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SECTION A (20 Marks) Attempt All Questions From This Section

This document contains an environmental science exam for class 10 with two sections. Section A contains short answer questions about clean technologies, impacts of pollution, gully erosion prevention, energy plantations, and economic values of biodiversity. Section B contains longer answer questions about incineration, biodiversity loss, UN population projections, vehicular pollution control, overgrazing causes and effects, and CITES objectives. Students must answer all Section A questions and choose 3 from Section B to fully respond to the exam.

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SECTION A (20 Marks) Attempt All Questions From This Section

This document contains an environmental science exam for class 10 with two sections. Section A contains short answer questions about clean technologies, impacts of pollution, gully erosion prevention, energy plantations, and economic values of biodiversity. Section B contains longer answer questions about incineration, biodiversity loss, UN population projections, vehicular pollution control, overgrazing causes and effects, and CITES objectives. Students must answer all Section A questions and choose 3 from Section B to fully respond to the exam.

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PRATT MEMORIAL SCHOOL

HALF YEARLY EXAMINATION (2020 - 2021)


ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE
CLASS :- X
FULL MARKS:- 50
TIME:- 1 hour 30 min
SECTION A(20 Marks)
ATTEMPT ALL QUESTIONS FROM THIS SECTION

Question 1
a) State any two clean technologies that can be adopted by industries to
control
pollution (2)
b) Mention two impacts of pollution on land (2)
c) What is gully erosion? How can it be prevented?(2)
d) Enumerate two advantages of energy plantations(2)
e) Mention two economic values of biodiversity (2)

Question 2
a) State the main objective of Ramsar Convention on Wetlands 1971(2)
b) Enumerate two advantages of hydro-electricity (2)
c) What is gasohol?(2)
d) Explain the significance of vermiculture in nature(2)
e) Mention two ways to produce less waste (2)

SECTION B (30 Marks)


ATTEMPT ANY 3 QUESTIONS FROM THIS SECTION

Question 3
a) Mention the advantages and disadvantages of incineration(5)
b) State the major anthropogenic reasons for the loss of biodiversity (5)

Question 4
a) State the UN's population projection of 2050(5)
b) Mention the steps to control vehicular pollution in cities (5)

Question 5
a) What are the major causes and effects of overgrazing? (5)
b) What are the main objectives of CITES in conservation of biodiversity (5)

Question 6
a) Mention the advantages and disadvantages of solar energy (5)
b) Explain the role of Biosphere Reserves in In-Situ conservation
of biodiversity (5)

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