ICSE Class 10 2013 Question Paper Environmental Science

ICSE Class 10 2013 Question Paper Environmental Science. Students can download the last year question papers using the link below. Free download of examination question papers with solutions. Last 10 year question papers should be practised to get better marks in examinations.

ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE

(Two hours)

Section A

Question 1

(a) Give two reasons why cooking gas is considered to be a better fuel than kerosene oil or wood. 

(b) State two modifications in the design of an engine that have not only improved the efficiency of the engine but has also reduced pollution. 

(c) State two advantages associated with the development of small scale industries. 

(d) State two reasons for the melting of the Gangotri Glacier. 

(e) State any two provisions given in the Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972 to protect Indian Wildlife. 

Question 2

(a) State two objectives of the integrated rural development programme. 

(b) List any two recommendations of the National forest policy.

(c) Suggest two strategies to dispose solid waste. 

(d) What is Gasohol? Give a reason for its present popularity in some countries. 

(e) List two reasons leading to the decrease in the level of the water table in Delhi. 

Question 3

(a) Nuclear fusion in the near future will solve the problem of energy. State one advantage and one disadvantage associated with nuclear fusion. 

(b) Explain the role of satellites in environment protection and management. 

(c) Mention two economic policy measures to control pollution. 

(d) State two reasons for the rapid extinction of species in the ocean. 

(e) Why is it important to maintain a buffer zone around a forest?

Question 4

(a) State two objectives of the Global Environmental Facility support. 

(b) State any two factors that affect the population of a particular place. 

(c) State two objectives of Project Tiger. 

(d) Mention two characteristics of fertile soil.

(e) State two ways as to how the use of pesticides impacts the ecology.

SECTION B 

Answer any four questions from this Section

Question 5

(a) Secondary cities can play an important role to counter the problem of Migration. Justify the statement giving reasons.

(b) Enumerate the effects of an increasing population on the environment. 

Question 6

(a) How can land use management help conserve soil? 

(b) What is energy plantation? State three characteristic of plants that can be grown for this purpose. 

Question 7

(a) What are Gene Banks? State three objectives to maintain a Gene Bank. 

(b) What is conservation tillage? State two advantages and two disadvantages of conservation tillage. 

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