Bachelor in Commerce
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CHOICE BASED CREDIT SYSTEM
BEVAE-181: AECC ON ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES
ASSIGNMENT
2023-24
[Valid from 1st July, 2023 to 30th June, 2024]
First Semester
School of Management Studies
Indira Gandhi National Open University
Maidan Garhi, New Delhi -110068
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BACHELOR IN COMMERCE
CHOICE BASED CREDIT SYSTEM
BEVAE-181: AECC ON ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES
ASSIGNMENT: 2023-24
Dear Students,
Assignment is given 30% weightage in the final assessment. To be eligible to appear in the
Term-end examination, it is compulsory for you to submit the assignment as per the schedule.
Before attempting the assignments, you should carefully read the instructions given in the
Programme Guide.
1. Those students who are appearing in December 2023 exams. They should download the new
assignment and submit the same latest by 15 October 2023.
2. Those students who are appearing in June 2024 Term End Examination they have to submit
latest by in 15 March 2024.
You have to submit the assignment of all the courses to the Coordinator of your Study Centre.
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TUTOR MARKED ASSIGNMENT
Course Code : BEVAE-181
Course Title : AECC ON ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES
Assignment Code : BEVAE-181/TMA/2023-24
Coverage : All Blocks
Maximum Marks: 100
Attempt all the questions.
SECTION A
1. Why ecological significance of forest is more important in present day context? (8)
Explain.
2. Answer the following questions in about 125 words each. (4×5=20)
a) Explain the characteristics of Western Ghats for inclusion as Biodiversity
hotspots.
b) Why hydropower is regarded as the best source of energy? Explain it in
detail.
c) The importance of Biomass has been increasing day by day in our
surroundings among renewable resources. Explain it with suitable examples.
d) How does air pollution affect the atmospheric processes?
e) What is Disposal of waste? Why segregation of waste is needed?
3. Explain the human-environment relationship by taking examples of biotic and (7)
abiotic components?
4. “As humans civilisation progressed, man started altering the environment in the (7)
pursuit of creating an economic, social and cultural environment of his own
choice. This slowly resulted in the depletion of natural resources and
degradation of environment.” Explain it in context of national legislations of
water acts?
5. “Biosphere reserves are internationally recognised areas established to promote (8)
and demonstrate a balanced relationship between Humans and the Biosphere.”
Elaborate this statement in the context of conservation of nature?
SECTION B
Answer the following questions in about 150 words each.
1. Explain the following terms in about 60 words each: (2×4=8)
(a) Seed Bank
(b) Incineration
(c) Biological Oxygen Demand
(d) Public Health
2. Answer the following questions in about 150 words each. (4×5=20)
a) What is lentic and lotic ecosystem? Explain these two with suitable
examples.
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b) What is ecological succession? Explain the types of succession with suitable
diagrams.
c) Explain the biocentrism and ecocentrism in context of human’s attitude
towards nature?
d) Define natural calamities and its types with suitable examples.
3. Explain the causes of ozone depletion? How do ultraviolet rays affects human (7)
health, animals, plants, micro-organisms, water and air quality.
4. “Education for environmental awareness is essential for the younger generation (7)
as well as for the older generation.” Explain the statement with suitable
examples.
5. “Water Harvesting is one of the effective measures to combat drought.” Explain (8)
this statement with suitable arguments.
