MED-8 Solved Assignment English Medium 2024-25

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MED-8 Solved Assignment English Medium 2024-25

MASTER’S DEGREE PROGRAMME IN POLITICAL SCIENCE
Assignments
(M. A. Second Year Courses)
July 2024 and January 2025 Sessions

GLOBALISATION AND ENVIRONMENT (MED-008)
Tutor Marked Assignment
Course Code: MED-008
Assignment Code: MED-008/TMA/2024-25
Maximum Marks: 100
Note: * This assignment is based on the entire course.
* All questions are compulsory. Marks for the questions are shown within bracketson the right-hand side.
* Please answer in your own words; do not copy from the course material.
1. Briefly discuss the Greenhouse effect on the earth. Explain how globalisation is responsible for large scale disruption of ecosystems. (10)
2. Distinguish between : (5×2=10)
(i) Floods and droughts
(ii) Sudden and Insidious disasters
3. What is meant by North-South divide? Discuss the role of MNCs, TNCs and IFIs in economic globalisation. (10)
4. Write short notes on the following: (3.5+3.5+3=10)
i. Rio +5 and Rio +10
ii. Biodiversity Convention
iii. UNEP
5. Mention any five multilateral agreements related to transnational air pollution.Discuss the World Bank’s environmental agenda. (10)
6. Discuss briefly the environmental concerns of South Asia with special reference to Sri Lanka. (10)
7. Define NGOs. Explain its origin and briefly discuss the different perspectives of NGOs. (10)
8. Write short notes on the following: (5×6=30)
i. Chilka Bachao Andolan and Chipko Movement
ii. Seed Suicides in India
iii. Indicators of Sustainability of Food Security
iv. Environmentally Sound Technologies
v. Environmental Ethics; and
vi. Role of Judiciary in Curbing Air Pollution