Download JNTUK (Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University Kakinada) B.Tech Supplementary 2014 Feb-March R10 I Semester (1st Year 1st Sem) ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES Question Paper.
I B.Tech I Semester Supplementary Examinations, Feb/Mar 2014
ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES
( Common to Mechanical Engineering, Electronics & Communication
Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Information Technology, Electronics &
Computer Engineering, Mining and Petroliem Technology)
Time: 3 hours Max Marks: 75
Answer any FIVE Questions
All Questions carry equal marks
?????
1. Critically discuss what are the important objectives and the guiding principles of
environmental studies? [15]
2. Discuss the reasons for land degradation and suggest steps to control it and explain
what is Soil management, Shifting cultivation, Deserti cation and Man induced
landslides. [15]
3. (a) De ne ecosystem? and types of ecosystems in the nature.
(b) What are the general characteristics of an ecosystem? [8+7]
4. (a) Name a few birds and their contribution to the environment?
(b) What are the ecological services rendered by forests? Cite the examples of
aesthetic, recreational, economic, historical, cultural and religious values of
forest around your place. [5+10]
5. (a) How does marine pollution occur?
(b) What are the International activities to control marine pollution? [8+7]
6. (a) What are the powers provided to the central Government by the Environmen-
tal Protection Act, 1986?
(b) Write short note on environmental victims and their rehabilitation? [8+7]
7. (a) what is the Maximum carrying capacity and Exponential growth of popula-
tion? Explain?
(b) what is your role for control of diseases in your local region? [8+7]
8. (a) Explain the types of components that are present in the solid waste material.
(b) What are the types of observations you nd when you visited the polluted and
non polluted zone. [8+7]
?????
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Code No: R10106/R10 Set No. 1
I B.Tech I Semester Supplementary Examinations, Feb/Mar 2014
ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES
( Common to Mechanical Engineering, Electronics & Communication
Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Information Technology, Electronics &
Computer Engineering, Mining and Petroliem Technology)
Time: 3 hours Max Marks: 75
Answer any FIVE Questions
All Questions carry equal marks
?????
1. Critically discuss what are the important objectives and the guiding principles of
environmental studies? [15]
2. Discuss the reasons for land degradation and suggest steps to control it and explain
what is Soil management, Shifting cultivation, Deserti cation and Man induced
landslides. [15]
3. (a) De ne ecosystem? and types of ecosystems in the nature.
(b) What are the general characteristics of an ecosystem? [8+7]
4. (a) Name a few birds and their contribution to the environment?
(b) What are the ecological services rendered by forests? Cite the examples of
aesthetic, recreational, economic, historical, cultural and religious values of
forest around your place. [5+10]
5. (a) How does marine pollution occur?
(b) What are the International activities to control marine pollution? [8+7]
6. (a) What are the powers provided to the central Government by the Environmen-
tal Protection Act, 1986?
(b) Write short note on environmental victims and their rehabilitation? [8+7]
7. (a) what is the Maximum carrying capacity and Exponential growth of popula-
tion? Explain?
(b) what is your role for control of diseases in your local region? [8+7]
8. (a) Explain the types of components that are present in the solid waste material.
(b) What are the types of observations you nd when you visited the polluted and
non polluted zone. [8+7]
?????
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Code No: R10106/R10 Set No. 2
I B.Tech I Semester Supplementary Examinations, Feb/Mar 2014
ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES
( Common to Mechanical Engineering, Electronics & Communication
Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Information Technology, Electronics &
Computer Engineering, Mining and Petroliem Technology)
Time: 3 hours Max Marks: 75
Answer any FIVE Questions
All Questions carry equal marks
?????
1. Describe the guiding principles of environmental education? Give an account of
formal and non-formal environmental education being imparted in India? [15]
2. (a) Is it necessary to construct multipurpose dams, if not suggest alternatives and
discuss the impact of dams on forests and tribal people?
(b) Discuss any two case studies of people's movement against construction of
dams. [8+7]
3. (a) What roles do autotrophs and heterotrophs play in the ecosystem?
