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First/Second Semester B.E Degree Examination, June/July 2019
Environmental Studies
(COMMON TO ALL BRANCHES)
Time: 2 hrs.] [Max. Marks: 50
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INSTRUCTIONS TO THE CANDIDATES
- Answer all the fifty questions, each question carries ONE mark.
- Use only Black ball point pen for writing / darkening the circles.
- For each question, after selecting your answer, darken the appropriate circle corresponding to the same question number on the OMR sheet.
- Darkening two circles for the same question makes the answer invalid.
- Damaging/overwriting, using whiteners on the OMR sheets are strictly prohibited.
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- Which of the following conceptual spheres of the environment is having the least storage capacity for matter? - Atmosphere
- Lithosphere
- Hydrosphere
- Biosphere
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- Atmosphere consists of 79 percent Nitrogen and 21 percent oxygen by - Volume
- Weight
- Density
- All the three
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- The organisms who directly feed on producers are called - Herbivores
- Carnivores
- Decomposers
- Saprophytes
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- The largest reservoir of Nitrogen in our planet is - Oceans
- Atmosphere
- Biosphere
- Fossil fuels
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- The primary producers in a forest ecosystem are - Chlorophyll containing trees and plants
- Herbivores
- Carnivores
- Bacteria and other microorganisms
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- The major atmospheric gas layer in stratosphere is - Hydrogen
- Carbon dioxide
- Ozone
- Helium
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- Which of the following are major environmental issues involved in mining? - Air pollution from dust
- Water pollution
- Soil degradation
- All of the above
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- Mining means - to conserve and preserve minerals
- to check pollution due to mineral resources
- to extract minerals and ores
- None
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- The pollution caused by transportation/vehicular activities depends on - Type of the vehicles engine
- Age of the vehicle
- Traffic congestion
- All of the above
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- The Earth day is held every year on - June 5 th
- November 23 rd
- April 22nd
- January 26 th
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- Soil erosion removes surface soil which contain - organic matter
- plant nutrients
- both a and b
- none of the above
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- What would you do to prevent environmental damage? - Plant trees
- Halt deforestation
- Control pollution
- All of the above
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- What percentage of its geographical area of a country should be under forest cover? - 23%
- 43%
- 13%
- 33%
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- Forests prevent soil erosion by binding soil particles in their - Stems
- roots
- leaves
- buds
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- India has the largest share of which of the followin - Manganese
- Mica
- Copper
- Diamond
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- What is the maximum allowable concentration of fluorides in drinking water? - 1.0 milligram per liter
- 1.25 milligram per liter
- 1.50 milligram per liter
- 1.75 milligram per liter
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- Conversion of ammonium to NO 3 by chemical oxidation is termed as - Mineralization
- Nitrification
- denitrification
 
- Among the fresh water available in the earth percentage of surface water is about - 50%
- 10%
- 5%
- less than 1%
 
- The most important fuel used by Nuclear power plant is - U-235
- U-238
- U-245
- U-248
 
- Chernobyl nuclear disaster occurred in the year - 1984
- 1952
- 1986
- 1987
 
- India's position in the bio-gas plants globally - 5 th
- 2 nd
- 4 th
- 7th
 
- With a minimum resource maximum energy can be created by - Solar radiation
- Wind
- Nuclear fuels
- Tidal waves
 
- Fossil fuels are converted into energy by - burning
- cooling
- sublimation
- melting
 
- Molasses from sugar industry is used to generate - Biodiesel
- Hydrogen
- Bio-ethanol
- Biomethanol
 
- Which of the following is air pollutant? - CO
- 02
- N2
- all
 
- BOD means - Biochemical Oxygen Demand
- Chemical Oxygen Demand
- Biological Oxygen Demand
- all
 
- Physical pollution of water is due to - Dissolved oxygen
- Turbidity
- PH
- none of these
 
- Deforestation can - Increase the rain
- Increase soil fertility
- Introduce silt in the rivers
- None of these
 
- Air pollution from automobiles can be controlled by fitting. - Electrostatic precipitator
- Wet scrubber
- Catalytic converter
- all of the above
 
- Definition of noise is - Loud sound
- Unwanted sound
- Constant sound
- Sound of high frequency
 
- Heavy duty diesel vehicles contribute more - NO
- Particulate matter
- CO
- Both a and b
 
- Alternative eco-friendly fuel for automobiles is - Petrol
- Diesel
- CNG
- Kerosene
 
- Which of the following is having high population density? - India
- China
- USA
- Western Europe
 
- The world population in 2000 was around - 8 billion
- 6.1 billion
- 4 billion
- 4.5 billion
 
- Demography is the study of - Animals behavior
- Population growth
- River
- None of these
 
- The first of the major environmental protection act to be promulgated in India was - Water act
- Air act
- Environmental act
- Noise pollution rules
 
- The PH value of the acid rain water is - 5.7
- 7.0
- 8.5
- 7.5
 
- The process of movement of nutrients from the soil by the acid rain is called - Transpiration
- Evapotranspiration
- Leaching
- Infiltration
 
- Major compound responsible for the destruction of stratospheric ozone layer is - Oxygen
- CFC
- Carbon dioxide
- Methane
 
- The normal average thickness of stratospheric ozone layer across the globe is found - 200 DU
- 300 DU
- 400 DU
- 500DU
 
- Freons are - HFC
- CFC
- NFC
- Hydrocarbons
 
- Ozone hole was first discovered over - Arctic
- Antartica
- Tropical region
- Africa
 
- The Air (prevention and control of pollution) Act was enacted in the year - 1981
- 1996
- 2000
- 1974
 
- The Forest (conservation) Act enacted in the year - 1986
- 1974
- 1972
 
- The Karnataka State Pollution Control Board CB) was established in the year - 1974
- 1982
- 1986
- 1976
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- The Environmental (Protection) Act deals with - Water
- Air
- Soil
- All
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- The Tiger conservation project started in - 1973
- 1984
- 1999
- 2004
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- Environmental protection is the fundamental duties of the citizen of India under the Article: - 51 - A (g)
- 48 A
- 47
- 21
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- World Summit on sustainable development was held at - Johannesburg in 2002
- Riode Janeiro in 1992
- Kyoto in 1994
- Stockholm in 2000
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- An important NGO involved in Global Environmental protection is - UNICEF
- Green Peace
- WHO
- CPCB
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