Ch-1 Impact of population on environment

Q.1. What are the problems caused by overpopulation?

Ans: Overpopulation causes extensive pressure on natural resources, water/land shortage, loss of forests, air and water
pollution, and degradation of coastlines.
Q.2. What factors determine the distribution of population all around the world?
Ans: Many factors like geographical factors, economic factors, political factors, religious factors and historic factors, affect
the distribution of population all around the world.
Q.3. Population of the world is unevenly distributed.- Explain this with suitable examples
Ans: Population of the world is unevenly distributed. For eg: plains have more cities and towns, and thus the population
there is more. Mountains and deserts are less populated because the climatic conditions and landscapes at such places are not
very favourable for human settlements and retention.
Q.4. What is human settlement? Which are the factors that decide suitability of a certain place for human settlement?
BOOK A.2.
Ans: Human settlement means a place inhabited by human for permanently or less permanently.
1. Climatic conditions 2. Adequate water supply 3.Topography 4. Soil
5. Job or work scope 6.Natural vegetation 7.Medical facilities
8.Transport system 9.Educational, scientific and technological development
Q.5. How rapid growth of population affects Ecosystem?
OR
Q.1. Do you think natural resources are under tremendous pressure due to overpopulation? Give examples to justify
your answer. BOOK A.1.
Ans: Population is the basic unit of the ecosystem. Population growth combined with a constant increase in consumption of
resources has led to overexploitation of the natural resources. For example:
OR
Indiscriminate growth of population has posed following threats\ adverse effects to our environment:
1. Destruction of Biodiversity: Several human activities, like deforestation and pollution of natural habitats destroys the
biodiversity
2. Fast Depletion of Natural Resources: While human population keeps growing at a steady rate, Potable water, land, non-
renewable resources like fossil fuels, are depleting very fast because of the increased pressure to meet the growing demand
of an ever expanding population.
3. Global Climatic Changes: The earth's surface is getting warmer day by day due to the greenhouse gas emissions, by
some human activities like burning of fossil fuels. Global warming also could cause droughts and disrupt agriculture.
India is the world's sixth largest and second fastest growing producer of greenhouse gases.
4. Pollution: Over exploitation due to population is resulting in air, water and soil pollution. Disasters like floods, landslides,
water scarcity, etc. are also associated with population explosion.
Q.6. What do you mean by Biodiversity. What is the importance of Biodiversity?
Ans: Biodiversity can be defined as the volume and variety of organisms found within a specified geographic region.
Importance of Biodiversity-
1. Biodiversity provides food, medicines and natural products;
2. It provides resources through which we derive economic growth; survival factors such as clean water, fresh air and
fertile soil.
3. The earth's biological diversity is crucial for the existence of any form of life.
Q.7. What are the main causes of Land/Soil Degradation
Ans:
 1. With the growth of population, farming activities increased. This contributes to soil erosion, land salination and loss
of soil nutrients.
2. Shifting cultivation has also been an important cause of land degradation.
3. Leaching from extensive use of pesticides and fertilizers is a major cause of contamination of land and water bodies.
Q.8. Write the Effect of Population Growth on Human Settlements/Land Use Patterns.
Ans:
1. Population growth effects various sectors like, the standard of living, education, health and nutrition, sanitation and
hygiene, the levels of resource consumption, the state of the environment and the pace and quality of economic and
social development of an area.
2. Uncontrolled population growth has resulted in people migrating from rural areas and small towns to the big cities in
search of livelihood.
Q.9. What are the disadvantages of urbanization?
OR
3. Which are the factors that force people to migrate from rural to urban areas? How does this migration create an
imbalance in the environmental conditions of these areas?

Ans: Factors like Job or work scope, Medical facilities, better transport system, educational, scientific and technological
development force people to migrate from rural to urban areas.
Migration create an imbalance in the environmental conditions of these areas in following ways: (1,2,3)
1. Urbanisation often triggers aggressive industrialisation and this causes environmental pollution.
2. Cities are losing the green belt as the lands are being cleared to build-up infrastructure, high- rise buildings, flyovers,
roads and other facilities to support the growing population.
3. The natural landscapes turned into hard concrete jungles. The growth in population is creating a lot of stress on water
resources and water supply. It is also increasing the levels of air pollution, water pollution, soil pollution and noise
pollution.