(b) Explain the process of a succession in a newly formed pond ecosystem. [8+7]
4. (a) What are the major biogeographical regions in India.
(b) Enumerate the biosphere reserves of India. [8+7]
5. (a) How to control thermal pollution in Industries?
(b) De ne noise pollution? How noise pollution can be controlled? [7+8]
6. (a) Discuss the salient features of Wild life (protection)Act,1972
(b) Discuss the salient features of Forest (conservation) Act, 1980 [8+7]
7. (a) What do you mean by \Slum"? What kind of shelter does it provide?
(b) What are the objectives of UDHR by the United Nations? [8+7]
8. (a) Explain the types of components which are present in the solid waste material.
(b) What are the types of observations you nd when you visited a polluted and
non polluted zone. [8+7]
?????
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Code No: R10106/R10 Set No. 1
I B.Tech I Semester Supplementary Examinations, Feb/Mar 2014
ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES
( Common to Mechanical Engineering, Electronics & Communication
Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Information Technology, Electronics &
Computer Engineering, Mining and Petroliem Technology)
Time: 3 hours Max Marks: 75
Answer any FIVE Questions
All Questions carry equal marks
?????
1. Critically discuss what are the important objectives and the guiding principles of
environmental studies? [15]
2. Discuss the reasons for land degradation and suggest steps to control it and explain
what is Soil management, Shifting cultivation, Deserti cation and Man induced
landslides. [15]
3. (a) De ne ecosystem? and types of ecosystems in the nature.
(b) What are the general characteristics of an ecosystem? [8+7]
4. (a) Name a few birds and their contribution to the environment?
(b) What are the ecological services rendered by forests? Cite the examples of
aesthetic, recreational, economic, historical, cultural and religious values of
forest around your place. [5+10]
5. (a) How does marine pollution occur?
(b) What are the International activities to control marine pollution? [8+7]
6. (a) What are the powers provided to the central Government by the Environmen-
tal Protection Act, 1986?
(b) Write short note on environmental victims and their rehabilitation? [8+7]
7. (a) what is the Maximum carrying capacity and Exponential growth of popula-
tion? Explain?
(b) what is your role for control of diseases in your local region? [8+7]
8. (a) Explain the types of components that are present in the solid waste material.
(b) What are the types of observations you nd when you visited the polluted and
non polluted zone. [8+7]
?????
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Code No: R10106/R10 Set No. 2
I B.Tech I Semester Supplementary Examinations, Feb/Mar 2014
ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES
( Common to Mechanical Engineering, Electronics & Communication
Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Information Technology, Electronics &
Computer Engineering, Mining and Petroliem Technology)
Time: 3 hours Max Marks: 75
Answer any FIVE Questions
All Questions carry equal marks
?????
1. Describe the guiding principles of environmental education? Give an account of
formal and non-formal environmental education being imparted in India? [15]
2. (a) Is it necessary to construct multipurpose dams, if not suggest alternatives and
discuss the impact of dams on forests and tribal people?
(b) Discuss any two case studies of people's movement against construction of
dams. [8+7]
3. (a) What roles do autotrophs and heterotrophs play in the ecosystem?
(b) Explain the process of a succession in a newly formed pond ecosystem. [8+7]
4. (a) What are the major biogeographical regions in India.
(b) Enumerate the biosphere reserves of India. [8+7]
5. (a) How to control thermal pollution in Industries?
(b) De ne noise pollution? How noise pollution can be controlled? [7+8]
6. (a) Discuss the salient features of Wild life (protection)Act,1972
(b) Discuss the salient features of Forest (conservation) Act, 1980 [8+7]
7. (a) What do you mean by \Slum"? What kind of shelter does it provide?
(b) What are the objectives of UDHR by the United Nations? [8+7]
8. (a) Explain the types of components which are present in the solid waste material.
(b) What are the types of observations you nd when you visited a polluted and
non polluted zone. [8+7]
?????
