BEVAE-181 Ability Enhancement Compulsory Course on Environmental Studies June 2010-June 2023 PDF

https://www.ignouassignmentguru.com/paper No. of Printed Pages : 20 BEVAE-181 BACHELOR OF ARTS (B.A.)/BACHELOR OF COMMERCE (B.COM)/BACHELOR OF SCIENCE (B.SC)/B.A. (VOCATIONAL STUDIES) MICRO SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES (BAVMSME) Term-En...

https://www.ignouassignmentguru.com/paper No. of Printed Pages : 20 BEVAE-181 BACHELOR OF ARTS (B.A.)/BACHELOR OF COMMERCE (B.COM)/BACHELOR OF SCIENCE (B.SC)/B.A. (VOCATIONAL STUDIES) MICRO SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES (BAVMSME) Term-End Examination, December, 2023 BEVAE-181 : ABILITY ENHANCEMENT COMPULSORY COURSE ON ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES Time : 2 hours Maximum Marks : 50 ] 2023 General Instructions : (i) This is an objective type question paper. Options for the correct answer must be marked only in the OMR sheet. (ii) All questions are compulsory. (iii) The question paper consists of 50 questions each of which carries one mark. (iv) Each question has four alternatives, one of which is correct. Write the Sl. No. of your correct alternative/answer below the corresponding question number in the OMR sheet and then mark the rectangle for the same number in that column. If you find that none of the given alternatives is correct, then write 0 and mark in column 0. (v) Do not waste time in reading the whole question paper. Go on solving questions one by one. You may come back to the left out questions, if you have time at the end. (i) OMR (ii) (iii) (iv) (v) BEVAE-181 (1)  https://www.ignouassignmentguru.com/paper 1. The concept of Sustainable Development was formally defined in : (1) Brundtland Commission Report (2) Delor Commission Report (3) Swaminathan Commission Report (4) Maurice Strong Commission Report 2. Moving from pollution intensive economic production to environment friendly processes : (1) Environmental Transition (2) Technological Transition (3) Industrial Transition (4) Economic Transition 3. Which one of the following is not one of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) ? (1) Clean water and sanitation (2) Affordable and clean energy (3) Clean air (4) Life on land 4. Decomposers are otherwise known as : (1) Autotrophs (2) Heterotrophs (3) Phagotrophs (4) Saprotrophs 5. Which one of the following statements related to ecosystem is false ? (1) All ecosystems have well defined boundaries. (2) Ecosystem represents enormous contrast in size and complexity. (3) Ecosystem is a unit of study. (4) The term ecosystem was coined by Tansley. 6. Water component of biosphere is known as : (1) Lithosphere (2) Atmosphere (3) Hydrosphere (4) Biosphere BEVAE-181 (2)  https://www.ignouassignmentguru.com/paper 1. (1) (2) (3) (4) ªk¡ 2. Ø (1) (2) (3) (4) 3. & (SDGs) \ (1) (2) Å (3) (4) 4. (decomposers) (1) (2) (3) (4) 5. & (1) ¡ (2) (3) (4) sU 6. (1) (2) (3) (4) BEVAE-181 (3)  https://www.ignouassignmentguru.com/paper 7. In which of the following trophic level quaternary consumers are found ? (1) Trophic level-I (2) Trophic level-III (3) Trophic level-IV (4) Trophic level-V 8. In which type of forest hemlock, yew and maple trees are found ? (1) Temperate rain forest (2) Temperate evergreen forest (3) Temperate deciduous forest (4) Coniferous forest 9. Which one of the following is a predator of desert locust ? (1) Calotes (2) White rumped vultures (3) White scaventure vultures (4) Loricata 10. Organism found living at the bottom of the water mass is known as : (1) Nekton (2) Plankton (3) Neuston (4) Benthic 11. Which of the following oceanic zone is rich in species and high in productivity ? (1) Littoral zone (2) Pelagic zone (3) Neritic zone (4) Benthic zone 12. Which of the following is a non-renewable resource ? (1) Forest (2) Water (3) Pastures (4) Minerals 13. The total salt content in fresh water is : (1) Below 3% (2) Below 1.5% (3) Below 2% (4) Below 2.5% BEVAE-181 (4)  https://www.ignouassignmentguru.com/paper 7. (1) &I (2) &III (3) &IV (4) &V 8. ] (1) (2) (3) (4) 9. & (1) (2) ¡ (3) (4) 10. (1) (2) (3) (4) 11. & (1) (2) (3) (4) 12. & (1) (2) (3) (4) 13. (1) 3% (2) 1.5% (3) 2% (4) 2.5% BEVAE-181 (5)  https://www.ignouassignmentguru.com/paper 14. Which of the following soils is best suited for cotton ? (1) Red soil (2) Black soil (3) Laterite soil (4) Alluvial soil 15. Which one of the following is not a soil conservation method ? (1) Construction of checkdams (2) Planting of trees (3) Keeping the soil wet (4) Formation of broad wall along the coast 16. Which one of the following is an economic significance of forests ? (1) Supporting natural ecological systems and processes (2) Moderation of global climate (3) Protection of biodiversity (4) Deriving products to be used as insecticides and pesticides 17. Which of the following statements related to forest is not correct ? (1) It is a major source of carbon sink. (2) It prevents landslides. (3) It is directly responsible for vector-borne diseases. (4) It is the greatest repository of biodiversity. 18. Deforestation leads to : (1) increased soil erosion (2) reduction in the carbon dioxide liberated by plants (3) increases in the water table (4) decrease in pollution 19. Which one of the following species is highest in number in the biodiversity ? (1) Plant (2) Animal (3) Fish (4) Insects and micro-organisms BEVAE-181 (6)  https://www.ignouassignmentguru.com/paper 14. & (1) (2) (3) (4) 15. & (1) (2) (3) (4) 16. & (1) Ø (2) (3) (4) 17. & (1) (2) (3) & (4) 18. (1) (2) (3) (4) 19. & (1) (2) (3) (4) BEVAE-181 (7)  https://www.ignouassignmentguru.com/paper 20. Which of the following biogeographic zone covers the largest area in India ? (1) The coasts (2) The Western Ghats (3) The Deccan peninsula (4) The Gangetic plain 21. Which of the following is a biological hotspot in India ? (1) The Eastern Ghats (2) The Western Ghats (3) The Sunderbans in West Bengal (4) Bhitar Kanika in Odisha 22. Which one of the following is not an indirect use value of biodiversity ? (1) Aesthetic value (2) Bequest value (3) Non-consumptive value (4) Cultural and religious value 23. Which one of the following is not a non-conventional source of energy ? (1) Atomic energy (2) Solar energy (3) Wind energy (4) Geothermal energy 24. Which of the following areas in India is considered to be suitable for geothermal energy ? (1) The North-Western Himalaya (2) The North-Eastern Himalaya (3) The Western Rajasthan (4) The East Coast of India 25. More than half of the energy need of India is met by : (1) Oil (2) Coal (3) Hydropower (4) Natural gas BEVAE-181 (8)  https://www.ignouassignmentguru.com/paper 20. & & (1) (2) (3) (4) 21. & & (1) (2) (3) (4) 22. & (1) (2) (3) & (4) 23. & & (1) Å (2) Å (3) Å (4) Å 24. & Å (1) Ÿ & (2) Ÿ & (3) (4) 25. Å (1) (2) (3) (4) BEVAE-181 (9)  https://www.ignouassignmentguru.com/paper 26. Urjagram refers to : (1) Villages which produce their own required energy resources. (2) Villages in which non-conventional alternative system has been installed by government on experimental basis. (3) Model villages were established to create awareness about judicious use of energy resources. (4) It is not related to energy resources. 