ICSE 2018 Environmental Science Question Paper for Class 10

About this paper

This is a solved copy of the ICSE Class 10 Environmental Science paper from the 2018 examination, with an answer written under every question. Section A is compulsory and has four questions, each made of five two-mark parts, for 40 marks. Section B has six questions and candidates attempt any four; each question is two parts of five marks, for 40 marks. The short questions cover biogas, CITES, silviculture, vermiculture, the Montreal Protocol, the Bhopal gas tragedy, Ramsar wetlands and green manure. The longer questions take up ex-situ conservation, waste segregation, hydropower, satellite cities, the baranaja farming system, the Wildlife Protection Act of 1972, traffic management and biotechnology in food security.

Exam

ICSE Class 10

Subject

Environmental Science

Year

2018

Maximum marks

80

Questions

10

Pages

5

Answers included

Yes

Paper pattern

• Section A

  40 marks

  Questions 1–4, all compulsory, five parts of two marks each

• Section B

  40 marks

  Questions 5–10; attempt any four, each with two parts of five marks

Topics covered

• Biogas
• Vermiculture and green manure
• CITES and loss of biodiversity
• Sewage sludge and waste management
• Montreal Protocol
• Bhopal gas tragedy
• Ramsar wetlands
• Ex-situ conservation
• Hydropower and satellite cities
• Baranaja and soil erosion
• Wildlife Protection Act, 1972
• Traffic management and urban land use

Questions from this paper

1. What is biogas? State any one advantage of using biogas.
2. Give the full form of CITES.
3. Name the multinational corporation that was responsible for the Bhopal gas tragedy. Name the gas that was leaked.
4. What do you understand by ex-situ conservation of biodiversity? Give two advantages and two disadvantages of ex-situ conservation.
5. What is baranaja? List four benefits of this agricultural practice.
6. How does biotechnology play an important role in achieving global food security?