CUET PG 2024 Syllabus Environmental Science

Syllabus
for
Environmental Sciences/Studies
(SCQP11)

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Note:
i. The Question Paper which will have 75 questions.
ii. All questions will be based on Subject-Specific Knowledge.
iii. All questions are compulsory.
iv. The Questions will be Bilingual (English/Hindi).

Environmental Sciences/Studies (SCQP11)

Earth Sciences: Structure and composition of Environment- Atmosphere, Hydrosphere and
Lithosphere, Earth Processes, Mineral and Power Resources in India, Biogeochemical Cycles,
Meteorology, Climate Change, Origin and evolution of earth, Mineral and Power Resources in India.

Physical and Chemical Sciences: Fundamentals, Atmospheric Chemistry, Water Chemistry,
Geochemistry, Green Chemistry. Water - physical characteristics, buffering capacity, Essential and trace
elements in living systems, Bio-molecules - chemical components of cells, Bio- geochemical cycles –
carbon, nitrogen and phosphorus, Hydrological cycle and global water balance, Toxicity of Heavy metals.

Life Sciences:

Origin of life: Theories of evolution, genetic drift, speciation, cell organelles, cell division, modes of
reproduction, principles of inheritance, epistasis, mutations, chromosomal aberrations,extra- chromosomal
inheritance.
Genetic Material: DNA structure and replication, transcription and translation, chromosome structure,
protein structure, mutability and repair of DNA, reverse genetics.

Photosynthesis, Plant growth hormones, Dormancy and seed germination, Respiration
Plant and Animal systematics: Bryophytes, Tracheophytes, Gymnosperms, Angiosperms. Membrane
structure and Ion transport, ATPase - structure and function, Photosynthesis, Photoperiodism,
Vernalization, RUBISCO.
Animal systematics, physiology and diseases: Cnidaria, Echinodermata, Chordata, Protostomia; Anatomy
and physiology of humans; major classes of bacterial and viral pathogens, Apoptosis and cancer,
inherited diseases, animal cell culture.

Ecology and Environment: Biosphere, Organizational levels of biosphere, Ecosystem: Structure and
Types, Food Chain and Energy Flow, Population and Community Ecology, Biodiversity andits
Conservation.

Microbiology and Biotechnology: Principles of Microbiology, Microbiology of Air, Water, Soil, Sewage,
Recombinant DNA technology, principles of gene cloning, transposition, applications of biotechnology
in medicine, industry, agriculture and environment.

Natural resources and Management: Natural Resources-Forest, Water, Minerals, Marine, Energy
(Renewable and Nonrenewable) - Sources, Threats, Conservation and Management.

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Global Environmental issues: Ozone depletion and Global warming, Acid rain and Smog, Sustainable
Development.

Environmental Pollution: Air, Water, Soil, Noise Pollution- Sources, Causes, Effects,
Consequences.

Waste Management: Solid waste - disposal, Management; Waste to energy conversion.

Instrumentation: Principles and applications of microscopy, spectrophotometry, centrifugation,
radioisotope techniques, electrophoresis and chromatographic separation techniques, Blotting and
hybridization techniques.

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