BHIE-143 · December 2025 · English
IGNOU BHIE-143 December 2025 Previous Year Question Paper
HISTORY OF ENVIRONMENT
Structured previous year question paper for BHIE-143, December 2025 session.
Max marks: 100 · Questions: 8 · Sections: 2
Verified: 22 Aug 2026
B. A. (HONS.) HISTORY!
B. A. (GENERAL) (BAHIH/BAG)
Term-End Examination
December, 2025
BHIE-143 : HISTORY OF ENVIRONMENT
Time : 3 Hours Maximum Marks : 100
Note: Attempt any five questions in about
400 words each. Attempt at least two
questions from each Section. All questions
carry equal marks.
Section—I
Q1.Write a brief essay on Environmental Justice Movement.
Q2.Critically examine the significance of energy audit.
Q3.Discuss the depictions of plants and animals in the Indian Philosophy.
Q4.Write short notes on any two of the following in about 200 words each : 10+10
(a) Anthropocene
(b) Mesolithic-Hunter-Fisher-Gatherers of the Ganga Valley
(c) Droughts and Floods during the Medieval period
(d) Wildlife in the Early Modern period
Section—II
Q5.Discuss the impacts of various Environmental Acts passed during the British period.
Q6.Write a note on globalisation and climate change.
Q7.Examine the role of civil society (NGOs) in relation to environment.
Q8.Write short notes on any two of the following in about 200 words each: 10+10
(a) Emergence of Botany as an Imperial Science
(b) National Health Policy, 1983
(c) Indian Ecofeminism
(d) Development Theories