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ECOLOGY
Paper II
Unit III
Time : Three Hours] [Maximum Marks : 80
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Note : Attempt Five questions in all, selecting at leasl one
6. Write briefly about the following :
question from each Unit. Q. No. 1 is compulsory. All
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among species highlighting their ecological significance. (D Invasive alien species
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(b) Indian efforts to control the increasing human
3. Write notes on the following : population
(a) Life rables (c) World population structure.

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(b) Briefly discuss the impact of weeds in urban

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9. Write notes on the following :

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(b) Menace of Parthenium Weed in India.
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