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Code No: R10106/R10 Set No. 3
I B.Tech I Semester Supplementary Examinations, Feb/Mar 2014
ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES
( Common to Mechanical Engineering, Electronics & Communication
Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Information Technology, Electronics &
Computer Engineering, Mining and Petroliem Technology)
Time: 3 hours Max Marks: 75
Answer any FIVE Questions
All Questions carry equal marks
?????
1. Write a detailed note on the various governmental institutions and organizations
in the eld of public awareness and preservation of natural assets? [15]
2. Explain the use of solar energy for the purpose of Solar water heating, Solar cooking,
Solar electric power generation, Solar green houses and Solar drying of agriculture
animal products. [15]
3. Write note on:
(a) Nitrogen cycle
(b) Carbon cycle
(c) Hydrological cycle [5+5+5]
4. (a) Explain how the study of biodiversity is bene cial to human life.
(b) Explain about consumptive value of biodiversity. [8+7]
5. (a) How does degradation of pesticides take place in soil?
(b) What are the e ects of using synthetic pesticides? [8+7]
6. (a) Do you think moral values prevent pollution in the environment? Explain
your view?
(b) De ne climate change? Explain the sources and e ects of Global warming?
[8+7]
7. Write notes on the fallowing social security measures
(a) Life insurance
(b) Public Provident Fund
(c) Categorical bene ts
(d) Employee's provident fund [5+5+5]
8. (a) What are the types forests in India? De ne them and give proper examples.
(b) What is the role of river water in preparing the EIA report for an Industry?
[8+7]
?????
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Code No: R10106/R10 Set No. 1
I B.Tech I Semester Supplementary Examinations, Feb/Mar 2014
ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES
( Common to Mechanical Engineering, Electronics & Communication
Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Information Technology, Electronics &
Computer Engineering, Mining and Petroliem Technology)
Time: 3 hours Max Marks: 75
Answer any FIVE Questions
All Questions carry equal marks
?????
1. Critically discuss what are the important objectives and the guiding principles of
environmental studies? [15]
2. Discuss the reasons for land degradation and suggest steps to control it and explain
what is Soil management, Shifting cultivation, Deserti cation and Man induced
landslides. [15]
3. (a) De ne ecosystem? and types of ecosystems in the nature.
(b) What are the general characteristics of an ecosystem? [8+7]
4. (a) Name a few birds and their contribution to the environment?
(b) What are the ecological services rendered by forests? Cite the examples of
aesthetic, recreational, economic, historical, cultural and religious values of
forest around your place. [5+10]
5. (a) How does marine pollution occur?
(b) What are the International activities to control marine pollution? [8+7]
6. (a) What are the powers provided to the central Government by the Environmen-
tal Protection Act, 1986?
(b) Write short note on environmental victims and their rehabilitation? [8+7]
7. (a) what is the Maximum carrying capacity and Exponential growth of popula-
tion? Explain?
(b) what is your role for control of diseases in your local region? [8+7]
8. (a) Explain the types of components that are present in the solid waste material.
(b) What are the types of observations you nd when you visited the polluted and
non polluted zone. [8+7]
?????
1 of 1
Code No: R10106/R10 Set No. 2
I B.Tech I Semester Supplementary Examinations, Feb/Mar 2014
ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES
( Common to Mechanical Engineering, Electronics & Communication
Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Information Technology, Electronics &
Computer Engineering, Mining and Petroliem Technology)
Time: 3 hours Max Marks: 75
Answer any FIVE Questions
All Questions carry equal marks
?????
1. Describe the guiding principles of environmental education? Give an account of
formal and non-formal environmental education being imparted in India? [15]
2. (a) Is it necessary to construct multipurpose dams, if not suggest alternatives and
discuss the impact of dams on forests and tribal people?
(b) Discuss any two case studies of people's movement against construction of
dams. [8+7]
3. (a) What roles do autotrophs and heterotrophs play in the ecosystem?
