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June 24th, 2016, 03:25 PM
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Re: PRSU Previous Year Question Papers

As you have asked for the BA part I previous year question paper, I want to tell you that I was not able to find that.
But I am providing you with its syllabus which will help you
Syllabus:
Part - I
SYLLABUS FOR ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES AND HUMAN RIGHTS

UNIT-I
THE MULTI DISCIPLINARY NATURE OF ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES
Definition, Scope and Importance
Natural Resources:
Renewable and Nonrenewable Resources
(a) Forest resources: Use and over -exploitation, deforestation, Timber extraction, mining, dams and their effects on forests and tribal people and relevant forest Act.
(b) Water resources: Use and over-utilization of surface and ground water, floods drought, conflicts over water, dams benefits and problems and relevant Act.
(c) Mineral resources: Use and exploitation, environmental effects of extracting and using mineral resources.
(d) food resources: World food problems, changes caused by agriculture and overgrazing, effects of modern agriculture, fertilizer
-pesticide problems, water logging , salinity.
(e) Energy resources: Growing energy needs, renewable and non-renewable energy sources, use of alternate energy sources.
(f) Land resources: Land as a resource, land degradation, man induced landslides soil erosion and desertification

PRSU BA Part I syllabus
UNIT-II ECOSYSTEM
(a) Concept, Structure and Function of and ecosystem
- Producers, consumers and decomposers.
- Energy flow in the ecosystem
- Ecological succession
- Food chains, food webs and ecological pyramids.
- Introduction, Types, Characteristics Features, Structure and Function of Forest,
Grass, Desert and Aquatic Ecosystem.
(b) Biodiversity and its Conservation
- Introduction - Definition: genetic. species and ecosystem diversity
- Bio-geographical classification of India.
- Value of biodiversity: Consumptive use. productive use, social ethics, aesthetic
and option values.
- Biodiversity at global, National and local levels.
- India as mega-diversity nation.
- Hot spots of biodiversity.
- Threats to biodiversity: habitat loss, poaching of wildlife, man-wild life conflict.
- Endangered and endemic species of India.
- Conservation of biodiversity: In situ and Ex-situ conservation of biodiversity.
UNIT- III
(a) Causes, effect and control measures of
- Air water, soil, marine, noise, nuclear pollution and Human population.
- Solid waste management: Causes, effects and control measures of urban and
industrial wastes.
- Role of an individual in prevention of pollution.
- Disaster Management : floods, earthquake, cyclone and landslides.
(b) Environmental Management
- From Unsustainable to sustainable development.
- Urban problems related to energy.
- Water conservation, rain water harvesting, watershed management.
- Resettlement and rehabilitation of people, its problems and concerns.
- Environmental ethics: Issues and possible solutions.
- Climate change, global warming, acid rain, ozone layer depletion, nuclear
accidents and holocaust.
- Wasteland reclamation
- Environment protection Act: Issues involved in enforcement of environmental
legislation.
- Role of Information Technology in Environment and Human Health.
UNIT- IV
General background and historical perspective- Historical development
and concept of Human Rights, Meaning and definition of Human Rights, Kind
and Classification of Human Rights.
Protection of Human Rights under the UNO Charter, protection of Human
Rights under the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, 1948.
Convention on the Elimination of all forms of Discrimination against women.
Convention on the Rights of the Child, 1989.
UNIT- V
Impact of Human Rights norms in India, Human Rights under the
Constitution of India, Fundamental Rights under the Constitution of India,
Directive Principles of State policy under the Constitution of India,
Enforcement of Human Rights in India.
Protection of Human Rights under the Human Rights Act, 1993- National
Human Rights Commission, State Human Rights Commission and Human
Rights court in India.
Fundamental Duties under the Constitution of India.

PAPER - II
ENGLISH LANGUAGE (Paper Code-0102) M.M. 75
UNIT-1 Basic Language skills : Grammar and Usage.
Grammar and Vocabulary based on the prescribed text.
To be assessed by objective / multiple choice tests.
(Grammar - 20 Marks
Vocabulary - 15 Marks)
UNIT-2 Comprehension of an unseen passage. 05
This should imply not only (a) an understanding of the passage in question, but also
(b) a grasp of general language skills and issues with reference to words and usage
within the passage and (c) the Power of short independent composition based on
themes and issues raised in the passage.
To be assessed by both objective multiple choice and short answer type tests.
UNIT-3 Composition : Paragraph writing 10
UNIT-4 Letter writing (The formal and one Informal) 10
Two letters to be attempted of 5 marks each. One formal and one informal.
B.A.-Part-I (11)
UNIT-5 Texts : 15
Short prose pieces (Fiction and not fiction) short poems, the pieces should cover a
range of authors, subjects and contexts. With poetry if may sometimes be advisable
to include pieces from earlier periods, which are often simpler than modern examples.
In all cases, the language should be accessible (with a minimum of explanation and
reference to standard dictionaries) to the general body of students schooled in the
medium of an Indian language.
Students should be able to grasp the contents of each plece; explain specific words,
phrases and allusions; and comment on general points of narrative or argument. Formal
Principles of Literary criticism should not be taken up at this stage.
To be assessed by five short answers of three marks each.
BOOKS PRESCRIBED -
English Language and Indian Culture - Published by M.P. Hindi Granth Academy
Bhopal.

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