Paper of Understanding the environment is the study of environmental issues such as energy sources, different diseases and their control. Major issues of current world are discussed in this paper. Paper is generally containing the issues which are really needed to be known by the human being.

Importance of paper:

The paper is the study of different issues of energy sources such as renewable and non-renewable and their uses, different diseases and awareness among the people, composition of earth, change in environment and other such topics which are needed to be known to save the earth.

Paper Pattern:

Paper of Understanding the environment consists of 5 questions in it and these questions are there with internal alternative in it to choose which suits the candidates. Also, these questions are of same marks and each question is of long answer type. There are no sub-questions in any of the questions.

Frequently asked questions:

Questions in the paper are such as Differences between viruses and bacteria with examples, two types of rocks with examples, difference between lentic and lotic habitants, effect of E1 Nino Phenomenon on climate of South Asia, different types of estuaries, names of any four renewable energy resource, effects of deforestation, concepts of conservation and ecological restoration, account of nutrient cycling in forests, Age pyramids, Species diversity, Eco tone, Ecological density, thermal stratification of lake, different zones of a stratified lake, major causes of air, water and land pollutions, physical and chemical conditions of the deep ocean etc.

Marks and time:

Total marks which are associated with this paper are 50 and time given to the students is 2 hours.

Recommended Books:

• Understanding the environment by R. Quentin Grafton, Libby Robin, Robert Wasson
• Understanding Our Environment by Stephen J. de Mora, C. Nicholas Hewitt