(b) Explain the process of a succession in a newly formed pond ecosystem. [8+7]
4. (a) What are the major biogeographical regions in India.
(b) Enumerate the biosphere reserves of India. [8+7]
5. (a) How to control thermal pollution in Industries?
(b) De ne noise pollution? How noise pollution can be controlled? [7+8]
6. (a) Discuss the salient features of Wild life (protection)Act,1972
(b) Discuss the salient features of Forest (conservation) Act, 1980 [8+7]
7. (a) What do you mean by \Slum"? What kind of shelter does it provide?
(b) What are the objectives of UDHR by the United Nations? [8+7]
8. (a) Explain the types of components which are present in the solid waste material.
(b) What are the types of observations you nd when you visited a polluted and
non polluted zone. [8+7]
?????
1 of 1
Code No: R10106/R10 Set No. 3
I B.Tech I Semester Supplementary Examinations, Feb/Mar 2014
ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES
( Common to Mechanical Engineering, Electronics & Communication
Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Information Technology, Electronics &
Computer Engineering, Mining and Petroliem Technology)
Time: 3 hours Max Marks: 75
Answer any FIVE Questions
All Questions carry equal marks
?????
1. Write a detailed note on the various governmental institutions and organizations
in the eld of public awareness and preservation of natural assets? [15]
2. Explain the use of solar energy for the purpose of Solar water heating, Solar cooking,
Solar electric power generation, Solar green houses and Solar drying of agriculture
animal products. [15]
3. Write note on:
(a) Nitrogen cycle
(b) Carbon cycle
(c) Hydrological cycle [5+5+5]
4. (a) Explain how the study of biodiversity is bene cial to human life.
(b) Explain about consumptive value of biodiversity. [8+7]
5. (a) How does degradation of pesticides take place in soil?
(b) What are the e ects of using synthetic pesticides? [8+7]
6. (a) Do you think moral values prevent pollution in the environment? Explain
your view?
(b) De ne climate change? Explain the sources and e ects of Global warming?
[8+7]
7. Write notes on the fallowing social security measures
(a) Life insurance
(b) Public Provident Fund
(c) Categorical bene ts
(d) Employee's provident fund [5+5+5]
8. (a) What are the types forests in India? De ne them and give proper examples.
(b) What is the role of river water in preparing the EIA report for an Industry?
[8+7]
?????
1 of 1
Code No: R10106/R10 Set No. 4
I B.Tech I Semester Supplementary Examinations, Feb/Mar 2014
ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES
( Common to Mechanical Engineering, Electronics & Communication
Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Information Technology, Electronics &
Computer Engineering, Mining and Petroliem Technology)
Time: 3 hours Max Marks: 75
Answer any FIVE Questions
All Questions carry equal marks
?????
1. (a) Describe the various conservation practices followed in the society and by
individuals for preservation of environmental assets?
(b) Explain about \Urjagram and Model villages". [8+7]
2. (a) Explain selective felling and what are the negative impacts of timber extrac-
tion? Explain what measures need to be taken for conserving forest wealth?
(b) \Forests act as factories of soils and often called as Earth lungs". Explain the
statement. [8+7]
3. (a) What are decomposers? Explain their role in the ecosystem.
(b) Discuss the major feature of a stream (river) that di ers from that of a lake.
[7+8]
4. (a) Explain about In-situ conservation of biodiversity.
(b) What is the medicinal value of biodiversity? [8+7]
5. (a) How is liquid waste managed?
(b) How municipal waste is handled in Indian cities and towns? [8+7]
6. (a) What are the objectives of Environmental Impact Assessment(EIA)?
(b) write short notes on
(i)Polluter pays principle(PPP)?
(ii)Carbon Trading [8+7]
7. Write the following
(a) occupational health hazards
(b) water born diseases
(c) Air born diseases [5+5+5]
8. (a) What are the types of farming carried out by tribal culture and explain the
e ects of such farming on mountains.
(b) What are di erences you observe between the Eco Tourism Park and normal
amusement park. [8+7]
?????
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