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EX-803 (B) RGPV B.Tech

Environmental Issues, Policy, Standards & Regulations (EIPSR)

Previous year papers and the official syllabus are free to read, no account needed.

Previous Year Papers

3 papers, latest Jun 2025

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Syllabus, notes and important questions for EX-803 (B)

Syllabus units

Topics as the official RGPV syllabus lists them.

Unit 1 Global Environmental Concerns and International Frameworks 10 topics
  • Global environmental concerns
  • Changing global atmosphere
  • United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC)
  • Kyoto Protocol
  • Conference of Parties (COP)
  • Clean Development Mechanism (CDM)
  • Prototype Carbon Fund (PCF)
  • Earth Summit
  • Sustainable development
  • Green Certificate
Unit 1 notes
Unit 2 Protected‑Area Management, Improvement Strategies and Standards 4 topics
  • Global programme for protected‑area management
  • Strategies for environmental improvement plans
  • Key organisations: UNEP, IPCC, CPCB
  • Fundamental features of ISO 14000
Unit 2 notes
Unit 3 Water Quality Standards and Parameters 4 topics
  • Water‑quality parameters (physical, chemical, bacteriological)
  • Potable‑water standards
  • Waste‑water effluent standards
  • Minimal National Standards (MINAS)
Unit 3 notes
Unit 4 National Environment Policies and Legislation 6 topics
  • Water Act 1974
  • Air Act 1981
  • Environmental (Protection) Act 1986
  • M.P. State Environment Policy
  • Municipal Solid‑Waste (Management & Handling) Rules 1998
  • Biomedical Waste (Management & Handling) Rules 1998
Unit 4 notes
Unit 5 Energy Sources, Converters and Emerging Technologies 5 topics
  • Review of conventional and unconventional energy sources
  • Unconventional sources: solar, biogas, wind, tidal
  • Energy converters: high‑performance motors, biogas‑driven generators, wind turbines
  • Mini‑hydro generators
  • State‑of‑the‑art and futuristic energy conversion systems
Unit 5 notes
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Exam insights

Counted from 3 past EX-803 (B) papers.

Marks asked per paper, by unit

  • Unit 1 Global environmental concerns 33 marks
  • Unit 2 The Global Program for protected area management 28 marks
  • Unit 3 Water Quality 14 marks
  • Unit 4 Environment Policies 16 marks
  • Unit 5 Review of various energy sources 21 marks

Average marks of the questions from each unit in one paper. You answer only some of them, so the total is more than the paper’s maximum.

Asked again and again

  1. Explain the physical parameters of drinking water quality

    Asked 2 times: 2025, 2023

  2. Explain the basic features, components and purpose of ISO 14000.

    Asked 2 times: 2025, 2022

  3. What is climate change and what factors are responsible for it?

    Asked 2 times: 2023, 2022

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