(English Medium) ICSE Class 10 - CISCE Important Questions for Environmental Applications

What is TTZ? 

Study the picture given below and answer the question:

Identify the soil conservation strategy:

Identify the incorrect statement.

Soil is a valuable natural resource vulnerable to erosion during heavy rainfall in hilly terrain. Describe an effective method to reduce soil erosion in such areas.

Study the picture and answer the questions that follows:

1. Where is it situated?
2. List any four sustainable practices adopted by the people of Auroville.

Lila resides in a remote village with her family and relies on fuelwood for cooking. Identify any three consequences of utilizing fuelwood as a cooking fuel.

Give example of an alternative for timber in paper Industry. Why is there a need to find alternatives to timber? (Any four points)

Enumerate the role of local people in Joint Forest Management?

Effective segregation of waste at the point of generation is very important. Select the appropriate statement giving the importance of waste segregation:

1. Less waste goes to the landfill
2. Help in reducing the waste
3. Better for public health and environment
4. Waste pickers spend less time sorting through garbage

Sewage, a liquid domestic waste should be treated to:

1. meet the growing demand for water
2. reduce water pollution
3. safeguard public health
4. reduce the waste

Choose the correct option:

Select the Correct pair.

'Reuse is better than recycling.' Give any two reasons to support the statement.

What is a leachate? 

Why is the secondary treatment in a water treatment plant called biological treatment?

State any three effects of leachate.

What happens in tertiary treatment at a water treatment plant?

After which stage in a water treatment plant is it safe to discharge the treated water into water bodies and why?

The planning of the Curitiba city is done giving highest priority to ______.

Fluidized bed boilers work on ______.

Subsidies are ______.