What is Bonn convention? Explain its importance.

What is sustainable use of biological resources? How can a resource be made sustainable?

What is nature tourism? List its negative impacts.

Give a brief account of the importance of wetlands giving suitable examples.

What are various categories of protected areas under different groups according to IUCN?

List the major impacts of biodiversity loss.

What are invasive species? How can they cause biodiversity loss? Explain giving suitable examples.

Name the plant part used and the activity of the following botanical medicines:

(i) Ginseng

(iv) Ginger

(ii) Aloe

(v) Camomile

(iii) Garlic

Discuss the cultural and religious values of biodiversity with suitable examples.

Why is the wildlife of desert zone peculiar? Explain using examples of Indian desert.

Explain the zonation in the lake biome using a suitable diagram.

Differentiate between alpha richness and alpha diversity. What are the characteristic patterns of alpha diversity?

What is fundamental currency of diversity? Explain its features and importance.

What are the causes and effects of deforestation? Explain.

What is the principle of hydropower? Give the status of hydropower in India.

Briefly discuss various types of fossil fuels.

Explain the contour farming and terracing used for soil conservation.

What are laterites and lateritic soils? Give their location and characteristic features.

Explain the importance of wetlands and mangroves. Give examples of wetlands and mangroves of India.

What are minerals? Give examples of some metallic minerals and non-metallic minerals. Explain the geographic distribution of various mineral resources in India.