MED-002 · December 2020 · English
IGNOU MED-002 December 2020 Previous Year Question Paper
Sustainable Development: Issues and Challenges
Structured previous year question paper for MED-002, December 2020 session.
Max marks: 50 · Questions: 9
Verified: 19 Jul 2026
POST GRADUATE DIPLOMA IN
ENVIRONMENT AND SUSTAINABLE
DEVELOPMENT (PGDESD) /
M.A. (POLITICAL SCIENCE)
Term-End Examination
February, 2021
MED-002 : SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT :
ISSUES AND CHALLENGES
Time : 2 hours Maximum Marks : 50
Note: Answer any five questions. The marks for each
question are indicated against it.
Q1.(a) Define Sustainable Development and list its any four objectives. 5
(b) Explain briefly the Ecosystem approach.
Q2.List four actions which are applied for this approach.
Q3.(a) Define Traditional Knowledge. Explain its application in health and medicine. 5
(b) What are Kco-villages ? Discuss their importance.
Q4.(a) Explain the concept of Carrying capacity. Also list some threats to the carrying capacity. 5
(b) State any five conditions needed for a technology to be appropriate.
Q5.(a) List any five harmful consequences of industrialisation on environment and society. 5
(b) What are the causes of desertification and droughts ? List the measures undertaken to combat them.
Q6.Write short notes on the following in about 250 words each : 2x5=10
(a) Lifestyle and Consumerism
(b) Role of Cooperatives in Sustainable Development
Q7.(a) Discuss the road blocks to global initiatives for environmental protection. 5
(b) Describe any two civil society initiatives in India for environmental protection.
Q8.(a) Explain any two factors of inequality between developed and _ developing countries in about 250 words. 5
(b) Highlight the role played by PIL for environmental protection in India giving any two examples.
Q9.(a) What is ADB ? State any four of its goals. 5
(b) Why should the ecosystem be conserved ? Explain.