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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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