27. Which of the following is an example of selective destruction ? (1) Sea gulls (2) Cheetah (3) Passenger pigeons (4) Crocodiles 28. Which one of the following animals is not a part of commerical hunting ? (1) Whale (2) Deer (3) Snake (4) Wild Ass 29. Which of the following is not an example of invasive species ? (1) Water hyacinth (2) Congress weed (3) Sweet pea (4) Mesquite 30. Which of the following is an example of in-situ conservation ? (1) National parks (2) Zoological parks (3) Captive breeding (4) Fostering 31. Which of the following is a non-point source pollutant ? (1) Discharge of effluents through chimneys (2) Discharge through pipes from industries (3) Run-offs from agricultural fields (4) Dumping of toxins in a confined area 32. Which of the following is not a primary pollutant ? (1) Carbon monoxide (2) Carbon dioxide (3) Sulphur dioxide (4) Sulphuric acid BEVAE-181 ( 10 )  https://www.ignouassignmentguru.com/paper 26. (1) ¡ (2) ¡ & (3) ¡ (4) 27. & (1) (2) (3) (4) 28. & (1) (2) (3) ¡ (4) 29. & Ø (1) (2) (3) (4) 30. & (1) ª (2) (3) (4) 31. & & (1) (2) (3) (4) ± 32. & (1) (2) (3) (4) ¶ BEVAE-181 ( 11 )  https://www.ignouassignmentguru.com/paper 33. Standard level of RSPM in India is : (1) 50 microgram per cubic metre (2) 60 microgram per cubic metre (3) 40 microgram per cubic metre (4) 30 microgram per cubic metre 34. Coliform can be detected by conducting : (1) MPN test (2) TDS test (3) BOD test (4) COD test 35. Which one of the following is not a waste minimisation method ? (1) Process modification (2) Waste segregation (3) Recycling of waste (4) Waste concentration 36. Which of the following is a biological treatment method of waste ? (1) Incineration (2) Solidification (3) Digestion (4) Solution 37. The best way to dispose nuclear waste is : (1) Incineration (2) Underground disposal (3) Dumping at sea (4) Landfill disposal BEVAE-181 ( 12 )  https://www.ignouassignmentguru.com/paper 33. RSPM (1) Ø (2) Ø (3) Ø (4) Ø 34. & (1) MPN (2) TDS (3) BOD (4) COD 35. & (1) Ø (2) (3) Ø (4) 36. & (1) (2) (3) (4) 37. (1) (2) (3) (4) BEVAE-181 ( 13 )  https://www.ignouassignmentguru.com/paper 38. Which of the following is not a Green House Gas ? (1) Carbon dioxide (2) Methane (3) Sulphur dioxide (4) Chlorofluorocarbon 39. Which one of the following is not one of the eight missions of National Action Plan on climate change ? (1) National water mission (2) National mission for green India (3) National mission for sustainable agriculture (4) National rural health mission 40. Ozone layer in the atmosphere is generally found in : (1) Upper layer of the stratosphere (2) Upper layer of the troposphere (3) Upper layer of the mesosphere (4) Upper layer of the ionosphere 41. The principal bench of National Green Tribunal is located at : (1) New Delhi (2) Mumbai (3) Kolkata (4) Chennai BEVAE-181 ( 14 )  https://www.ignouassignmentguru.com/paper 38. & (1) (2) (3) (4) ¶ 39. & ª (1) ª (2) ª (3) ª (4) ª 40. (1) (2) (3) (4) 41. ª ¡ (1) (2) (3) (4) BEVAE-181 ( 15 )  https://www.ignouassignmentguru.com/paper 42. Montreal Protocol on Substances that deplete the ozone layer was agreed by nations in : (1) 1985 (2) 1987 (3) 1989 (4) 1991 43. The Basel Convention is related to : (1) Bodiversity (2) Ozone layer depletion (3) Chemicals and hazardous wastes (4) Climate change 44. Which of the following diseases is not due to genetic influence ? (1) Haemophilia (2) Sickle cell anaemia (3) Down’s syndrome (4) Schizophrenia 45. Match the following and find out the correct alternatives given below : Category Name of the hazard (a) Atmospheric (i) Forest fire (b) Biological (ii) Drought (c) Geological (iii) Heat wave (d) Hydrological (iv) Landslides Codes : (1) a-ii, b-i, c-iv, d-iii (2) a-iii, b-i, c-iv, d-ii (3) a-i, b-ii, c-iii, d-iv (4) a-iv, b-iii, c-ii, d-i BEVAE-181 ( 16 )  https://www.ignouassignmentguru.com/paper 42. ± ¡ ª ª (1) (2) (3) (4) 43. (1) (2) (3) (4) 44. & (1) (2) k (3) ª (4) Ý 45. ¡ Js.kh [krjs dk uke (a) ok;qeaMyh; (i) taxy dh vkx (b) tSfod (ii) lw[kk (c) HkwoSKkfud@HkkSxksfyd (iii) xehZ dh ygj (d) tyh; (iv) HkwL[kyu dwV % (1) a-ii, b-i, c-iv, d-iii (2) a-iii, b-i, c-iv, d-ii (3) a-i, b-ii, c-iii, d-iv (4) a-iv, b-iii, c-ii, d-i BEVAE-181 ( 17 )  https://www.ignouassignmentguru.com/paper 46. Which of the following region falls under high seismic zones in India ? (1) Coastal Odisha (2) Rann of Kachchh (3) Eastern Rajasthan (4) Bundelkhand 47. What could be the population of the world by 2100 ? (1) 11.2 billion (2) 11.8 billion (3) 13.2 billion (4) 13.8 billion 48. Which of the following is not an ENVIS centre ? (1) National Institute of Occupational Health (NIOH), Ahmedabad (2) Centre for Theoretical Studies (CTS) Indian Institute of Science, Bengaluru (3) All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi (4) Industrial Toxicology Research Centre (ITCR), Lucknow 49. Which one of the following view towards the nature believes that all organisms on the Earth have values and rights ? (1) Anthropocentrism (2) Ecocentrism (3) Ecofeminism (4) Stewardship 50. Using English material to communicate to non-English speaking communities is an example of : (1) Procedural inequity (2) Geographical inequity (3) Social inequity (4) Economic inequity BEVAE-181 ( 18 )  https://www.ignouassignmentguru.com/paper 46. & (1) (2) (3) (4) 47. (1) (2) (3) (4) 48. & ENVIS (1) ª (NIOH), (2) (CTS) ] (3) ] (4) (ITCR), 49. & (1) (2) (3) (4) 50. & (1) (2) (3) (4) BEVAE-181 ( 19 )  https://www.ignouassignmentguru.com/paper SPACE FOR ROUGH WORK jQ+ dk;Z ds fy, txg BEVAE-181 ( 20 )  https://www.ignouassignmentguru.com/paper No. of Printed Pages : 20 BEVAE-181 BACHELOR OF ARTS (B.A.)/BACHELOR OF COMMERCE (B.COM)/BACHELOR OF SCIENCE (B.SC) Term-End Examination, June, 2023 ABILITY ENHANCEMENT COMPULSORY COURSE ON ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES Time : 2 hours Maximum Marks : 50 ] 2023 General Instructions : (i) This is an objective type question paper. Options for the correct answer must be marked only in the OMR sheet. (ii) All questions are compulsory. (iii) The question paper consists of 50 questions each of which carries one mark. (iv) Each question has four alternatives, one of which is correct. Write the Sl. No. of your correct alternative/answer below the corresponding question number in the OMR sheet and then mark the rectangle for the same number in that column. If you find that none of the given alternatives is correct, then write 0 and mark in column 0. (v) Do not waste time in reading the whole question paper. Go on solving questions one by one. You may come back to the left out questions, if you have time at the end. (i) OMR (ii) (iii) (iv) (v) BEVAE-181 (1)  https://www.ignouassignmentguru.com/paper SPACE FOR ROUGH WORK jQ+ dk;Z ds fy, txg BEVAE-181 ( 20 )  https://www.ignouassignmentguru.com/paper 1. Who was the chairperson of the committee that submitted the report titled “Our Common Future” ? (1) Maurice Strong (2) M. S. Swaminathan (3) Gro Harlem Brundtland (4) R. K. Pachauri 2. Which one of the following is not human-made environment ? (1) Orchards (2) Crop fields (3) Dams (4) Artificial lake 3. United Nations’ Conference on Environment and Development (UNCED) in 1992 was organised at : (1) Johannesburg (2) Rio de Janeiro (3) Stockholm (4) Paris 4. Which one of the following statements related to ecosystem is correct ? (1) All ecosystems have well defined boundaries. (2) Ecosystems are self-sustaining because they are well insulated from outside influences. (3) An ecosystem having autotrophs and heterotrophs but no decomposers could be self contained. (4) Ecosystem represents enormous contrast in size and complexity. 5. In food chain herbivores represent : (1) Trophic level I (2) Trophic level II (3) Trophic level III (4) Trophic level IV 6. The large reservoir of sulphur on the earth’s surface is : (1) Soil and sediments (2) Ocean (3) Atmosphere (4) Organisms BEVAE-181 (2)  https://www.ignouassignmentguru.com/paper 1. ] ¶ (1) ª (2) (3) (4) 2. & (1) (2) (3) (4) 3. ª ¼ ½ (1) (2) (3) (4) 4. & (1) ¡ (2) ] (3) ] & (4) 5. Ü (1) I (2) II (3) III (4) IV 6. (1) (2) (3) (4) BEVAE-181 (3)  https://www.ignouassignmentguru.com/paper 7. Which one of the following is known as the primary community ? (1) Mosses (2) Lichen (3) Grasses (4) Shrubs 8. The predominant predatory bird in desert ecosystem is : (1) Calotes versicolor (2) Uromastyx hardwickii (3) Rhacophorus malabaricus (4) Gyps bengalensis 9. The unattached organism in an aquatic ecosystem which lives at the interface of air-water is known as : (1) Neuston (2) Nekton (3) Plankton (4) Benthos 10. In ocean......... zone is shallow and rich in species with high productivity. (1) Littoral (2) Neritic (3) Pelagic (4) Benthic 11. Which one of the following forests has the most diverse communities ? (1) Coniferous forest (2) Temperate evergreen forest (3) Tropical rainforest (4) Sub-tropical rainforest 12. Loss of water in vapour form from the plant is known as : (1) Condensation (2) Sublimation (3) Evaporation (4) Transpiration 13. Which one of the following is an economic impact of drought ? (1) Conflict between water users (2) Loss of crop (3) Erosion of soils (4) Shortages of food BEVAE-181 (4)  https://www.ignouassignmentguru.com/paper 7. (1) W (2) (3) (4) ¡ 8. (1) (2) (3) (4) 9. & ] (1) (2) (3) (4) 10. (1) (2) (3) (4) 11. & (1) (2) (3) & (4) & 12. (1) (2) Å (3) (4) 13. & (1) (2) (3) (4) ± BEVAE-181 (5)  https://www.ignouassignmentguru.com/paper 14. The type of soil found in the Deccan Malwa plateau of Western and Central India is : (1) Black soil (2) Red soil (3) Laterite soil (4) Alluvial soil 15. Which one of the following is not a major cause of land degradation ? (1) Deforestation (2) Overgrazing (3) Development of watershed (4) Agricultural mismanagement 16. Which one of the following statements about the tropical rainforest is not correct ? (1) It covers less than 7% of the earth’s land surface. (2) It accounts for more than 50% of all known species. (3) About 62% of all known plants are found in these rainforests. (4) The rainforests are only found around Amazon and Nile basin. 