Environmental Science and Engineering

Part-C General Questions

Unit - 1
1. Explain the threats faced by biodiversity with examples in Indian scenario.
2. Explain about the endangered and endemic species in India and various necessary steps
taken by the government to preserve them.
3. Explain the bio geographic classification of India.
4. Explain about the various hazards to the environment and how to protect our environment
from them.
5. Explain how an individual can involve himself in conservation of bio diversity.
6. Explain in detail about various types of ecosystem available in your locality.
Unit 2
1. Explain with a case study the effects of pollution and measures taken to prevent them.
(Note: Study for all types of pollutions)
2. Identify the major air pollutants in your surrounding and causes of them. Explain how it
affects your environment.
3. Explain how an individual can involve in pollution control.
Unit -3
1. Discuss the causes and effects of deforestation in Indian scenario with a case study.
2. What are the effects of over exploitation of mineral resources? Explain it with case
studies
3. What is energy conservation? Explain the role of an individual in conservation of energy
and natural resources.
4. With a case study explain the conflicts created by water problems in India.
5. With case studies explain the effective utilization of alternate forms of energy resources
or renewable energy resources.
6. Discuss about the problems created by use of fertilizers and pesticides with case studies.
7. Explain with a case study how individuals or public groups involved in preserving the
natural resources.
Unit -4
1. Explain the role of individual person in attaining sustainable development.
2. Explain the various disasters and the loss that it creates with examples. Also give
suggestions to protect ourselves from disasters.
a) Floods
b) Droughts
c) Earthquakes

d) Tsunami
e) Nuclear disaster.
3. Write about any one NGO and their activities in preserving the environment.
4. Explain how the principles of green chemistry in various applications with examples.
Unit-5
1. Explain the reasons population growth, population growth rate and population explosion
in India.
2. Explain the problems faced by women in India and various women welfare programs in
India.
3. Explain the role of information technology in development of todays environment.
4. Explain the applications of GIS with different examples.
5. What are the various human rights? Is it being correctly used? Justify your answer.