of public awareness in the conservation of biodiversity in India
45) Describe the effect of management of germplasm and patenting help conservation of biodiversity
46) What do you mean by Alpha and Beta diversity?
47) Write short notes on:
a. Maximum carrying capacity
b. Control method of air pollution
c. Disposal of solid waste, Land filling and composting
d. Disaster management
e. Watershed management
f. Role of engineers in sustainable development
g. Reasons of loss of biodiversity