17. It has been estimated that India needs.......... percentage area under forest to meet the ecological and economic needs. (1) 30 (2) 50 (3) 33 (4) 25 18. NTFP stands for : (1) New Timber-based Forest Product (2) Non-Timber-based Forest Product (3) Natural Timber-based Forest Product (4) New Timber-based Forest Programme 19. Which one of the following diversity is known as the “fundamental currency of diversity” ? (1) Genetic diversity (2) Species diversity (3) Ecosystem diversity (4) Both genetic and species diversity BEVAE-181 (6)  https://www.ignouassignmentguru.com/paper 14. (1) (2) (3) (4) 15. & (1) (2) (3) (4) 16. & & (1) & % (2) % ¡ (3) % & (4) & 17. (1) (2) (3) (4) 18. (NTFP) (1) & (2) & & (3) & (4) & Ø 19. & ß Þ (1) (2) (3) (4) BEVAE-181 (7)  https://www.ignouassignmentguru.com/paper 20. Which one of the following biogeographic zone covers the largest area in India ? (1) The Himalayas (2) The Deccan peninsula (3) The Gangetic plain (4) The coasts 21. About two thirds of India’s endemic plants are confined to : (1) The Indian desert (2) The Himalayas (3) The Islands (4) The Western Ghats 22. Which one of the following is not true about India as a mega biodiversity country ? (1) India has ten biogeographic regions. (2) India is one of the 12 centres of origin of cultivated plants. (3) India has 6 hotspots out of 34 global biodiversity hotspots. (4) India has two major realms and three biomes. 23. In India the first wave and tidal energy project was set up at : (1) Vizhinjam in Kerala (2) Hansthal Creek in Gujarat (3) Sunderbans in West Bengal (4) Chennai in Tamil Nadu 24. Which one of the following sources contributes maximum electricity in India ? (1) Hydropower (2) Oil (3) Coal (4) Natural gas 25. Which one of the following source of energy is used maximum in rural India ? (1) Coal (2) Biogas (3) Solar (4) Biomass BEVAE-181 (8)  https://www.ignouassignmentguru.com/paper 20. & & (1) (2) (3) (4) 21. & (1) (2) (3) (4) 22. ] (1) (2) (3) (4) 23. Å (1) (2) Ø (3) (4) 24. & (1) ª (2) (3) (4) 25. Å (1) (2) (3) (4) BEVAE-181 (9)  https://www.ignouassignmentguru.com/paper 26. Maximum population that can be supported by the resources of the planet at a given level of technology is known as : (1) Technological carrying capacity (2) Social carrying capacity (3) Biophysical carrying capacity (4) Sustainable carrying capacity 27. Which one of the following is an example of selective destruction of species ? (1) Passenger pigeon (2) Great Indian Rhinoceros (3) Salmon (4) Sea gulls 28. Which one of the following is an invasive species in the semi-arid areas of India ? (1) Golden apple snail (2) Congress grass (3) Mesquite (4) Water hyacinth 29. Which one of the following is not an ex-situ conservation of biodiversity ? (1) Seed Bank (2) National Parks and Sanctuaries (3) Botanical Gardens (4) Zoological Parks 30. Match the following : Wetlands States (a) Sunderbans (i) Punjab (b) Harike (ii) Rajasthan (c) Chilka (iii) West Bengal (d) Bharatpur (iv) Odisha Codes : (1) a-i, b-ii, c-iii, d-iv (2) a-iv, b-iii, c-i, d-ii (3) a-iii, b-i, c-iv, d-ii (4) a-ii, b-i, c-iii, d-iv BEVAE-181 ( 10 )  https://www.ignouassignmentguru.com/paper 26. ] (1) (2) (3) (4) 27. & (1) (2) (3) (4) 28. & & Ø (1) (2) ¡ (3) (4) 29. & (1) (2) ª (3) (4) 30. (a) (i) (b) (ii) (c) (iii) ’ (d) (iv) (1) a-i, b-ii, c-iii, d-iv (2) a-iv, b-iii, c-i, d-ii (3) a-iii, b-i, c-iv, d-ii (4) a-ii, b-i, c-iii, d-iv BEVAE-181 ( 11 )  https://www.ignouassignmentguru.com/paper 31. Which one of the following is a non-point source of pollution ? (1) Sewage treatment plants (2) Gases coming out of chimneys (3) Pollutants discharge through tunnels (4) Agricultural runoff 32. Which one of the following is not a natural pollutant ? (1) Pollens and volatile organic compounds from plants (2) Sulphur dioxides from volcanic eruption (3) Smog (4) Particles from wild fires 33. The full form of TDS stands for : (1) Total Dissolved Substances (2) Total Dissolved Solids (3) Total Dissolved Solutions (4) Total Dissolved Solvents 34. Decibel-A (db A) measures : (1) Pitch of the sound (2) Pressure of the sound (3) Pitch and intensity of the sound (4) Pitch and pressure of the sound 35. Which one of the following is not a characteristic of hazardous waste ? (1) Pungent odour (2) Ignitability (3) Radioactivity (4) Toxicity 36. Which one of the following is a physical treatment of hazardous waste ? (1) Conditioning (2) Lagooning (3) Digestion (4) Composting BEVAE-181 ( 12 )  https://www.ignouassignmentguru.com/paper 31. & (1) (2) (3) (4) & 32. & (1) (2) & (3) (4) ¡ 33. (1) (2) (3) (4) 34. -A (db A) (1) (2) (3) (4) 35. & (1) (2) (3) (4) 36. & (1) (2) (3) (4) BEVAE-181 ( 13 )  https://www.ignouassignmentguru.com/paper 37. Which one of the following methods is generally used when many industries and urban areas do not have enough vacant space for disposal of wastes ? (1) Undergrouond disposal (2) Dumping at sea (3) Incineration (4) Both underground disposal and dumping at sea 38. The Inter-Governmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) was established in : (1) 1985 (2) 1986 (3) 1987 (4) 1988 39. Maximum concentration of ozone is found in : (1) Troposphere (2) Stratosphere (3) Mesosphere (4) Ionosphere 40. Which one of the following is not an effect of acid rain ? (1) Increase in temperature of the earth’s surface (2) Detrimental effects on crops and forest (3) Heart and lung problems (4) Affects aquatic plants and animals 41. Earth Summit, 2002 was organised at : (1) Rio de Janeiro (2) Stockholm (3) Johannesburg (4) Paris 42. In which of the following cities, one of the zonal branches of National Green Tribunal is located ? (1) Mumbai (2) New Delhi (3) Hyderabad (4) Bhopal BEVAE-181 ( 14 )  https://www.ignouassignmentguru.com/paper 37. ] (1) (2) (3) (4) 38. & ¼ ½ (1) (2) (3) (4) 39. (1) ª (2) ª (3) (4) 40. & (1) (2) (3) â ¡ (4) 41. ] (1) (2) (3) (4) 42. ª (1) (2) (3) (4) BEVAE-181 ( 15 )  https://www.ignouassignmentguru.com/paper 43. Which one of the following Articles in the constitution of India states that “The state shall endeavour to protect and improve the environment and safeguard the forest and wildlife of the country” ? (1) Article 51 A (2) Article 48 A (3) Article 52 A (4) Article 47 A 44. The major factors responsible for the increase in population between 10,000 B. C. and about 1800 A. D. was largely due to : (1) Increasing birth rates coincided with the growth of agriculture (2) High birth rate and low death rate (3) High birth rate coinciding with the industrial revolution (4) Industrial revolution, urbanisation and better health care service leading to low death rate. 45. Which one of the following diseases cannot be regarded entirely as genetic ? (1) Thalassemia (2) Haemophilia (3) Schizophrenia (4) Sickle-cell anaemia 46. Match the following : Types Hazards (a) Atmospheric (i) Pest invasions (b) Biological (ii) Landslides (c) Geological (iii) Heat wave (d) Hydrological (iv) Floods Codes : (1) a-i, b-ii, c-iii, d-iv (2) a-iv, b-iii, c-ii, d-i (3) a-iii, b-i, c-ii, d-iv (4) a-iii, b-iv, c-i, d-ii BEVAE-181 ( 16 )  https://www.ignouassignmentguru.com/paper 43. ß Þ (1) A (2) A (3) A (4) A 44. ] ] (1) & (2) & & (3) & Ø (4) Ø ] & 45. (1) (2) (3) Ý (4) & 46. (a) (i) Ø (b) (ii) (c) (iii) (d) (iv) (1) a-i, b-ii, c-iii, d-iv (2) a-iv, b-iii, c-ii, d-i (3) a-iii, b-i, c-ii, d-iv (4) a-iii, b-iv, c-i, d-ii BEVAE-181 ( 17 )  https://www.ignouassignmentguru.com/paper 47. Silent valley is located along the river : (1) Periyar (2) Vaigai (3) Tungabhadra (4) Kunthi 48. Which one of the following is not a factor for the creation of new set of environmental ethics ? (1) New effects on nature (2) Advancement in science and technology (3) Expanding moral concern (4) New knowledge about nature 49. Who wrote the essay on “The Land Ethics” ? (1) Aldo Leopold (2) Rachel Carson (3) Vandana Shiva (4) Gro Harlem Brundtland 50. Which one of the following statements is false ? (1) Real life situations bring people closer to the environment. (2) Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Government of India has created an information system called ENVIS. (3) Environmental Engineering does not include subjects like civil engineering and architecture. (4) Industrial Toxicology Research Centre, Lucknow is one of the ENVIS centres. BEVAE-181 ( 18 )  https://www.ignouassignmentguru.com/paper 47. (1) (2) (3) (4) 48. & (1) (2) (3) (4) 49. ^ * (1) (2) (3) (4) 50. & (1) (2) ] ^ * (ENVIS) (3) ¼ ½ ¼ ½ (4) ] Å] (ENVIS) BEVAE-181 ( 19 )  https://www.ignouassignmentguru.com/paper No. of Printed Pages : 20 BEVAE-181 BACHELOR OF ARTS (BA)/BACHELOR OF COMMERCE (BCOM)/BACHELOR OF SCIENCE (BSC)/B.A. (VOCATIONAL STUDIES) MICRO, SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES (BAVMSME)/BAG Term-End Examination December, 2022 BEVAE-181 : ABILITY ENHANCEMENT COMPULSORY COURSE ON ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES Time : 2 hours Maximum Marks : 50 H$bm ñZmVH$ (~rE)/dm{UÁ` ñZmVH$ (~rH$m°_)/{dkmZ ñZmVH$ (~rEggr)/ ~r.E.(ì`mdgm{`H$ AÜ``Z) gyú_, bKw Am¡a _Ü`_ CÚ_ (~r.E.dr.E_.Eg.E_.B©.)/~r.E.Or. gÌm§V narjm {Xgå~a, 2022 ~r.B©.dr.E.B©.-181 : n`m©daU AÜ``Z na j_Vm dY©H$ A{Zdm`© nmR>çH«$_ g_` : 2 KÊQ>o A{YH$V_ A§H$ : 50 General Instructions : (i) This is an objective type question paper. Options for the correct answer must be marked only in the OMR sheet. (ii) All questions are compulsory. (iii) The question paper consists of 50 questions each of which carries one mark. (iv) Each question has four alternatives, one of which is correct. Write the Sl. No. of your correct alternative/answer below the corresponding question number in the OMR sheet and then mark the rectangle for the same number in that column. If you find that none of the given alternatives is correct, then write 0 and mark in column 0. (v) Do not waste time in reading the whole question paper. Go on solving questions one by one. You may come back to the left out questions, if you have time at the end. gm_mÝ` {ZX}e : (i) `h EH$ dñVw{Zð> àíZ-nÌ h¡ & àíZm| Ho$ ghr {dH$ën Ho$db OMR erQ> _| {b{IE & (ii) g^r àíZ A{Zdm`© h¢ & (iii) Bg àíZ-nÌ _| 50 àíZ h¢ {OZ_| àË`oH$ àíZ EH$ A§H$ H$m h¡ & (iv) àË`oH$ àíZ Ho$ gmW Mma {dH$ën h¢, {OZ_| go EH$ ghr h¡ & Amo.E_.Ama. erQ> _| {ZX}emZwgma ghr {dH$ën/CÎma H$m H«$_m§H$ g§JV àíZ g§»`m Ho$ ZrMo {bI| Am¡a {\$a Cgr H«$_m§H$ Ho$ Am`V na Cgr H$m°b_ _| {M bJmE± & AJa Amn nmE± {H$ H$moB© ^r {dH$ën ghr Zht h¡ Vmo 0 {bI| Am¡a H$m°b_ 0 _| {M bJmE± & (v) nyao àíZ-nÌ H$mo n‹T>Zo _| g_` ~~m©X _V H$s{OE & EH$ Ho$ ~mX EH$ àíZ H$mo H$aVo OmBE & `{X ~mX _| g_` aho, Vmo ~Mo hþE àíZm| H$mo Xþ~mam XoIm Om gH$Vm h¡ & BEVAE-181 1  https://www.ignouassignmentguru.com/paper 1. Who developed the concept of determinism ? (1) Friedrich Ratzel (2) Ellsworth Huntington (3) Charles Darwin (4) Alexander von Humboldt 2. Which of the following is not one of the seventeen Sustainable Development Goals ? (1) Climate Action (2) Quality Education (3) Gender Equity (4) Reducing Inequality 3. Which one of the following is a human modified environment ? (1) Artificial lake (2) Sanctuaries (3) Crop fields (4) Dams 4. Which one of the following refers to a position in the food chain ? (1) Community level (2) Population level (3) Trophic level (4) Biotic community 5. In the biosphere water component is known as : (1) Ecosphere (2) Atmosphere (3) Lithosphere (4) Hydrosphere 6. Sulphur cycle is an example of : (1) gaseous cycle (2) sedimentary cycle (3) both gaseous and sedimentary cycle (4) None of the above BEVAE-181 2  https://www.ignouassignmentguru.com/paper 1. {ZíM`dmX H$s g§H$ënZm {H$gZo {dH${gV H$s Wr ? (1) \«$sS>[aH$ aoQ²>µOob (2) E„gdW© h§qQ>½Q>Z (3) Mmëg© S>m{d©Z (4) Eb¡ŠµOoÝS>a dm°Z h_~moëQ> 2. {ZåZ{b{IV _| go H$m¡Z-gm gÌh gVV² (g§YmaUr`) {dH$mg Ho$ bú`m| _| EH$ Zht h¡ ? (1) Obdm`w {H«$`m (2) JwUdÎmm`wº$ {ejm (3) b¢{JH$ g_mZVm (4) Ag_mZVm H$mo H$_ H$aZm 3. {ZåZ{b{IV _| go H$m¡Z-gm _mZd Ûmam ê$nm§V[aV n`m©daU h¡ ? (1) H¥${Ì_ Prb (2) Aä`maÊ` (3) IoV/µ\$gb joÌ (4) ~m±Y 4. {ZåZ{b{IV _| go H$m¡Z-gm Amhma ûm¥§Ibm Ho$ EH$ ñWmZ/ñVa H$mo ~VmVm h¡ ? (1) g_wXm` ñVa (2) OZg§»`m ñVa (3) nmofr ñVa (4) O¡{dH$ g_wXm` 5. Ord_§S>b (~m`mopñ\$`a) _| Ob KQ>H$ H$hbmVm h¡ : (1) nm[a_§S>b (2) dm`w_§S>b (3) ñWb_§S>b (4) Ob_§S>b 6. gë\$a MH«$ CXmhaU h¡ : (1) J¡gr` MH«$ H$m (2) AdgmXr MH«$ H$m (3) J¡gr` Am¡a AdgmXr MH«$ XmoZm| H$m (4) Cn`w©º$ _| go H$moB© Zht BEVAE-181 3  https://www.ignouassignmentguru.com/paper 7. Secondary consumers are : (1) plants (2) herbivores (3) carnivores (4) both herbivores and carnivores 8. In coniferous forest the soil is : (1) acidic and mineral deficient (2) very rich in mineral nutrients (3) basic and mineral deficient (4) moderately basic and rich in mineral nutrients 9. Chameleons, agamids and geckos are found in : (1) temperate rainforest (2) tropical seasonal forest (3) sub-tropical rainforest (4) tropical rainforest 10. Which one of the following species excretes very concentrated urine and does not use water for temperature regulation and can live in the desert without drinking water ? (1) Camel (2) Nocturnal rodent (3) Ostrich (4) Rat-tailed bat 11. Unattached aquatic organism which lives at the air-water interface is known as : (1) Periphyton (2) Plankton (3) Neuston (4) Nekton 12. What is the percentage of fresh water where global distribution of water resources is considered ? (1) Less than 3% (2) Less than 4% (3) Less than 5% (4) Less than 6% BEVAE-181 4  https://www.ignouassignmentguru.com/paper 7. {ÛVr`H$ Cn^moº$m h¢ : (1) nmXn (2) emH$^jr (3) _m§g^jr (4) emH$^jr Am¡a _m§g^jr XmoZm| 8. e§Hw$Ymar d¥j dZ _| _¥Xm hmoVr h¡ : (1) Aåbr` Am¡a I{ZO hrZ (2) I{ZO nmofH$m| go AË`{YH$ g_¥Õ (3) jmar` Am¡a I{ZO hrZ (4) _Ü`_ ê$n go jmar` Am¡a I{ZO nmofH$m| go g_¥Õ 9. H¡$_r{b`Z, EoJ¡{_S> Am¡a JoH$mo nmE OmVo h¢ : (1) erVmoîU dfm©-àMwa dZ _| (2) CîUH${Q>~§Yr` _m¡g_r dZ _| (3) CnmoîUr` dfm©-àMwa dZ _| (4) CîUH${Q>~§Yr` dfm©-àMwa dZ _| 10. {ZåZ{b{IV _| go H$m¡Z-gr ñnrerµO (Om{V) AË`{YH$ gm§{ÐV _yÌ H$m CËgO©Z H$aVr h¡ Am¡a Vmn_mZ {Z`_Z/{Z`§ÌU Ho$ {bE Ob H$m Cn`moJ Zht H$aVr h¡ Am¡a _éñWb _| nmZr {nE ~J¡a Or{dV ah gH$Vr h¡ ? (1) D$±Q> (2) {ZemMar H¥§$VH$/amoS>oÝQ> (3) Am°pñQ´>M (4) Myho O¡gr ny±N> dmbm M_JmX‹S> 11. Ag§b½Z Obr` Ord Omo dm`w-Ob A§Vamn¥ð> na ahVm h¡, dh H$hbmVm h¡ : (1) n[anmXn (2) ßbdH$ (3) nQ>bH$ (4) VaUH$ 12. Obr` g§gmYZm| Ho$ d¡pídH$ {dVaU na {dMma H$a| Vmo _rR>o (AbdU) Ob H$m à{VeV {H$VZm h¡ ? (1) 3% go H$_ (2) 4% go H$_ (3) 5% go H$_ (4) 6% go H$_ BEVAE-181 5  https://www.ignouassignmentguru.com/paper 13. Which one of the following is a non-renewable resource ? (1) Wildlife (2) Water (3) Mineral deposits (4) Forest 14. The average salinity of sea water is : (1) 3% (2) 35% (3) 45% (4) 5% 15. Which of the following is not achieved by addition of manure ? (1) A more stable aggregate structure (2) Improved cohesiveness of soil (3) Increase in water retentive capacity (4) Decrease in soil salinity 16. Which one of the following is not a part of supporting ecological systems and processes function of forest ? (1) Checks the soil erosion (2) Improves the air quality (3) Reduces the intensity of cyclones and floods (4) Acts as a carbon sink 17. Which one of the following is a consequence of deforestation ? (1) Increase in soil erosion due to reduction in vegetation (2) Increase in the oxygen liberated by plants (3) Decrease in carbon dioxide level (4) Increase in availability of forest