4. It becomes impossible for the authorities to provide civic facilities and adequate services to the growing population.
This adversely affects the educational status and health of the growing population. In the long run such factors do
effect the growth and development of the country.
10.Give reason why People who move from villages to cities often end up living amidst unhygienic surroundings.
Ans: Uncontrolled population growth has resulted in people migrating from rural areas and small towns to the big cities in
search of livelihood. It is hard to provide the social and civic facilities as speedily so as to meet the rate of expansion of
population.
Q.11. How growing population effect the social facilities?
Ans:
1. The social and civic facilities include school, colleges, institutes, hospitals, bus stands, railway stations, air ports, sea
ports, banks, recreation spots, sports fields, water and electric services. etc. It is hard to provide these facilities as
speedily so as to meet the rate of expansion of population.
2. Chaos is being created everywhere like traffic congestion, congestion of mobile signals, internet, etc. Sanitation
problems, heaps of garbage, water supply related problems, accumulation of plastic and solid waste have become
very common in the cities and towns.
3. The natural landscapes turned into hard concrete jungles. The growth in population is creating a lot of stress on water
resources and water supply. It is also increasing the levels of air pollution, water pollution, soil pollution and noise
pollution.
Q.12. Over consumption leads to waste generation and pollution. Explain
Ans: Growth in population means over consumption of fuels and all kinds of day to day products. The developing and
developed countries are consuming more energy to maintain a higher standard of living. There has been an increase in
consumption of energy in urban areas. More consumption results in more waste generation and consequently extensive
pollution.
Q.13. Encroachment on monuments is one of the after effects of overpopulation.- Give reason
Ans: Overpopulation has led to urbanisation. Due to severe shortage of land and unemployment, people indulge in
malpractices like dust particles and small pebbles being mixed into spices, artificial colour being added to vegetables etc. It
is not possible for them to buy land, houses or appartments and they have to settle down inside monuments and other
buildings of historical significance to shelter themselves. This kind of illegal encroachment leads to the destruction of a
Nation's Heritage.
Q.14. C. In the perspective of overpopulation write notes on:
1. Urbanisation
Ans:
1. Overpopulation has led to urbanisation. Uncontrolled population growth has resulted in people migrating from rural
areas and small towns to the big cities in search of livelihood. So many villages turned into cities.
2. It becomes impossible for the authorities to provide civic facilities and adequate services to the growing population.
This adversely affects the educational status and health of the growing population. In the long run such factors do
effect the growth and development of the country.
3. Chaos is being created everywhere like traffic congestion, congestion of mobile signals, internet, etc. Sanitation
problems, heaps of garbage, water supply related problems, accumulation of plastic and solid waste have become
very common in the cities and towns.
2. Industrialisation
Ans:
1. Urbanisation often triggers aggressive industrialisation and this causes environmental pollution.
2. Cities are losing the green belt as the lands are being cleared to build-up infrastructure, high- rise buildings, flyovers,
roads and other facilities to support the growing population.
3. Chaos is being created everywhere like traffic congestion, congestion of mobile signals, internet, etc. Sanitation
problems, heaps of garbage, water supply related problems, accumulation of plastic and solid waste have become
very common in the cities and towns.

Ch-2 Environmental Concerns

Q.1. What causes A country's environmental problems? OR On what factors A country's environmental
problems depends on?
Ans:
1. A country's environmental problems are directly related to its stages of development, structure of its economy,
production technologies in use and its environmental policies.
2. Some problems may be associated with the lack of economic development (like, inadequate sanitation and clean
drinking water) while others are related to the growth of economic activity (like, air and water pollution).
Q.2. Write some National Environmental Concerns
Ans:
1. Soil Degradation: Most of the land/soil stretch in our country is showing evidence of degradation thus affecting the
productive base of the economy.
2. Deforestation: Though our country has diverse forest vegetation, but the forest wealth is getting exhausted fast due
to activities like overgrazing, over exploitation.
3. Loss of Biodiversity: biological variety is slowly disappearing, and human activities. The biodiversity in forests,
grasslands, wetlands, mountains, deserts and marine ecosystems is subjected to many pressures. India is at the 10th
position in the world and 4th in Asia in plant diversity.
 4. Atmospheric Pollution: One of the biggest threat to life in our country are respiratory diseases. Growing
industrialization and increasing vehicular pollution are contributing to air pollution.
