(COMMON TO ALL BRANCHES) INSTRUCTIONS TO THE … · 2015. 6. 14. · 10CIV18/28 Question Paper...

10CIV18/28

Question Paper Version : C IFirst/Second Semester B.E Degree Examination, Dec. 2014 / Jan. 2015

Environmental Studies

(COMMON TO ALL BRANCHES)[Max. Marks: 50

INSTRUCTIONS TO THE CANDIDATES1. Answer all the fifty questions, each que$tion carries ONE mark. ~

2. Use onlYIBlack ball point pen for writing / darkening the circles.

correspondin ? he same question number on the OMR ~lieet.

Darkening two CIF ~ for the same question makes tn" sqswer invalid.

Damaging/overwritIngy using whiteners on e OMR sheets are strictly

prohibited. //)~

~Major compound responsible for the distractjol\of stratospheric ozone layer isA) Oxygen B) CFC' C) Carbon dioxide D) Methane

2. The chief chemical compoundA) Chlrofluoro carbon B) f*;

. ~3. Acid rain can be contr911ed by

A) Reducing S02 and N02 emissionsC) Increasing the forest cover

B) Reducing particulates in airD) Curtailing the emission ofOHOs.

Normal average thickness of stratospheric ozone layer across the globe .s~ar~undA) 200, ~ B) 300 DU C) 400 DU 500 DU

" /<"'7. al husbandry results in ~A) Global warming B) Acid rain C) Ozone depletion D) None of>these

The maximum contribution of green house gases to the atmosphere is from __ sector.A) Transportation fuels B) Power stationsC) Agricultural by products D) Wash treatment

7. Smog is a combination of the wordsA) Smoke and fogC) Smoke and snow

B) Snow and fogD) All of the above

8. The most important indoor air pollution isA) S02 B) CO2

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9. Which of the following is a non - point source of pollution?A) Industries B) Sewage treatment plantsC) Agricultural lands D) All of the above

10. Noise pollution limits in Industrial areaA) 45dB B) 80dB

11. Conversion of nitrates into gases of nitrogen is called.A) Nitrification B) Nitrogen fixing C) Reduction

12. Forest~ h'Jand in Karnataka is found inA) Westtrn ghats B) Bandipur

D) Dent ification

rx'vD) Mangalore

13. Natural resouro :that occur at specific places are termed as ' resourcesA) Ubiquitous tl B) localized C) non renewable D) exhaustive

14. Which of the following would not be considered part of the diJ:ect input of energy from the sun?A) solar energy J. dropower C) b ° 'ass D) geothermal

~~~ ) Iran

The maximum reserves of natuf as ISmA) Russia B) UK "/)/

~Examine application/usage ofNPK fertilizers leads to the reduction of in plantsA) protein B) pigmentation C) evapotranspiration D) chlorophyll

Formation of water layer on land is c,alledA) Water logging B) de~~ ification

Af~ ° °d . .~~ .lorestahon can aI m . 'ltmzmg __A) earthquakes xO ~ landslides

C)••.•c;inization,

C)@

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~Pathogenic bacteria enter wastewater, primarily fromA) Industrial waste B) Domestic wasteC) Both industrial and domestic D) Infilteration from surrounding

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20. is an index of water pollutionA on B) COD(;

21. The word 'ecology' is derived fromA) Greek B) French

D) Nitr tes

'9.D) English. S<9.

22. The largest portion of atmospheric gases by weight isA) Oxygen B) Nitrogen C) Sulphur

23. The atmosphere is divided into spherical layers band upon theA) density of each layer B) concentration of ozone in each layerC) temperature changes from variations in absorption of solar energyD) concentration of oxygen in each layer.



24. The largest unit of living organism on earth isA) Ecosystem B) Atmosphere C) Biome

25. Weather patterns are largely dependent onA) microsphere B) stratosphere C) troposphere

26. The wild life protection act was enacted in the yearA) 1986 B) 1974 C) 1994

27. In our country, Vana Mohotsav day is celebrated onA) October 2 B) July 1 C) June 5

Which st$l~ is having highest women literacy role in IndiaA) Karnaia B) Punjab C) Rajasthan

'-Q.x.Narmada Bachao12 dolan was lead byA) Sunderlal Bah gunaC) Vandana Shiva

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B) Medha patkarD) Suresh Heblikar.

30. Which of the following is the authority to monitor industrial effluentsA) Center for science and envir'Onment B) State pollution Control BoardC) Indian Environmental Association D) None of these

I31. "Minamata Disease" is caused due to

A) Lead B) Arsenic

32. Neem is aA) Biopesticide

Demography is the study or;A) Animals behaviour B) Population growth C) River D) None of theser ,

. ~~ lThe fIrst of the major environmental protection act to be promulg~t.d in India wasA) Water ac • 1)-" B) Air act /'C) Environ ental act D) Noise pollution rule~

35. The International protocol to protect the ozone layer isA) Vienna protocol B) Kyoto protocolC) Carotene protocol D) Montreal protocol

36. Wind energy generation depends onA) velocity of wind B) humidity

The worlds largest wind farm is located inA) California B) Scotland

38. Nuclear power plant in Karnataka is located atA) Sandur B) Bellary



Biogas is produced byA) Microbial activityC) Both (A) and (B)

B) Harvesting cropD) None of these

Which place in India the tidal energy has been experimented.A) Goa B) Kamataka C) Kerala

41. The following disease is not caused by water pollutionA) Jaundice B) Dysentery C) Malaria

42. The liquid waste from bath and kitchen is calledA) sulll.!ge B) domestic sewage C) storm waste

43. An important water contaminant isA) Heavy metals:t B) Nitrogen oxides

D) Typhoi-v•

C) Carbon mono ide" D) NO and S02f

India has the largest sh re of which of the following ~A) Manganese .) Mica C) Coppe D) Diamond

~ ~Out of the following nutrien fertilizers, which one cases minimum water pollutionA) Nitrogen B) PHpsphorous ~)? Potassium D) Organic matter

"-Stratospheric ozone is responsible for all fthe following, exceptA) Screening out ultraviolet radiation ",. B) Allowing the evolution of life on land.C) Preventing ozone formation in the troposphereD) Lowering atmospheric water vapour .

.~ V QWhat is the largest cause of soil e()sion? "A) moving water B) til1water C) ind,~ -' ~A typical productive soil consists of approximately organic matter.A) 5% B) 10% C) 20% D) 50%." 'J ()•••

49. Excessive mi:qeral salt accumulation in soil termed as _A) water logging B) Sta1inization C) over grazing

-;.;50. Majo qrpose of most of the dams around the world is

A) wer generation B) drinking water supply C) flood control

D) None of these

'()J:D) irri ation

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