product 18. Which one of the following is not a Non-Timber Forest Product (NTFP) ? (1) Medicinal herbs (2) Edible leaves and flowers (3) Firewood (4) Edible fruits BEVAE-181 6  https://www.ignouassignmentguru.com/paper 13. {ZåZ{b{IV _| go H$m¡Z-gm A-ZdrH$aUr` g§gmYZ h¡ ? (1) dÝ`Ord (2) Ob (3) I{ZO {Zjon (4) dZ 14. g_wÐr Ob H$s Am¡gV bdUVm hmoVr h¡ : (1) 3% (2) 35% (3) 45% (4) 5% 15. {ZåZ{b{IV _| go {H$go ImX H$mo {_bmZo na àmßV Zht {H$`m Om gH$Vm h¡ ? (1) A{YH$ pñWa gå_wM{`V _¥Xm g§aMZm (2) _¥Xm H$s ~ohVa g§g§OH$Vm (3) Ob YmaU j_Vm _| d¥{Õ (4) _¥Xm bdUVm _| H$_r 16. {ZåZ{b{IV _| go H$m¡Z-gm dZ H$m ghm`H$ nm[aV§Ì Am¡a à{H«$`m/àg§ñH$aU H$m`© H$m ^mJ Zht h¡ ? (1) _¥Xm AnaXZ H$mo amoH$Zm (2) dm`w H$s JwUdÎmm H$mo gwYmaZm (3) MH«$dmVm| Am¡a ~m‹T>m| H$s Vrd«Vm H$mo H$_ H$aVm h¡ (4) H$m~©Z qgH$ H$s ^m±{V H$m`© H$aVm h¡ 17. {ZåZ{b{IV _| go H$m¡Z-gm dZ-Anê$nU H$m n[aUm_ h¡ ? (1) dZñn{V`m| _| H$_r Ho$ H$maU _¥Xm AnaXZ _| d¥{Õ (2) nm¡Ym| Ûmam {Z_w©º$ hmoZo dmbr Am°ŠgrOZ _| d¥{Õ (3) H$m~©Z S>mBAm°ŠgmBS> Ho$ ñVa _| H$_r (4) dZ CËnmX H$s CnbãYVm _| d¥{Õ 18. {ZåZ{b{IV _| go H$m¡Z-gm µJa¡ -bH$‹S>r dZ CËnmX (EZ.Q>r.E\$.nr.) Zht h¡ ? (1) Am¡fYr` O‹S>r-~y{Q>`m± (2) ImÚ \y$b Am¡a n{Îm`m± (3) ObmZo-`mo½` bH$‹S>r (4) ImÚ \$b BEVAE-181 7  https://www.ignouassignmentguru.com/paper 19. Which one of the following statements about the biodiversity in India is correct ? (1) The desert areas of Gujarat and Rajasthan have a very high level of desert animal species as well as numerous rare species. (2) Large scale planting of Bt cotton has no adverse effect on biodiversity. (3) Western Ghats have a very high degree of species richness and endemism. (4) Conversion of biodiversity is just a fad push. 20. An ecosystem with higher diversity will be : (1) more complex, stable and resistant (2) more fragile and sensitive (3) more simple and less stable (4) less productive 21. Which of the following animals are exclusively found in Brahmaputra Valley ? (1) Chinkara (2) Rhinoceros (3) Lion-tailed Macaque (4) Houbara Bustard 22. Which of the following is not a biodiversity hotspot ? (1) The Western Ghats (2) The Himalayas (3) The Nicobar Group of Islands (4) Vindhyas and Satpura region of Madhya Pradesh 23. What percentage of energy needs of India are met by the natural gas ? (1) About 7% (2) About 8% (3) About 6% (4) About 5% 24. Sludge gas largely consists of : (1) carbon dioxide (2) sulphur dioxide (3) methane (4) hydrogen sulphide BEVAE-181 8  https://www.ignouassignmentguru.com/paper 19. ^maV H$s O¡d {d{dYVm Ho$ {df` _| {ZåZ{b{IV _| go H$m¡Z-gm H$WZ ghr h¡ ? (1) JwOamV Am¡a amOñWmZ Ho$ _éñWbr joÌm| _| AË`{YH$ Cƒ ñVa na _éñWbr` O§Vw àOm{V`m| Ho$ gmW hr Ag§»` Xþb©^ àOm{V`m± ^r nmB© OmVr h¢ & (2) ì`mnH$ ñVa na Bt H$m°Q>Z (H$nmg) H$s amonmB© H$m O¡d {d{dYVm na à{VHy$b à^md Zht hmoVm h¡ & (3) npíM_r KmQ>m| _| AË`{YH$ Cƒ ñVa H$s àOm{V g_¥ÕVm Ho$ gmW hr ñWm{ZH$Vm ^r nmB© OmVr h¡ & (4) O¡d {d{dYVm H$m ê$nm§VaU {g\©$ \¡$S> nwe (fad push) h¡ & 20. EH$ A{YH$ {d{dYVm dmbm nm[aV§Ì hmoJm : (1) A{YH$ O{Q>b, pñWa Am¡a à{VamoYr (2) A{YH$ ^§Jwa Am¡a g§dX o Zerb (3) A{YH$ gab Am¡a H$_ ñWm`r (4) H$_ CËnmXH$ 21. {ZåZ{b{IV _| go H$m¡Z-gm O§Vw {gµ\©$ ~«÷nwÌ KmQ>r _| hr nm`m OmVm h¡ ? (1) qMH$mam (2) amBZmo{gamog (3) qgh-nwÀN>r dmZa (4) hmoC~mam ~ñQ>S>© 22. {ZåZ{b{IV _| go H$m¡Z-gm O¡d {d{dYVm H$m hm°Q>ñnm°Q> Zht h¡ ? (1) npíM_r KmQ> (2) {h_mb` (3) {ZH$mo~ma Ûrn g_yh (4) _Ü` àXoe Ho$ qdÜ` Am¡a gVnw‹S>m joÌ 23. àmH¥${VH$ J¡g Ûmam ^maV H$s {H$VZr D$Om© Amdí`H$Vm H$s ny{V© hmoVr h¡ ? (1) bJ^J 7% (2) bJ^J 8% (3) bJ^J 6% (4) bJ^J 5% 24. ñbO (Amn§H$) J¡g _| _w»`V… hmoVr h¡ : (1) H$m~©Z S>mBAm°ŠgmBS> (2) gë\$a S>mBAm°ŠgmBS> (3) _rWoZ (4) hmBS´>moOZ gë\$mBS> BEVAE-181 9  https://www.ignouassignmentguru.com/paper 25. Which one of the following is not a non-conventional source of energy ? (1) Fossil fuel (2) Solar energy (3) Biomass energy (4) Wind energy 26. Which of the following is not an adverse effect of the construction of major dams in India ? (1) Submergence of forests and agricultural fields (2) Destruction of wildlife habitats (3) Displacement of people (4) Increase in the groundwater level of the surrounding region 27. Fostering is a useful technique for conservation which has been found successful in : (1) Whooping crane (2) Black-footed ferret (3) Angus cow (4) Seed plants 28. Mangroves in the coastal areas work against erosion by acting as : (1) methane filters (2) regulation of water regime (3) natural bulwark (4) natural recharging aquifers 29. Which of the following is not an invasive species in India ? (1) Water hyacinth (2) Congress grass (3) Prosopis juliflora (4) Neem tree 30. Buffer zone plays a significant role in the preserved areas. Which one of the following is not an important function of the buffer zone ? (1) It provides jobs and income without any ill-effect on species. (2) It provides transition into the unmodified natural habitat in the core. (3) It permits for moderate recreational forestry. (4) Hunting is permitted in this zone. BEVAE-181 10  https://www.ignouassignmentguru.com/paper 25. {ZåZ{b{IV _| go H$m¡Z-gm D$Om© H$m µJa¡ -nma§n[aH$ òmoV Zht h¡ ? (1) Ordmí_ BªYZ (2) gm¡a D$Om© (3) Ord_mÌm (~m`mo_mg) D$Om© (4) ndZ D$Om© 26. {ZåZ{b{IV _| go H$m¡Z-gm ^maV _| ~‹S>o ~m±Ym| Ho$ {Z_m©U H$m à{VHy$b à^md Zht h¡ ? (1) dZm| Am¡a H¥${f joÌm| H$m {Z_ÁOZ (2) dÝ`Ord n`m©dmgm| (A{Ydmgm|) H$m {dZme (3) ì`{º$`m| H$m {dñWmnZ (4) Amgnmg Ho$ joÌ _| ^yOb ñVa _| d¥{Õ 27. nmbZnmofU H$aZm g§ajU H$s EH$ Cn`moJr VH$ZrH$ h¡, Omo g\$b nmB© JB© h¡ : (1) hþqnJ H«o$Z _| (2) ãb¡H$-\w$Q>oS> \¡$aQ> _| (3) E§Jwg H$mC/Jm` _| (4) ~rOr` nmXnm| _| 28. VQ>r` joÌm| _| _¢J«mod (gXm~hma joÌ) BgHo$ ê$n _| H$m`© H$aHo$ AnaXZ H$mo amoH$Vo h¢ : (1) _rWoZ {\$ëQ>g© (2) Ob joÌ Ho$ {Z`§ÌH$ (3) àmH¥${VH$ ~m±Y (4) àmH¥${VH$ nwZ^©aU Ob^a/EŠdr\$a 29. {ZåZ{b{IV _| go H$m¡Z-gr ^maV H$s EH$ AmH«$m_H$ àOm{V Zht h¡ ? (1) ObHw§$^r (2) H$m±J«og Kmg (3) àmogmo{ng Oybrâbmoam (4) Zr_ H$m no‹S> 30. ~\$a µOmoZ (_§S>b) g§a{jV joÌm| _| _hÎdnyU© ^y{_H$m {Z^mVm h¡ & {ZåZ{b{IV _| go H$m¡Z -gm ~\$a µOmoZ H$m EH$ _hÎdnyU© H$m`© Zht h¡ ? (1) `h àOm{V`m|/ñnrerµOm| na {H$gr Xþîà^md Ho$ ~J¡a amoµOJma Am¡a Am` àXmZ H$aVm h¡ & (2) `o Aê$nm§V[aV àmH¥${VH$ n`m©dmg/A{Ydmg Ho$ H$moa/Ho$ÝÐr` Ama{jV ñWmZ _| ~Xbmd H$aVm h¡ & (3) `h _Zmoa§OZ Ho$ {bE dm{ZH$s H$s _Ü`_ AZw_{V XoVm h¡ & (4) Bg µOmoZ _| {eH$ma H$aZo H$s AZw_{V h¡ & BEVAE-181 11  https://www.ignouassignmentguru.com/paper 31. The size of Respirable Suspended Particulate Matter (RSPM) is : (1) 1 – 10 mm (2) 10 – 20 mm (3) 1 – 20 m (4) 10 – 20 m 32. __________ is the phenomenon of increase in the concentration of pollutants from one link in a food chain to another. (1) Biological concentration (2) Biomagnification (3) Bioconcentration (4) Biodegradation 33. Which one the following is a primary pollutant ? (1) Peroxy Acetyl Nitrate (PAN) (2) Nitric acid (3) Carbon dioxide (4) Sulphuric acid 34. High level of BOD indicates : (1) decreasing levels of organic waste in water (2) decreasing levels of sewage in water (3) increasing levels of dissolved oxygen in water (4) decreasing levels of dissolved oxygen in water 35. Underground disposal is preferred for the disposal of : (1) domestic wastes (2) radioactive nuclear wastes (3) plastic wastes (4) building debris BEVAE-181 12  https://www.ignouassignmentguru.com/paper 31. ídgZerb {Zb§{~V H$UH$s` nXmW© (RSPM) H$m gmBµO (Am_mn) hmoVm h¡ : (1) 1 – 10 {_br_rQ>a (2) 10 – 20 {_br_rQ>a (3) 1 – 20 _mBH«$mo_rQ>a (4) 10 – 20 _mBH«$mo_rQ>a 32. ________ Amhma ûm¥§Ibm _| EH$ H$‹S>r go Xÿgar _| àXÿfH$m| H$s gm§ÐVm _| hmoZo dmbr d¥{Õ H$s n[aKQ>Zm h¡ & (1) O¡{dH$ gm§ÐVm (2) O¡d-AmdY©Z (3) O¡d gm§ÐVm (4) O¡d {ZåZrH$aU 33. {ZåZ{b{IV _| go H$m¡Z-gm àmW{_H$ àXÿfH$ h¡ ? (1) naAm°Šgr Egr{Q>b ZmBQ´>oQ> (PAN) (2) ZmB{Q´>H$ Aåb (3) H$m~©Z S>mBAm°ŠgmBS> (4) gëâ`y[aH$ Aåb 34. BOD H$m Cƒ ñVa B§{JV H$aVm h¡ : (1) Ob _| H$m~©{ZH$ An{eï> Ho$ KQ>Vo ñVa H$mo (2) Ob _| grdoO (dm{hV _b) Ho$ KQ>Vo ñVa H$mo (3) Ob _| Kwbr hþB© Am°ŠgrOZ Ho$ ~‹T>Vo ñVa H$mo (4) Ob _| Kwbr hþB© Am°ŠgrOZ Ho$ KQ>Vo ñVa H$mo 35. ^y{_JV {ZñVmaU H$mo BgHo$ {ZñVmaU Ho$ {bE dar`Vm Xr OmVr h¡ : (1) Kaoby An{eï> (2) ao{S>`moY_u Zm{^H$s` An{eï> (3) ßbmpñQ>H$ An{eï> (4) B_maVm| H$m H$Mam (S>o~[ag) BEVAE-181 13  https://www.ignouassignmentguru.com/paper 36. Read the below given statements about the single-use plastics and choose the correct options. (i) They clog drains. (ii) They harm animals. (iii) They cause floods in cities. (iv) They can degrade easily. (1) (i) and (ii) are correct (2) (i), (ii) and (iv) are correct (3) (i), (ii) and (iii) are correct (4) All options are correct 37. Eutrophication in water bodies is caused by : (1) phosphates and nitrates (2) sulphates and nitrates (3) carbonates and nitrates (4) phosphates and oxalates 38. Which of the following is not true for Chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) ? (1) They are responsible for ozone depletion. (2) They are used in paints and deodorants. (3) They are stable and remain in lower regions of atmosphere for many years. (4) They are unaffected by UV radiation in upper atmosphere. 