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Question Paper Version
First Semester B.E. Degree Examination, Dec.2017/Jan.2018
Environmental Studies
(COMMON TO ALL BRANCHES)
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Time: 2 hrs.] [Max. Marks: 30
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 of the OMR sheet.
- Darkening two circles for the same question makes the answer invalid.
- Damaging/overwriting on the OMR sheets are strictly prohibited.
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- Remote sensing technique deals with the detection or recording of a selected portion of
- Emission spectrum
- Light spectrum
- Photo spectrum
- Electro magnetic spectrum
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- RADAR stands for
- Radio & Distance Ranging
- Radio detection & Ranging
- Ranging & Detection Arrangement
- Radio detection Recorder
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- Which is not a commonly using coding scheme for images
- JPEG
- GIF
- MP3
- Tiff
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- DBMS stands for
- Database Management System
- Database Monitoring system
- Database Manufacturing system
- Database Mixing station
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- GIS stands for
- Geostationary interact sector
- Geographical information system
- Geotechnical information society
- Geothermal investigation site
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- Which State is having highest women literacy rate in India
- Karnataka
- Punjab
- Rajasthan
- Kerala
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- In Water treatment, alum is used for
- Softening
- Coagulation
- Filtration
- Disinfection
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- World Ozone day is being celebrated on
- September 5th
- October 15th
- September 11th
- September 16th
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- Acid rain has been increasing day by day due to
- Urbanisation
- Industrialization
- Increase in vehicle population
- None of these
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- Reduction in brightness of the famous Taj Mahal is due to
- Global warming
- Air pollution
- Ozone depletion
- Afforestation
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- Primary cause of Acid rain around the World is due to
- Carbon-di-oxide
- Sulphur-di-oxide
- Carbon-Monoxide
- Ozone
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- Petroleum based vehicles emit tracer of
- CO & NO2
- SO2
- Aldehydes
- CH4
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- Definition of Noise is
- Loud sound
- Unwanted sound
- Constant sound
- Sound on high frequency
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- Smog is
- A natural phenomenon
- Combination of smoke & fog
- Colourless
- All the above
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- The liquid waste from kitchen and bathroom is called
- Sullage
- Domestic sewage
- Storm water
- Run off
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- BOD means
- Bio chemical oxygen demand
- Chemical oxygen demand
- Bio - physical oxygen demand
- All the above
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- Highest producer of oil and petroleum is
- Middle East countries
- America
- China
- India
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- Nuclear waste is active for
- 5 year
- 10 years
- 50 years
- Centuries
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- Nuclear power plant in Karnataka is located at
- Bhadravathi
- Sondur
- Raichur
- Kaiga
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- Direct conversion of solar energy is attained by
- Solar photo voltaic system
- Solar diesel hybrid system
- Solar thermal system
- Solar air heater
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- India has the largest share of which of the following
- Manganese
- Mica
- Copper
- Diamond
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- Forests prevent soil erosion by binding soil particles in their
- Soil
- Roots
- Leaves
- Buds
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- Which of the following is the most environmental friendly agriculture practice
- using chemical fertilizers
- using insecticides
- organic farming
- None of these
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- Mining means
- To conserve minerals
- To check pollution
- To extract minerals and ores
- None of these
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- Which of the following is absorbed by green plants from atmosphere
- Carbon -di - oxide
- Water
- Nutrients
- All of these
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- Which atmospheric sphere is closest to earth surface
- Troposphere
- Stratosphere
- Mesosphere
- Thermosphere
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- The largest reservoir of Nitrogen in our planet is
- Oceans
- Atmosphere
- Biosphere
- Fossil fuels
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- In an Ecosystem, the flow of energy is
- Bidirectional
- Cyclic
- Unidirectional
- Multidirectional
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- Which of the following conceptual spheres of the of the environment is having the least storage capacity for matter
- Atmosphere
- Lithosphere
- Hydrosphere
- Biosphere
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- The term Environment has been derived from the French word which means to encircle or surround.
- Environ
- Oikos
- Geo
- Aqua
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