5. Water Pollution.
6. Solid/Other Wastes: This can be regarded as a comparatively new crisis. Unregulated growth of undisposable solid
wastes in urban areas without necessary infrastructure services, proper collection, transportation and treatment has
resulted in increased pollution and health hazards.
7. Coastal and Marine Pollution: India has a coastline of 7500 kms. The coastal areas are exposed to environmental
stress for many reasons like tourism, industrial activities including oil spills, discharge of sewage, ship breaking,
sludge disposal, offshore petroleum and gas exploration.
Q.3. What are the causes of soil degradation?
Ans; Soil is very important as it supports the growth of plants which are the primary link in every food chain.
1. Soil degradation occurs when we overuse the soil, as this deprives the soil of its nutrients.
2. Our farming practices make soil too salty. We also pollute the soil by using too much fertilizers or pesticides.
3. Erosion by water, wind, urbanization, deforestation, and mining is further leading to soil degradation.
Q4. Why forests are important?
Ans: Madhya Pradesh is India's most wooded state.
1. Forests provide shelters to thousands of plants and animal species.
2. They also provide environmental protection. Forests play a vital role in enhancing the quality of environment by
influencing the ecological balance and the various life support systems.
3. Forests prevent soil erosion, maintaining soil fertility, conserving water, regulating water cycle and floods, balancing
CO, and 0, contents, etc.
4. Forests keep streams and rivers flowing. They do this by binding the soil together and preventing it from getting
washed away.
Q.5. Why does biodiversity important? What factors causes loss of biodiversity?
Ans: Largely, biodiversity is important for two reasons.
1. Firstly, because all species perform some or the other function in an ecosystem and these functions are important for
human survival.
2. Secondly, it provides us almost everything we need to survive from food to raw materials for our industries.
One of the major causes for the loss of biodiversity is the depletion of vegetative cover due to
agricultural expansion. Mining, developmental projects leads to the destruction of natural habitats. Poaching and illegal trade
of wildlife products also end up in degradation of biodiversity.
Q.6. What are the causes of Air pollution?
Ans: The capital city of New Delhi is one of the top ten most polluted cities of the world.
1. Growing industrialization and increasing vehicular pollution are contributing to air pollution.
2. It is getting increased due to growing cities, increasing traffic, rapid economic development and industrial growth.
3. Vehicular traffic is the most common and disastrous source of pollution in all developing countries.
Q.7. What are the causes/ sources of water pollution?
Ans:
1. Organic and bacterial pollution continues to be the predominant source of pollution in our aquatic resources.
2. Pesticides and fertilisers that are meant for crops, seeps down and mixes with the water table below polluting the
drinking water and killing aquatic animals and plants.
3. Even groundwater is being polluted by leaky sewage pipes, underground storage tanks, bad septic systems and
ordinary run off containing lots of commonly used chemicals like those in soaps and detergents.
4. A large part of municipal sewage is allowed to flow untreated into nearby water bodies, there by increasing the
pollution. Unsanitised wastewater carries bacteria, viruses and other disease-carrying organisms that are .hazardous.
 The maximum chemical pollution is found in the state of Gujarat. Uttar Pradesh lops in maximum number of Fecal
Coliform bacteria.
Some water borne diseases: Typhoid, Cholera, hepatitis
Q.8. Define term consumerist.
Ans: Modern urban society can be termed as 'consumerist'
Q.9. What are the main sources of Solid waste in urban areas?
Ans:
1. Unregulated growth of undisposable solid wastes in urban areas without necessary infrastructure services, proper
collection, transportation and treatment has resulted in increased pollution and health hazards.
2. Plastic wastes have increased tremendously over the past few years.
3. Fly ash, phosphor-gypsum and iron and steel slugs are main forms of industrial and solid wastes generated in India
which causes pollution in urban areas.
Q.10. Regional Concerns of pollution
Ans:
1. the national capital Delhi = problems like air pollution, water/land shortage and diminishing green belts.
2. Orissa = which is largely an agricultural state, the land is becoming barren, loss of forest cover and water scarcity
and turning into deserts.
3. Goa = is also a mining hub. Several major environmental problems caused due to mining operations are
deforestation, land degradation, ground and surface water pollution, dust pollution and damage to beaches.
