Biodegradable Waste

Water Pollution

Climate of the Mountainous Regions

Horticultural Societies

Explain about United Nations Convention on Biological Diversity (UNCBD) in detail.

Write a detailed note on the desert biome.

Discuss any two major coastal hazards with their causes. Write the important measures can be taken to protect human and economic loss from their impact.

Define Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA). Expalin the classification of EIA.

Describe soil pollution. Explain different causes and effects of soil pollution.

Discuss the human-environemnt relationship in equatorial regions in detail.

Explain critically ecosystem structure with suitable diagram.

Suggest five different menus for a school going child. These menus should be low cost and meet the nutritional needs of a school going child. (Refer to Unit 11)

i) Suggest some dishes from the above menu which can be served in the School canteen.

ii) What modifications can be made if a school going child wishes to eat junk/ fast food?

iii) What points should be kept in mind while planning a packed lunch for school?

Visit any one family in your neighbourhood where they have an infant 6 to 12 months of age. Record the complementary foods given to the infants in the proforma given below and answer the questions thereafter. (Refer to Unit 9

i) When was complementary foods first introduced to the child? ii) Which was the first food to be introduced?

iii) Evaluate the foods given against the daily food guide. Is the infant getting foods from all the five food groups? If not, suggest some foods that can be included.

Record your food intake of a normal week day, and complete the following table. (Refer to Unit 3).

a) Did you include sufficient foods from all the three groups yesterday?

b) If not, which group is low in your diet?

c) Can you modify it? How?

d) How many servings of each food group did you take in the day?

What measures would you adopt to be vigilant about the misconceptions/misrepresentations related to food? Explain with examples

Enunciate the factors that influence our food acceptance.

What is growth monitoring? How will you monitor growth of children?

Present the WHO classification based on body mass index (BMI) for categorizing adults into different grades of malnutrition.

Describe the linear measurements used to record growth in children.

Elaborate on the nutrition related problems of old age and what measures you would follow to meet the special needs of elderly.