39. Which one of the following is used to measure the concentration of ozone ? (1) Parts per kilometer (2) Nanometer (3) Dobson (4) Radium 40. What is the approximate percentage of solar radiation which is absorbed by the atmospheric gases ? (1) 10% (2) 20% (3) 30% (4) 40% BEVAE-181 14  https://www.ignouassignmentguru.com/paper 36. EH$b-Cn`moJ ßbmpñQ>H$ Ho$ ~mao _| ZrMo {XE JE H$WZm| H$mo n{‹T>E Am¡a ghr {dH$ën H$mo Mw{ZE & (i) `o Zm{b`m| H$mo AdéÕ H$a XoVo h¢ & (ii) `o O§VwAm| H$mo hm{Z nhþ±MmVo h¢ & (iii) `o eham| _| ~m‹T> AmZo H$m H$maU h¢ & (iv) `o AmgmZr go {ZåZrH¥$V hmo OmVo h¢ & (1) (i) Am¡a (ii) ghr h¢ (2) (i), (ii) Am¡a (iv) ghr h¢ (3) (i), (ii) Am¡a (iii) ghr h¢ (4) g^r {dH$ën ghr h¢ 37. Obme`m| _| gwnmofU BgHo$ Ûmam hmoVm h¡ : (1) \$m°ñ\o$Q>m| Am¡a ZmBQ´>oQ>m| Ho$ (2) gë\o$Q>m| Am¡a ZmBQ´>oQ>m| Ho$ (3) H$m~m}ZoQ>m| Am¡a ZmBQ´>oQ>m| Ho$ (4) \$m°ñ\o$Q>m| Am¡a Am°ŠgoboQ>m| Ho$ 38. ŠbmoamoâbwAmoamoH$m~©Z (CFCs) Ho$ {bE {ZåZ{b{IV _| go H$m¡Z-gm gË` Zht h¡ ? (1) `o AmoµOmoZ õmgZ Ho$ {bE CÎmaXm`r h¢ & (2) BZH$m Cn`moJ noÝQ²>g Am¡a {S>AmoS>moaoÝQ²>g (J§Yhm[a`m|) _| {H$`m OmVm h¡ & (3) `o ñWm`r hmoVo h¢ Am¡a dm`w_§S>b Ho$ {ZMbo joÌm| _| AZoH$ dfm] VH$ ahVo h¢ & (4) `o D$nar dm`w_§S>b _| nam~¢JZr (`y.dr.) {d{H$aU go Aà^m{dV ahVo h¢ & 39. AmoµOmoZ H$s gm§ÐVm H$mo _mnZo Ho$ {bE {ZåZ{b{IV _| go {H$gH$m Cn`moJ {H$`m OmVm h¡ ? (1) ^mJ à{V {H$bmo_rQ>a (2) ZoZmo_rQ>a (3) S>mo~gZ (4) ao{S>`_ 40. dm`w_§S>br` J¡gm| Ûmam Ademo{fV {H$E OmZo dmbo gm¡a {d{H$aU H$m bJ^J à{VeV Š`m hmoVm h¡ ? (1) 10% (2) 20% (3) 30% (4) 40% BEVAE-181 15  https://www.ignouassignmentguru.com/paper 41. The provision for environmental protection in our Constitution was made in the year : (1) 1976 (2) 1974 (3) 1980 (4) 1952 42. When was the Wildlife Protection Act enacted ? (1) 1971 (2) 1978 (3) 1975 (4) 1972 43. Which one of the following is not one of seventeen categories of polluting industries identified by the Central Pollution Control Board ? (1) Pulp and paper (2) Oil refineries (3) Food processing (4) Tanneries 44. Projected world population by 2100 would be : (1) 112 billion (2) 102 billion (3) 122 billion (4) 132 billion 45. Match the following : Environmental Influence Category (a) Stress (i) Physical (b) Toxins (ii) Psychological (c) Noise (iii) Biological (d) Allergens (iv) Chemical (1) (a)–(i), (b)–(ii), (c)–(iii), (d)–(iv) (2) (a)–(ii), (b)–(iv), (c)–(i), (d)–(iii) (3) (a)–(iii), (b)–(iv), (c)–(ii), (d)–(i) (4) (a)–(iv), (b)–(iii), (c)–(ii), (d)–(i) BEVAE-181 16  https://www.ignouassignmentguru.com/paper 41. h_mao g§{dYmZ _| n`m©daUr` g§ajU H$m àmdYmZ {H$`m J`m Wm, df© : (1) 1976 _| (2) 1974 _| (3) 1980 _| (4) 1952 _| 42. dÝ`Ord g§ajU A{Y{Z`_ H$~ bmJy {H$`m J`m Wm ? (1) 1971 (2) 1978 (3) 1975 (4) 1972 43. {ZåZ{b{IV _| go H$m¡Z-gm CÚmoJ Ho$ÝÐr` àXÿfU {Z`§ÌU ~moS>© Ûmam {M{ V gÌh àXÿfUH$mar CÚmoJm| H$s loUr _| Zht h¡ ? (1) bw½Xr Am¡a H$mJO CÚmoJ (2) Vob emoYH$ H$maImZo (3) ImÚ àg§ñH$aU (4) M_‹S>m emoYZ H$maImZo (Q>¡Zar) 44. 2100 VH$ {díd OZg§»`m Ho$ hmo OmZo H$s g§^mdZm h¡ : (1) 11·2 Aa~ (2) 10·2 Aa~ (3) 12·2 Aa~ (4) 13·2 Aa~ 45. {ZåZ{b{IV H$m gw_b o Z H$s{OE : n`m©daUr` à^md loUr (a) VZmd (i) ^m¡{VH$/emar[aH$ (b) Am{df (ii) _Zmod¡km{ZH$ (c) Üd{Z/emoa (iii) O¡{dH$ (d) EbO©Z (iv) amgm`{ZH$ (1) (a)–(i), (b)–(ii), (c)–(iii), (d)–(iv) (2) (a)–(ii), (b)–(iv), (c)–(i), (d)–(iii) (3) (a)–(iii), (b)–(iv), (c)–(ii), (d)–(i) (4) (a)–(iv), (b)–(iii), (c)–(ii), (d)–(i) BEVAE-181 17  https://www.ignouassignmentguru.com/paper 46. Which one of the following areas in India does not fall under seismic zone ? (1) Kachchh region of Gujarat (2) Chamoli and Pithoragarh in Uttarakhand (3) Assam (4) Bundelkhand region of Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh 47. Chandi Prasad Bhatt was associated with : (1) Silent Valley Movement (2) Green Revolution (3) Chipko Movement (4) Appiko Movement 48. The teaching that all living organisms have values and rights regardless of whether they are useful or not refers to : (1) Biocentrism (2) Stewardship (3) Anthropocentrism (4) The Western viewpoint 49. Using English only material for communication to non-English speaking communities is an example of : (1) social inequity (2) geographical inequity (3) procedural inequity (4) economic inequity 50. Which one of the following is not an ENVIS Centre ? (1) National Institute of Occupational Health (NIOH), Ahmedabad (2) Central Pollution Control Board, New Delhi (3) Tata Institute of Fundamental Research (TIFR), Mumbai (4) Madras Institute of Development Studies (MIDS), Chennai BEVAE-181 18  https://www.ignouassignmentguru.com/paper 46. ^maV H$m {ZåZ{b{IV _| go H$m¡Z-gm joÌ ^yH§$nr joÌ _| Zht AmVm h¡ ? (1) JwOamV H$m H$ÀN> joÌ (2) CÎmamI§S> _| M_mobr Am¡a {nWm¡amJ‹T> (3) Amgm_ (4) _Ü` àXoe Am¡a CÎma àXoe H$m ~w§XobI§S> joÌ 47. M§S>r àgmX ^Å> g§~Õ aho h¢ : (1) gmBb¡ÝQ> d¡br Am§XmobZ go (2) h[aV H«$m§{V go (3) {MnH$mo Am§XmobZ go (4) EpßnH$mo Am§XmobZ go 48. `h {ejU/_V {H$ g^r gOrdm| Ho$ ^bo hr do Ord Cn`moJr hm|, `m Z hm|, Hw$N> _yë`/_hÎd Am¡a A{YH$ma h¢, H$m A{^àm` h¡ >: (1) O¡dHo$pÝÐVdmX (2) à~§YZH$Vm©/g§ajH$ (3) _mZdHo$pÝÐVdmX (4) npíM_r Xe©Z 49. µJ¡a-A§J«oµOr ^mfr g_wXm`m| _| g§àofU Ho$ {bE {g\©$ A§J«oµOr ^mfm gm_J«r H$m Cn`moJ H$aZm BgH$m EH$ CXmhaU h¡ : (1) gm_m{OH$ Ag_mZVm (2) ^m¡Jmo{bH$ Ag_mZVm (3) à{H«$`mË_H$ Ag_mZVm (4) Am{W©H$ Ag_mZVm 50. {ZåZ{b{IV _| go H$m¡Z-gm EpÝdg (ENVIS) H$m EH$ Ho$ÝÐ Zht h¡ ? (1) amï´>r` ì`dgm`JV ñdmñÏ` g§ñWmZ/ZoeZb B§pñQ>Q>çyQ> Am°\$ Am°Hw$noeZb h¡ëW (EZ.AmB©.Amo.EM.), Ah_Xm~mX (2) Ho$ÝÐr` àXÿfU {Z`§ÌU ~moS>©, ZB© {X„r (3) Q>mQ>m B§pñQ>Q>çyQ> Am°\$ \§$S>m_oÝQ>b [agM© (Q>r.AmB©.E\$.Ama.), _w§~B© (4) _Ðmg B§pñQ>Q>çyQ> Am°\$ S>dbn_oÝQ> ñQ>S>rµO (E_.AmB©.S>r.Eg.), M¡ÞB© BEVAE-181 19  https://www.ignouassignmentguru.com/paper SPACE FOR ROUGH WORK aµ\$ H$m`© Ho$ {bE OJh BEVAE-181 20  https://www.ignouassignmentguru.com/paper No. of Printed Pages : 20 BEVAE-181 BACHELOR OF ARTS (B.A.)/BACHELOR OF COMMERCE (B.COM)/BACHELOR OF SCIENCE (B.SC) Term-End Examination, June, 2022 ABILITY ENHANCEMENT COMPULSORY COURSE ON ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES Time : 2 hours Maximum Marks : 50 ] 2022 General Instructions : (i) This is an objective type question paper. Options for the correct answer must be marked only in the OMR sheet. (ii) All questions are compulsory. (iii) The question paper consists of 50 questions each of which carries one mark. (iv) Each question has four alternatives, one of which is correct. Write the Sl. No. of your correct alternative/answer below the corresponding question number in the OMR sheet and then mark the rectangle for the same number in that column. If you find that none of the given alternatives is correct, then write 0 and mark in column 0. (v) Do not waste time in reading the whole question paper. Go on solving questions one by one. You may come back to the left out questions, if you have time at the end. (i) OMR (ii) (iii) (iv) (v) BEVAE-181 (1)  https://www.ignouassignmentguru.com/paper 1. World Commission on Environment and Development was chaired by : (1) Herman Daly (2) Gro Harlem Brundtland (3) Maurice Strong (4) Pierre Trudeau 2. Which one of the following is a decomposer ? (1) Hawk (2) Tadpole (3) Earthworm (4) Fungi 3. Which one of the following is not one of the priority areas for achieving sustainable development goals ? (1) Protection of