4. Great Aravalli Mountain region of north-west India= Faces deforestation.
Q.11. Write some Major Programmes and Policies of Indian Government to protect environment
Ans:
1. Strategy towards preventing land degradation including treatment of catchments areas, comprehensive watershed
development, emphasis on low cost vegetative measures, survey and investigation of problem areas through remote
sensing techniques, biomass production, micro level planning and transfer of technology.
2. To regulate unabated diversion of forest land for non-forestry purpose. Forest conservation Act. 1980, was enacted.
The Government has started forestation and regeneration programmes.
3. The loss of biodiversity is being addressed through a network of protected areas consisting of National Parks,
wildlife sanctuaries, Biosphere reserves.
4. Studies by Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), An attempt is being made to control the noise pollution by
notifying the standards and monitoring their compliance.
5. Cleaner fuels like unleaded petrol, low sulphur diesel and compressed natural gas (CNG) have been introduced.
6. The Government has set up authorities like the Environment Pollution (Prevention and Control) Authority for the
National Capital Region, for protecting and improving the quality of environment
7. Policy formed to improve environment like the National Conservation Strategy and Policy Statement for
Environment and Development, 1992, Policy Statement for Abatement for Pollution, 1992 and National Forest
Policy, 1988 have been set up by the Government of India.
Q.12. Write two movement related to environment protection
Ans: Chipko movement, Narmada Bachao Andolan.
Q.13. Write some Efforts by Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas
Ans:
1. Environment-friendly Ethanol-blended Petrol Programme was launched across the country.
2. Environment-friendly Euro-II/III Petrol and Diesel are being supplied by Oil Marketing Companies
3. Focus on development and usage of green fuel alternatives such as Hydrogen energy, bio- fuels affAuto LPG.
4. Promotion of environment-friendly technology in Exploration and Production operations. .
5. Extensive tree-plantation drive, ecological parks at refineries, which become habitats for migratory birds.
 6. Enhancing the Pipeline Network, an environment-friendly mode of crude oil and production transportation.
7. Promoting usage of Solar Energy and Wind Power wherever possible.

Ch -3 FACTORS AFFECTING THE ENVIRONMENT

Q.1. What functions are performed by the environment In relation to human beings?
Ans: In relation to human beings there are three functions performed by the environment:
(a) Recreation (b) Source of natural resources (c) Sink to receive all the waste produced by human beings and their
activities.
Q.2. Write some environment related issues due to population growth?
Ans: Some environment related issues due to population growth are:
1. Unhygienic living conditions 2. Inadequate fresh drinking water
3. Depletion of natural resources, especially fossil fuels 4. Deforestation
5. Increase in the levels of air pollution, water pollution, soil pollution and noise pollution
6. Extinction of many species of plants and animals due to the destruction of natural habitats which are being utilised to
grow food for the growing population
7. Imbalance in nature 8. Loss of many ecosystems
9. Over utilization of infrastructure, transportation, public health systems, etc.
Q.3. What are the causes of desertification?
Ans: Desertification is turning a land slowly into desert. Human activities are major causes of land desertification in modern
times. Rapid population increase has led to over utilization of land. Following are some main factors responsible for this.
1. Intensification of agriculture and animal husbandry,
2. agricultural reclamation on pasture land,
3. deforestation and overgrazing.
Q.4. What are the main reason for deforestation?
Ans: Expansion of agricultural sector, industrial sector, rapid urbanization, mining, tourism recreation and transport systems
are also leading to deforestation.
Q.5 What changes industrialization brings to us?
Ans:
1. After the emergence of industrialisation human beings have come a long way in terms of development, inventions,
discoveries.
2. Modern technology have made our life smooth and luxurious.
3. Industrial products have become an inseparable part of our life.
4. However, modern technologies often overuse both the renewable and non- renewable of energy. This has resulted in
the rapid exhaustion of such resources.
Q.6. From where does we get electricity?
Ans: Electricity is produced using tidal, nuclear or geothermal energy.
Q.7. How does Industrialization effects environment?
Ans: Industrialisation is essential for the economic development of any country but at the same time, it affects the
environment by following ways:
1. They lay pressure on land and other natural resources for raw materials.
2. Desertification occurs as more and more land is cleared of greenery to make space for industrial infrastructure.
3. Industrial waste causes water pollution and soil pollution. The wastes and chemicals get mixed with water and soil.
Crops, fruits and vegetables get contaminated with the pesticide residue.
