Home › AKTU PYQ › Environment and Ecology › PYQ Questions › Unit 5

Environment and Ecology Unit 5 – Environmental Protection: AKTU previous year questions

28 AKTU questions from Unit 5 (Environmental Protection) asked in 2023–2026, tagged by marks, year and topic. In short: about 22 marks of every paper come from this unit; the most asked topic is Environmental Protection Act 1986 (9 times); 27 questions came back in a later year. The latest ones are listed below; on the page you can filter them by 2-mark or long questions, topic and repeats.

Unit 5 previous year questions

  • State the objective of Environmental Protection Act, 1986. (2 marks, 2026, Environmental Protection Acts)
  • Discuss role of NGOs in sustainable development. (7 marks, 2026, NGOs in Environmental Protection)
  • Describe the relationship between human population growth and environmental degradation. (7 marks, 2026, Population and Environment)
  • Discuss the importance of environmental education and women education in protecting the environment. (7 marks, 2026, Environmental Education)
  • What is the role of NGOs in environmental protection? (2 marks, 2025, NGOs in Environmental Protection)
  • What is the role of NGOs in environmental protection? (2 marks, 2025, NGOs in Environmental Protection)
  • Describe population growth as an environmental issue. (7 marks, 2025, Population and Environment)
  • What are the challenges and opportunities in achieving effective environmental protection? (7 marks, 2025, Environmental Protection Acts)
  • Discuss the importance of environment education. (7 marks, 2025, Environmental Education)
  • What is the Environmental Protection Act of 1986? What penalties are imposed under the Environmental Protection Act for environmental violations? (7 marks, 2025, Environmental Protection Acts)
  • Explain Environmental Protection Act 1986. (7 marks, 2025, Environmental Protection Acts)
  • What are the major environmental concerns associated with overpopulation? (7 marks, 2025, Population and Environment)

Most asked Unit 5 topics

  • Environmental Protection Act 1986 – asked 9 times
  • Human Population and Environment – asked 7 times
  • Environmental Education Awareness – asked 7 times

Unit 5 question pattern

  • 2-mark questions: 8 asked in 2023–2026
  • 7-mark questions: 20 asked in 2023–2026
  • About 22 marks from Unit 5 in every paper
  • 27 questions were asked again in a later year

Unit 5 questions year by year

  • 2026: 4 Unit 5 questions asked (23 marks across that year's papers)
  • 2025: 8 Unit 5 questions asked (46 marks across that year's papers)
  • 2024: 7 Unit 5 questions asked (39 marks across that year's papers)
  • 2023: 9 Unit 5 questions asked (48 marks across that year's papers)