forests and other habitats (2) Reduce poverty, inequality and third world debt (3) Zero pollution (4) Reduced waste generation 4. The main sulphur reservoir in the sulphur cycle is present in the : (1) soil (2) volcanic eruption (3) hydrogen sulphide (4) water 5. Level IV of the trophic level could be occupied by : (1) rabbit (2) grass (3) grasshopper (4) tiger 6. In the biosphere, the main land component is known as : (1) lithosphere (2) hydrosphere (3) ecosphere (4) stratosphere BEVAE-181 (2)  https://www.ignouassignmentguru.com/paper 1. (1) (2) (3) (4) 2. & (1) (2) (3) (4) 3. & (1) (2) ] (3) (4) 4. ] (1) (2) (3) (4) 5. (1) (2) (3) (4) 6. (1) (2) (3) (4) BEVAE-181 (3)  https://www.ignouassignmentguru.com/paper 7. Identify the following types of food chain : Goat Nematodes Saprotrophic bacteria (1) detritus food chain (2) grazing food chain (3) parasitic food chain (4) aquatic food chain 8. The discipline of public health was established in Europe after : (1) 1642 (2) 1812 (3) 1742 (4) 1842 9. The occurrence of............... may take place when sea water in the tropical belt gets heated above 27°C and low pressure areas developed above the water levels. (1) rains (2) cyclones (3) anti-cyclones (4) tsunamis 10. Floods in which two countries results in two-third of total deaths caused by floods : (1) India and Bangladesh (2) China and Bangladesh (3) Pakistan and Bangladesh (4) India and Nepal 11. The natural defence against tsunamis is : (1) mangrove forest (2) coral (3) stony beaches (4) gritty sand on the beach 12. In MAB programme run by UNESCO, MAB stands for : (1) Man and the Biodiversity (2) Mankind and the Biosphere (3) Man and the Biosphere (4) Mankind and the Biodiversity BEVAE-181 (4)  https://www.ignouassignmentguru.com/paper 7. (1) ¼ (2) (3) (4) 8. (1) (2) (3) (4) 9. °C ] (1) (2) (3) (4) 10. ] (1) (2) (3) (4) 11. (1) (2) (3) (4) 12. (MAB) (1) (2) (3) (4) BEVAE-181 (5)  https://www.ignouassignmentguru.com/paper 13. Seed bank is the example of : (1) ex-situ conservation (2) in-situ conservation (3) captive breeding (4) in-vitro technique 14. A wide diversity in species composition indicates that ecosystem is : (1) likely to be more stable in the long-term (2) very new in existence (3) very unstable and species may collapse soon (4) unstable but has large number of species 15. The fostering technique has been used to conserve : (1) Elephant (2) Cheetah (3) Whooping crane (4) Angus cow 16. The unattached organisms in an aquatic ecosystem which live at the interface of air-water are known as : (1) neuston (2) nekton (3) plankton (4) benthos 17. Brackish water ecosystems include : (1) stagnant inland lakes (2) impoundments (3) lotic habitat (4) estuaries and mangroves 18. The average salinity in sea water is about : (1) 2.5% (2) 3.5% (3) 4.5% (4) 5.8% BEVAE-181 (6)  https://www.ignouassignmentguru.com/paper 13. (1) (2) (3) (4) 14. (1) (2) & (3) ¡ (4) ¡ 15. & (1) (2) (3) (4) 16. & ] (1) (2) (3) (4) 17. (1) (2) (3) (4) 18. (1) % (2) % (3) % (4) % BEVAE-181 (7)  https://www.ignouassignmentguru.com/paper 19. Which of the following is open or heterotrophic system ? (1) Pond (2) Bog (3) River (4) Swamp 20. Approximately 50% of the total world species are present in : (1) tropical rain forests (2) temperate rain forests (3) temperate deciduous forests (4) coral reefs 21. Genetic diversity is related to : (1) types of species (2) types of community (3) diversity in number and type of genes (4) distribution and evolution of species 22. Biodiversity hotspots are regions of high : (1) productivity (2) endemism (3) density of flora and fauna (4) concentration of alien species 23. Which one of the following statements about biodiversity is not true ? (1) The most visible component of biodiversity is species diversity. (2) Islands and coastal stretches of India show high number of endemic species. (3) Vertebrates are the most abundant life forms on earth. (4) Biodiversity hotspots are under constant threat. 24. Ravine is formed due to : (1) acidic soil (2) basic soil (3) soil erosion (4) soil salinity BEVAE-181 (8)  https://www.ignouassignmentguru.com/paper 19. & (1) (2) (3) (4) 20. (1) (2) (3) (4) 21. (1) (2) (3) (4) 22. (1) (2) (3) (4) 23. & (1) (2) (3) (4) 24. (1) (2) (3) (4) BEVAE-181 (9)  https://www.ignouassignmentguru.com/paper 25. Finer particles in waste water can be made to settle by using : (1) Chlorination (2) Carbon dioxide (3) Caustic soda (4) Hydrogen sulphide 26. What percentage of global freshwater is available in the liquid form ? (1) 5 (2) 10 (3) 15 (4) 20 27. Which of the following is not achieved by addition of manure ? (1) Improved cohesiveness of soil (2) Increase in water retention capacity (3) Decrease in soil salinity (4) A more stable aggregate structure 28. Which of the following sources of energy is non-conventional ? (1) Hydropower (2) Biomass (3) Natural gas (4) Atomic energy 29. Which of the following regions in India is the highest producer of mineral oil ? (1) Upper Assam (2) Cambay (3) Krishna-Godavari basin (4) Bombay High 30. Economic development leads to declining growth rates of per capita energy demand in which of the following ? (1) Industrial sector (2) Residential sector (3) Transport sector (4) Commercial sector BEVAE-181 ( 10 )  https://www.ignouassignmentguru.com/paper 25. (1) (2) (3) (4) 26. % (1) (2) (3) (4) 27. & (1) (2) (3) (4) 28. & & (1) (2) (3) (4) 29. & (1) (2) (3) & (4) 30. (1) (2) (3) (4) BEVAE-181 ( 11 )  https://www.ignouassignmentguru.com/paper 31. ‘Sludge gas’ largely consists of : (1) sulphur dioxide (2) hydrogen sulphide (3) carbon dioxide (4) methane 32. Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) was established in : (1) 1982 (2) 1985 (3) 1988 (4) 1990 33. Which one of the following is not responsible for acid rain ? (1) Sulphur dioxide (2) Sulphur trioxide (3) Nitrogen dioxide (4) CFCs 34. Which one of the following is not a part of Eight National Missions for climate change ? (1) National Water Mission (2) National Mission for a Green India (3) National Mission for Hunger and Poverty Eradication (4) National Mission for Sustainable Habitat 35. Basel convention is largely related to : (1) biological diversity (2) hazardous waste management (3) ozone depletion (4) greenhouse gases BEVAE-181 ( 12 )  https://www.ignouassignmentguru.com/paper 31. (1) (2) (3) (4) 32. (1) (2) (3) (4) 33. & (1) (2) (3) (4) 34. & ª (1) (2) (3) (4) 35. (1) (2) (3) (4) BEVAE-181 ( 13 )  https://www.ignouassignmentguru.com/paper 36. The main function of National Green Tribunal is : (1) effective and expeditious disposal of cases on environmental issues. (2) effective and expeditious disposal of cases related to civil issues. (3) frame regulations to control air pollution. (4) frame environmental laws. 37. The Air (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act was amended in : (1) 1981 (2) 1987 (3) 2000 (4) 1974 38. Which toxic gas was released from chemical plant during Bhopal Gas Tragedy ? (1) Methane (2) Sulphur dioxide (3) Methyl isocyanate (4) Ethyl isocyanate 39. Which one of the following is a primary pollutant ? (1) Sulphur trioxide (2) Sulphur dioxide (3) Sulphuric acid (4) Sulphurous acid 40. Which one of the following is responsible for depletion of oxygen in water causing harm to aquatic life ? (1) Detergents (2) Human sewage (3) Pesticides (4) Industrial waste BEVAE-181 ( 14 )  https://www.ignouassignmentguru.com/paper 36. (1) (2) (3) (4) 37. ½ (1) (2) (3) (4) 38. & (1) (2) (3) (4) 39. & (1) (2) (3) (4) 40. (1) (2) (3) (4) BEVAE-181 ( 15 )  https://www.ignouassignmentguru.com/paper 41. What would be the best method for disposal of radioactive nuclear waste ? (1) Dumping at sea (2) Underground disposal (3) Landfill disposal (4) Incineration 42. Which one of the following is not a biological method of waste treatment ? (1) Conditioning (2) Digestion (3) Composting (4) Lagooning and tank storage 43. Which of the following is not a factor requiring new set of ethics for the environment ? (1) Changing food habits (2) New effect on nature (3) New knowledge about nature (4) Expanding moral concerns 44. Which one of the following statements related to economic significance of forest is not correct ? (1) It provides a wide variety of goods and services which include food, fodder and fuel. (2) It holds the key to numerous life sustaining products such as pharmaceuticals, insecticides and pesticides. (3) It protects watersheds and ensure perennial supplies of fresh water. (4) Fruits, leaves, roots and tubers of the plants form the food of forest tribes. 