 4. Heavy machinery cause noise pollution, Smoke emitting factories contribute to severe air pollution.
5. Further, industrial wastes and pollutants cause health hazards like respiratory diseases.
Q.8. What is mining? How it effects environment?
Ans: Mining is the removal of minerals and other materials from the earth's crust.
1. The mining activities require removal of plant cover (deforestation) along with the underlying soil mantle and
excavating overlying rock masses. This results in generation of great volumes of waste as debris.
2. It contaminating water so severely that it takes decades to get it recharged.
3. Mining leads to soil erosion, landslides and land degradation.
Q.9. What are the adverse effect of pollution on environment?
Ans: The worst side of all the technological advancements is the spread of various types of pollution at a global level.
1. Pollution has caused a lot of environmental problems. Discharge of various harmful gasses and suspended particles
from automobiles, industries and other sources has left the environment with no fresh air to breathe in.
2. Untreated sewerage and chemicals as industrial wastes have polluted the drinking water bringing dearth on the earth.
Q.10. What are the use of Synthetic Materials?
Ans: Synthetic materials or chemicals are used as raw materials for many products such as fertilizers, pesticides, fabrics,
plastics and detergents.
Q.11. Write some advantages of Synthetic Materials
Ans:
1. They are wear and tear resistant,
2. They are heat resistant and
3. They are long lasting.
4. No maintenance or a little maintenance
5. Help in saving natural resources.
6. Convenient to use Cheaper to get and Easily available
Q.12. Write some disadvantages of Synthetic Materials
Ans:
1. Synthetic materials are made by chemical processes. The chemicals enter the soil along with water, thus polluting it.
2. These synthetic materials leave a lot of waste which is non-biodegradable.
3. Plastic and aluminium that are being used in the food packaging industry is adding to a lot of waste that requires a
safe disposal process.
4. These chemicals affect the environment adversely and indirectly causing diseases and ailments in human beings and
animals.
Q.13. What are the advantage of plastics.
Ans:
1. Plastic products are known to be strong, light and economical.
2. it is easy to mould plastic it can be used to make a number of products.
Q.14. Write some uses of plastics
Ans:
1. Plastics have use in all sectors of the economy like agriculture, construction, consumer goods, infrastructure,
telecommunications, and most importantly packaging.
2. It is being used to make buckets, mugs, washing machines, household appliances, refrigerators, tables, chairs,
computers.
Q.15. Write some disadvantage of plastics
Ans:
1. Plastic is non-biodegradable and hence can cause environmental and health problems.
 2.
Manufacturing of plastics is known to create large quantities of chemical pollutants.
3. Careless disposal of plastic bags chokes drains and blocks soil porosity.
4. Burning of plastic may release poisonous fumes into the atmosphere. Thus in the long run groundwater recharge
becomes a big problem.
Q.16. What is paint? What is its uses? Write its disadvantage.
Ans: Paints can be defined as the product that is made by mixing coloured powder with liquid oil or water.
1. It is used as a thin shield or coat on solid surfaces to protect it from rusting.
2. It also makes a surface look colourful and decorative.
3. Chemicals present in paints may seep into water bodies or soil, when not disposed properly. This causes pollution,
thus affecting marine and soil life.
Q.17. What is Detergents made of? Or composition of Detergents.
Ans: Detergents are made of complex materials like oils, petroleum and fats. Since water is always the base for using
detergents it becomes very easy for it to flow into water bodies because of oil, petroleum and fat.
Q.18. What is CFC’s used for? Why it is bad for environment?
Ans: CFC's or chlorofluorocarbons are used as refrigerants in some air conditioning and refrigeration systems. They are
considered to be 100% ozone depleting and thus, very dangerous to the environment.
Q.19. Write a note on how Modern Lifestyle Impact on Environment
Ans:
1. Development is a major stress giving factor for the ecosystem.
2. Significant changes in the natural surroundings are taking place because of rapid progress in urbanisation,
industrialisation, agriculture, mining, transportation and technology.
