Environmental Issues, Policy, Standards & Regulations (EX-803 (B)) - Important Questions

What are the global environmental concerns?

Apply knowledge of atmospheric changes to predict future trends.

Describe the significance of the Earth Summit.

Explain the purpose of the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM).

Propose a strategy to enhance sustainable development.

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

Write a short note on sustainable development, green certificate, CPCB, or wastewater effluent standards.

What is the Kyoto Protocol and what are its limitations?

Explain Prototype Carbon Fund.

Write short notes on the Kyoto Protocol and the Earth Summit.

Explain the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change.

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

Write short notes on any four of the following terms:

Explain the benefits of protected areas.

Discuss the significance of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) in climate science.

Analyse a case study involving Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) pollution control measures.

Explain in detail the Global Programme for protected area management.

Give brief details about i) IPCC and ii) CPCB.

Describe different strategies for environmental improvement.

Explain the physical parameters of drinking water quality

Develop a water quality monitoring plan for a community

Explain the chemical parameters of drinking water quality

Explain Wastewater Effluent Standards.

Describe Minimal National Standards (MINAS)

Define pollution as per the Water Act, 1974 and explain the salient features of the Act.

Write down salient features of the Municipal Solid Waste (Management and Handling) Rules, 1998.

Write salient features of M. P. State Environment Policy.

What are the various types of non-conventional energy sources?

Compare solar and biogas energy sources.

Describe the advantages of wind energy.

What are solar cells? Explain with diagram and list applications.

Discuss the problems faced in exploiting tidal energy.

Discuss the merits and demerits of wind energy.