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ST. JOSEPH’S COLLEGE OF COMMERCE (AUTONOMOUS)

END SEMESTER EXAMINATION – JUNE 2022
B.COM/BBA – II SEMESTER
UG21OE006: SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS
Duration: 2 ½ Hours Max. Marks: 60
SECTION - A
I) Answer any 10 questions out of 12. Each carries 1 mark. (10x1=10)

1. Define Sustainable Development.

2. What are renewable resources?
3. What is Brundtland commission’s report known as?
4. How many SDGs are there?
5. What is the tragedy of commons?
6. What is desertification?
7. Give any two examples of sustainable technologies.
8. Where did the famous Earth Summit was held in 1992?
9. What is environmental accounting?
10. Write any two poverty alleviation programmes in India.
11. Expand UNFCCC.
12. What is greenhouse effect?
SECTION - B
II) Answer any 4 questions out of 6. Each carries 4 marks. (4x4=16)

13. Population, Environment and Development have very close relationship.

Comment
14. Give a brief Introduction of Sustainable Development Goals.
15. Explain the terms: “sustainability” and “development”
16. What are the challenges in developing countries to implement Sustainable
Development Goals?
17. Write a note on United Nations Convention on Biological Diversity.
18. Give the meaning of degrowth economy and explain briefly.
SECTION - C
III) Answer any 3 questions out of 5. Each carries 8 marks. (3x8=24)

19. Examine the need of India’s active role in making implementation of SDGs a
successful one.

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 20. Explain different approaches for implementing sustainable development.
21. Do you think there is a contradiction between economic development and
environmental protection?
22. Sustainability is no longer about doing less harm. It’s about doing better.
Comment
23. Write the importance of sustainable technology with illustrations.
SECTION - D
IV) Case Study – Compulsory question. (1x10=10)
24. Sustainable Development (SD) is the universal essentiality of present times,
and universities have a critical role in implementing this initiative through
their functioning, policies and practices. To integrate SD goals, universities
should have a global outlook that is still locally rooted in its strategies. In the
last decade, various theories and recommendations have been proposed and
adopted globally for integrating sustainability in higher education systems. In
India, environmental education has been mandated at all formal levels in the
education system. Still, there is a strong argument that it is not simply a
matter of overhauling syllabi and curricula. Instead, universities should be
incorporating SD goals into their research and their own operations.

Questions:

1. How can educational institutions further integrate sustainable

development into their operations and research? (5 marks)

2. Why is integrating Sustainable Development with academia crucial?

(5 marks)

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