3. Modern societies around the world and modern ways of living have resulted in a rapid environmental degradation.
The mass scale distruction of flora and fauna has disturbed the existing food chains
4. Modern societies are largely urbanised and technology- oriented. This certainly has a serious impact on environment.
For e.g: Electric gadgets and house hold gadgets are adding to global warming
5. They believe in 'use and throw' products. Which have resulted in the generation of wastes far beyond the handling
capacities of various waste management agencies.

Ch -4 Safeguarding Environment

Q.1. Write some Role of Individuals to protect environment.

Ans:
1. It is essential to start the recycling process at our own homes. We must develop the habit of sorting out recyclable
materials, which include everything from plastic bottles, newspapers to glass packaging paper.
2. By using rechargeable batteries we can prevent potentially hazardous metals from spilling into landfills or the air.
3. Refrigerators use a tremendous amount of energy. Cut down on waste by cleaning the condenser coils annually and
do not keep the temperature unnecessarily low.
4. We must use reusable goods in place of disposable goods.
5. Avoid putting oil. grease, antifreeze, pesticides, fertilizers, paints, and cleaning agents down the gutters on sidewalks.
6. Carpool cuts down on the amount of pollution that is created as well as saves fuel. Walking short distances and using
public transport are other ways of eco-friendly travelling.
Q.2. Write some Role of Community to protect environment.
Ans:
1. In case of an environmental problem tell local officials that you are concerned about the destruction of the
environment and find out what the authorities are doing to stop it.
 2. Try to donate the goods rather than throwing them away.
3. Organize debates and talk shows about environmental problems and steps that could be taken to save the
environment.
4. Form environment groups or eco-clubs in school that would handle issues of the environment.
5. Start a community group that would guide people to REDUCE, REUSE and RECYCLE.
Q.3. Name some International organizations that are working for the conservation and protection of the environment.
Ans: World Wildlife Fund, Friends of the Earth, Green Peace, United Nations Environment Progamme (UNEP), International
Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources, (IUCN), South Asian Cooperation Environmental Protection and
Conservation.
Q.4. Write some Role of Community to protect environment.
Ans:
1. The Environment (Protection) Act. 1986 was enacted by the Indian Government in addition to pre-existing environmental
laws to provide for the further protection and improvement of environment.
2. The Constitution of India says: It is the duty of the state to 'protect and improve the environment and to safeguard the
forests and wildlife of the country.
3. The Department of Environment was established in India in 1980 to ensure a healthy environment for the country. This
later became the Ministry of Environment and Forests in 1985.
4. The NCF (Natural Curriculum Framework) has introduced Environment Education as a compulsory subject in school, till
secondary level.
5. There are various legislations and rules to prevent the immense amount of air pollution that is caused from polluting cars
and large factories. For instance it is compulsory that every vehicle undergo the "Pollution under Control" check after
every three months.
Q.5. Name some acts introduced by Government of India to protect environment.
Ans: The Indian government has come up with various acts to enforce the protection of the environment. Some of them are:
1. The Indian Forest Act 1927,
2. The Wildlife Protection Act 1991
3. Prevention of Cruelty to animals Act 1960
4. Water Prevention and Control of Pollution Act 1974
5. The Biological Diversity Act, 2002
Q.6. Write two Global Agreements to protect environment
Ans:
1. Stockholm Conference, 1972: For the first time various nations came together for a global concern for the environment.
The main stress was on conservation of natural resources and prevention of further environmental degradation.
2. Earth Summit, 1992: On the 20th anniversary of the Stockholm conference the Earth Summit was organized to reinforce
previous goals and raise new issues like climate change. A new agenda referred to as Agenda 21 was created.
Q.7.What is Green Olympiad movement?
Ans; Green Olympiad movement, a competition designed to test and enhance the knowledge of Indian school children about
various environmental issues.
Q.8. Name some popular environmental activist of india
Ans;
1. Padma Bhushan Dr. Pachauri= head of the Tata Energy Research Institute (TERI)
2. Sadhguru= Founder of Isha Foundation. Launched projects like Project Green Hands(PGH) to solve water and soil
problem, Rally for Rivers, Cauvery Calling, Save Soil
3. Swami Prem Parivartan also known ass Peepal Baba= Founder of Give Me Trees Trust
4. Purnima Devi Barman(assam)= Wildlife biologist who save Hargila. Founder of Hargila Army. Award received by her =
Whitley Award, Nari Shakti Puraskar.