45. Which one of the following is not one of the causes of deforestation ? (1) Population explosion (2) Forest fires (3) Pest attacks (4) Rise in carbon dioxide in the atmosphere BEVAE-181 ( 16 )  https://www.ignouassignmentguru.com/paper 41. & (1) (2) (3) (4) 42. & (1) (2) (3) (4) 43. & (1) (2) (3) (4) 44. ] & (1) ¡ ¡ ] (2) ¡] (3) (4) ] ¡] 45. & (1) (2) (3) (4) W BEVAE-181 ( 17 )  https://www.ignouassignmentguru.com/paper 46. India needs about................... percentage of its total area under forest to meet the ecological and economic needs. (1) 50 (2) 25 (3) 40 (4) 33 47. Which of the following animals excretes very concentrated urine ? (1) Camel (2) Garden lizard (3) Nocturnal rodents (4) Snakes 48. The attitude which assigns significantly greater value to human being than any other non-human organisms is known as : (1) Stewardship (2) Anthropocentrism (3) Biocentrism (4) Eco-feminism 49. Which one of the following is not an ENVIS Centre ? (1) National Institute of Occupational Health, Ahmedabad (2) Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, Mumbai (3) Society for Development Alternatives, New Delhi (4) Industrial Toxicology Research Centre, Lucknow 50. MPN test is used to detect : (1) E. coli (2) Schigella boyadis (3) S. sonmei (4) Vibrio cholerae BEVAE-181 ( 18 )  https://www.ignouassignmentguru.com/paper 46. (1) (2) (3) (4) 47. & (1) (2) (3) (4) 48. & ] (1) (2) (3) (4) 49. & (ENVIS) (1) ] (2) ] (3) ] (4) ] 50. MPN (1) - (2) (3) (4) BEVAE-181 ( 19 )  https://www.ignouassignmentguru.com/paper SPACE FOR ROUGH WORK jQ+ dk;Z ds fy, txg BEVAE-181 ( 20 )  https://www.ignouassignmentguru.com/paper No. of Printed Pages : 20 BEVAE-181 BACHELOR OF ARTS (BA)/BACHELOR OF COMMERCE (B.COM)/BACHELOR OF SCIENCE (B.SC) Term-End Examination December, 2021 ABILITY ENHANCEMENT COMPULSORY COURSE ON ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES Time : 2 hours Maximum Marks : 50 H$bm ñZmVH$/dm{UÁ` ñZmVH$/{dkmZ ñZmVH$ gÌm§V narjm {Xgå~a, 2021 n`m©daU AÜ``Z na j_Vm dY©H$ A{Zdm`© nmR>çH«$_ g_` : 2 KÊQ>o A{YH$V_ A§H$ : 50 General Instructions : (i) This is an objective type question paper. Options for the correct answer must be marked only in the OMR sheet. (ii) All questions are compulsory. (iii) The question paper consists of 50 questions each of which carries one mark. (iv) Each question has four alternatives, one of which is correct. Write the Sl. No. of your correct alternative/answer below the corresponding question number in the OMR sheet and then mark the rectangle for the same number in that column. If you find that none of the given alternatives is correct, then write 0 and mark in column 0. (v) Do not waste time in reading the whole question paper. Go on solving questions one by one. You may come back to the left out questions, if you have time at the end. gm_mÝ` {ZX}e : (i) `h EH$ dñVw{Zð> àíZ-nÌ h¡ & àíZm| Ho$ ghr {dH$ën Ho$db OMR erQ> _| {b{IE & (ii) g^r àíZ A{Zdm`© h¢ & (iii) Bg àíZ-nÌ _| 50 àíZ h¢ {OZ_| àË`oH$ àíZ EH$ A§H$ H$m h¡ & (iv) àË`oH$ àíZ Ho$ gmW Mma {dH$ën h¢, {OZ_| go EH$ ghr h¡ & Amo.E_.Ama. erQ> _| {ZX}emZwgma ghr {dH$ën/CÎma H$m H«$_m§H$ g§JV àíZ g§»`m Ho$ ZrMo {bI| Am¡a {\$a Cgr H«$_m§H$ Ho$ Am`V na Cgr H$m°b_ _| {M bJmE± & AJa Amn nmE± {H$ H$moB© ^r {dH$ën ghr Zht h¡ Vmo 0 {bI| Am¡a H$m°b_ 0 _| {M bJmE± & (v) nyao àíZ-nÌ H$mo n‹T>Zo _| g_` ~~m©X _V H$s{OE & EH$ Ho$ ~mX EH$ àíZ H$mo H$aVo OmBE & `{X ~mX _| g_` aho, Vmo ~Mo hþE àíZm| H$mo Xþ~mam XoIm Om gH$Vm h¡ & BEVAE-181 1  https://www.ignouassignmentguru.com/paper 1. Which one of the following is an example of man-made environment ? (1) Orchards (2) Sanctuaries (3) Crop fields (4) Plantations 2. Who coined the term ‘Possibilism’ ? (1) Lucien Febvre (2) Vidal de la Blache (3) Ellen Churchill Semple (4) C.S. Holling 3. Which one of the following is not one of the seventeen Sustainable Development Goals ? (1) Life on land (2) Life on air (3) Life below water (4) Climate action 4. Holding meeting in a remote location to minimise public participation is an example of ___________. (1) Geographical inequity (2) Procedural inequity (3) Social inequity (4) Economic inequity 5. Which of the following views towards nature was proposed as an alternative to patriarchal system of domination ? (1) Biocentrism (2) Ecocentrism (3) Anthropocentrism (4) Ecofeminism 6. The main centre of ENVIS is located at : (1) Bengaluru (2) Delhi (3) Ahmedabad (4) Kolkata BEVAE-181 2  https://www.ignouassignmentguru.com/paper 1. {ZåZ{b{IV _| go H$m¡Z-gm _mZd-{Z{_©V n`m©daU H$m CXmhaU h¡ ? (1) ~mµJmZ (2) Aä`maÊ` (3) IoV (4) d¥jmamonU 2. ‘g§^mdZmdmX’ eãX {H$gZo {X`m ? (1) ë`y{g`Z \o$dao (2) drS>mb S>r bm ãbme (3) EbZ M{M©b g|nb (4) gr.Eg. hmoqbJ 3. {ZåZ{b{IV _| go H$m¡Z-gm gVV {dH$mg Ho$ 17 bú`m| _| go Zht h¡ ? (1) ñWb _| OrdZ (2) dm`w _| OrdZ (3) Ob Ho$ A§Xa OrdZ (4) Obdm`w H$m`©dmhr 4. OZ^mJrXmar H$mo H$_ H$aZo Ho$ {bE gwXÿa ñWmZm| _| ~¡R>H$ Am`mo{OV H$aZm __________ H$m CXmhaU h¡ & (1) ^m¡Jmo{bH$ Ag_mZVm (2) H$m`©{d{YH$ Ag_mZVm $ (3) gm_m{OH$ Ag_mZVm (4) Am{W©H$ Ag_mZVm 5. àH¥${V Ho$ à{V {ZåZ{b{IV _| go {H$g EH$ {dMma H$mo {nV¥gÎmmË_H$ dM©ñd àUmbr Ho$ {dH$ën Ho$ ê$n _| àñVm{dV {H$`m J`m Wm ? (1) O¡dHo$ÝÐdmX (2) n`m©daU Ho$ÝÐdmX (3) _mZd Ho$ÝÐdmX (4) nm[apñW{VH$s ZmardmX 6. EZ{dg (ENVIS) H$m _w»` Ho$ÝÐ pñWV h¡ : (1) ~|Jbwê$ (2) {Xëbr (3) Ah_Xm~mX (4) H$mobH$mVm BEVAE-181 3  https://www.ignouassignmentguru.com/paper 7. Primary Consumers are : (1) Herbivores (2) Plants (3) Carnivores (4) Autotrophs 8. The following components — sulphates in water, acid rain and fossil fuel are part of the : (1) carbon cycle (2) nitrogen cycle (3) water cycle (4) sedimentary cycle 9. In ecological succession, the final stage is termed as : (1) climax community (2) lichen stage (3) moss stage (4) seral stage 10. In an ecosystem, energy is lost in the form of : (1) heat energy (2) saprophytic matter (3) chemical energy (4) rains 11. At global level the region most prone to natural calamities is : (1) Australia (2) Asia (3) Africa (4) Latin America 12. Among the following factories, which is not in the ‘‘Taj Trapezium Zone’’ ? (1) Glass Factories (2) Mathura Oil Refinery (3) Mathura Sugar Factory (4) Brick Kilns BEVAE-181 4  https://www.ignouassignmentguru.com/paper 7. àmW{_H$ Cn^moº$m h¢ : (1) emH$^jr (2) nm¡Yo (3) _m§g^jr (4) ñdnmofr 8. {XE JE KQ>H$ — nmZr _| gë\o$Q>, Aåbr` df©U VWm Ordmí_ BªYZ {H$gHo$ ^mJ h¢ ? (1) H$m~©Z MH«$ (2) ZmBQ´>moOZ MH«$ (3) Ob MH«$ (4) AdgmXr MH«$ 9. nm[apñW{VH$ AZwH«$_ _|, AZwH«$_ H$s A§{V_ AdñWm H$mo H$hm OmVm h¡ : (1) Ma_ g_wXm` (2) bmBHo$Z AdñWm (3) _m°g AdñWm (4) H«$_H$s (grab) AdñWm 10. nm[apñW{VH$ V§Ì _|, D$Om© H$m õmg {H$gHo$ ê$n _| hmoVm h¡ ? (1) D$î_r` D$Om©$ (2) _¥VmonOrdr nXmW© (3) amgm`{ZH$ D$Om© (4) dfm© 11. {díd ñVa na H$m¡Z-gm joÌ àmH¥${VH$ AmnXmAm| Ho$ {bE g~go A{YH$ àdU h¡ ? (1) Am°ñQ´>o{b`m (2) E{e`m (3) A\«$sH$m (4) b¡{Q>Z A_o[aH$m 12. {ZåZ{b{IV \¡$ŠQ>[a`m| _| go H$m¡Z-gr ‘‘VmO Q´>onr{µO`_ µOmoZ’’ _| Zht h¡ ? (1) {Jbmg \¡$ŠQ>ar (2) _Wwam VobemoYZembm (3) _Wwam eŠH$a \¡$ŠQ>ar (4) BªQ> ^Å>o BEVAE-181 5  https://www.ignouassignmentguru.com/paper 13. Silent Valley is the narrow valley of the __________ river. (1) Periyar (2) Kunthi (3) Kaveri (4) Jamuna 14. The world population around 800 BC was approximately : (1) 3 million (2) 4 million (3) 5 million (4) 6 million 15. The temperate deciduous forests have : (1) Trees with vines and strangler fig (2) Shrubs with the height of 3 – 5 metres (3) Evergreen fir and pine trees with 30 – 40 metres height (4) Trees of 40 – 50 metres height with thin and broad leaves 16. In India, Teak and Bamboo are common in : (1) tropical seasonal forests (2) temperate evergreen forests (3) coniferous forests (4) tropical rain forests 17. In Indian grassland ecosystem, the biomass peaks in the period between : (1) January to March (2) March to May (3)