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VTU I/II Semester B.E. Degree Examination

Environmental Studies

December 08 I January 09 ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES

Time: 2 Hours (COMMON FOR ALL BRANCHES) Max. Marks: 50

1. Which of the following is not a Green House Gas? (A) Ozone (B) CO2 (C) Water vapour (D) SO2 2. Which of the f o l l o w i n g is not a solution f o r Global Warming? (A) Reducing fossil fuel consumption (C) Deforestation 3. The pH value o f Acid rain recorded was (A) 4.5 (A) Infiltration (A) PPB (A) 100 (A) June 5th (A).1984 (A) 1972 (A) 1974 (A) 150/pcd (B) 5.7 (C) 7.2 (D) 2.0 (D) Exfiltration (D) dB (D) 100,000 (D) Sep 16th (D) 1994 (D) 1984 (D) 1986 (D) 200/pcd 4. Movement of nutrients from the soil by the Acid Rain is called (B) Transpiration (C) Leaching (B) PPM (B) 1000 (B) Oct 15th (B) 1974 (B) 1974 (B) 1976 (B) 120/pcd (C) DU (C) 10,000 (C) Sep 5th (C) 1986 (C) 1986 (C) 1982 (C) 1:35/pcd 5. Thickness of the Ozone layer is measured in which units? 6. Each chlorine free radical can destroy the number of ozone molecules 7. World 'Ozone day' is being celebrated on every year 8. Water Pollution, 'Prevention and Control Act' was enacted in the year 9. 'Wild Life Protection Act' was enacted in the year 10. Karnataka State Pollution Control Board was established in the year 11. Water supply for domestic consumption in Indian Towns as per BIS : 12. First International Earth Summit was held at (A) Stockholm (B) Germany (C) Rio-de-Janeiro (D) Johannesburg 13. Amount of C02 content in atmospheric air is normally (A) 0.21% 14. EPA means (A) Environment Prevention Act (B)Environmental Pollution Act (C) Environmental Protection Act (D) Environmental Protection Agency 15. Facultative Bacteria existing in which type of Environmental condition (A) Presence of oxygen (C) Both a and b (B) Absence of oxygen (D) None of these (B) 0.416% (C) 0.318% (D) 0.428% (B) Plantation of more t r e e s (D) None of the a b o v e

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Environmental Studies

16. Bhopal Gas Tragedy happened in the year (A) Dec. 1984 (b) Dec. 1983

(C) Dec. 1994

(D) Dec 1987 (D)Karavali

17. Nuclear Power Plant in Karnataka is located at (A) Kudremukh (B) Raichur (C) Kaiga 18. Noise is measured in which units? (A) Joule (B) PPB (C) db

(D) NTU

19. Liquid waste generated from bathrooms and kitchens are called (A) Domestic sewage (C) Sullage (B) Runoff (D) All the above

20. Among fresh water availability on Earth, the percentage of ground water occurs in bout (A) 0.2% (B) 0.5% (C) 0.8% (D) 1.0%

21. Word Environment is derived from (A) English (B) German (C) French (D) Italy

22. Organisms who directly feed on producers are called ........ (A) Carnivores(B) Omnivores (C) Herbivores 23. Anthropoginal activities means (A) Natural activities (C) Wild animals activities 24. Largest reservoir of nitrogen exists i n (A) Hydrosphere (B) L i t h o s p h e r e (C) Atmosphere (D) St r atos p h e r e 25. 'World Environment Day' is celebrated every year on (A) 5th May (B) 5th June (C) 5th July (D) 18th July (B) Bacteriological activities (D) Human activities (D) Decomposers

26. Ozone is present in which layers of atmosphere? (A) Troposphere (C) Stratosphere (B) M e s o s p h e r e (D) Thermosphere

27. Which of the following are major environmental issues in mining activities? (A) Air pollution and dust (C) Soil degradation 28. EIA is related to (A) Environmental and Industrial Activities (B) Environmental Impact Assessment (C) Environmental Impact Activities (D) Environmental Internal Activities (B) Water pollution (D) All the above

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29. 'Earth Day' is celebrated every year on (A) Oct 261h 30. Eutrophication means (A) Waste water treatment process (B) Neutralization of waste w at e r (C) Enrichment of plant n u t r i e n t s in water b o d i e s (D) Water purification techniques 31. Which of the following is most environmental friendly agricultural practice (A) Using chemical fertilizers (B) Use of biocompost materials (C) Enrichment of plant nutrients in water bodies (D) Water purification techniques 32. Carbon di-oxide reacts with moisture in the atmosphere forming (A) H2CO2 (B) H2CO3 (C)COHb (D)CaHCO3 33. Loss of water content through the plants into the atmosphere is called (A) Evaporation (C) Vaporization (B) Transpiration (D) Hydraulic Cycle (B) June 51h (C) April 22"'1 (D) Dec. 23rl

34. As per BIS, the permissible limit of pH value for drinking water (A) 7.0 (B) 6.5 to 7.5 (C) 6.5 to 8.5 (D) 6.0 to 8.5

35. What is the max. allowable concentration of-iron content in drinking water? (as per BIS) (A) 0.5 mg/1 36. (A) (B) 1.0 mg/1 (C) 1.5mg/l (D) 2.0 mg/1

Nitrogen fixation from the atmosphere is high in which type of plants? Monocotyledons (B) Leguminous (D) None of the above

(C) Both a and b 37. Cholera and Typhoid arc caused by (B) Virus

(A) Housefly 38.

(C) Bacteria

(D) Fungus

Major source of Fluoride available in (B) Ground water (D) Both a and c

(A) River water (C) Food products

39. Excess of nitrate in drinking water causes (A) Gastroenteritis (C) Blue baby syndrome 40. Which of the following is not a natural mineral? (A) 41. Asbestos (B) Fluorospar (C) Lime stone (D) Nitrogen (B) Minamata (D) None of the above

Which of the following is not a renewable source of Energy? (B) Fossil Fuel (D) Wind Energy

(A) Solar Energy (C) Tidal Energy

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Environmental Studies

42. Which of the following source of energy is less eco-friendly? (A) Wind (B) Biogas (C) Solar (D) Nuclear

43. Fossil Fuels are converted into Energy by (A) Cooling process (C) Burning process 44. BOD means (A) Biological Oxygen Demand (B) Melting process (D) Condensation process

(B) Bacteriological Oxygen Demand

(C) Bio-chemical Oxygen Demand (D) Bio-physical Oxygen Demand 45. Physical Pollution of water is due to (A) Dissolved Oxygen (C) Turbidity 46. Noise pollution means (A) High frequency sound (B) Loud Sound (C) Unwanted Sound (D) Environmental pollution 47. Which of the following is i l l effect of urbanization? (A) Decrease in agricultural land (C) Environmental Pollution (B) Loss of soil degradation (D) All of these (B) PH (D) Environmental Pollution

48. Major objectives of Family welfare programs in India is (A) Disease control (C) Employment Generation 49. Demography is the study of (A) Animal behavior (B) Geography (C) Rivers (D) Population growth 50. Global warming means (A) Increase in solar radiation (B) Increase in Earth's Body Temperature (C) Acid Rain (D) All of the above (B) Population growth rate control (D) None of these

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