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VTU B.Tech 1st Year Last 10 Years 2011-2021 Question Papers

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USN 15CIV18/28

First/Second Semester B.E Degree Examination, June/July 2019

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Environmental Studies

(COMMON TO ALL BRANCHES)

Time: 2 hrs.] [Max. Marks: 40

INSTRUCTIONS TO THE CANDIDATES

Answer all the forty questions, each question carries ONE mark.

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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.

Which of the following conceptual spheres of the environmental is having the least storage capacity
1. Atmosphere
2. Lithosphere
3. Hydrosphere
4. Biosphere
In a Food chain humans are
1. Primary consumers
2. Secondary consumers
3. Primary and Secondary consumers
4. Producers
The two major components of Ecosystem are
1. Adiabatic and Isotropic
2. Ecologic and Climatologic
3. Cyclic and Biologic
4. Abiotic and Biotic
Percentage of Nitrogen in Earth's atmosphere is
1. 98%
2. 78%
3. 21%
4. 12%
A Food web consists of
1. A portion of food chain
2. Producers, Consumers and Decomposers
3. Interlocking of food chains
4. A set of similar consumers
EIA is
1. Environmental and Industrial Activities
2. Environment Impact Activities
3. Environmental Impact Assessment
4. Environmental Internal Activities
India has the World's largest share of
1. Manganese
2. Copper
3. Mica
4. None of these
The pH value of the acid rain water is less than
1. 5.6
2. 7.0
3. 8.5
4. 9.5
Bhopal Gas tragedy caused due to leakage of
1. Methyl Iso Cyanate (MIC)
2. Sulfur dioxide
3. Mustard Gas
4. Methane
What is the maximum allowable concentration of fluorides in drinking water
1. 1.0 mg/L
2. 1.25 mg/L
3. 1.5 mg/L
4. 1.75 mg/L
Excess fluorides in drinking water is likely to cause
1. Blue babies
2. Fluorosis
3. Taste and odour
4. Cholera
Excess Nitrates in drinking water leads to
1. Blue babies
2. Dental carriers
3. Typhoid
4. dysentry
The adverse effect of modem agriculture is
1. Water pollution
2. Soil degradation
3. Water logging
4. All of above
Noise is
1. Loud sound
2. Unwanted sound
3. Constant sound
4. None of these
Forest rich area in Karnataka is found in
1. Western Ghats
2. Bandipur
3. Nagarhole
4. Mangalore
Access of food is mainly determine
1. Household Income
2. Food Assistance programmes
3. Human resources
4. Society / Community
are referred as Earth's lungs
1. Forest
2. Carbon cycle
3. Water sources
4. Mines
Geothermal energy is a
1. Heat energy
2. Wind energy
3. Current energy
4. Solar energy
World Environmental day is is celebrated every year on
1. 5th June
2. 5th May
3. 10th June
4. 10th May
The diesel vehicles pollute Environmental largely through
1. NO
2. CO
3. Hydro Carbons
4. All of these
Global atmospheric temperature likely to he increased due to
1. Water pollution
2. Burning fossil fuels
3. Soil erosion
4. Nois ollution
Biogas is produced by
1. Microbial activity
2. Harvesting crop
3. Both (a) & (b)
4. None of these
Which green house gas is known as colourless non flammable sweetish odor and laughing gas
1. Methane
2. CO2
3. Nitrous oxide
4. Ethane
Carbon cycle involves
1. Ammonia, Nitrate & Proteins
2. CO2, Water & Energy
3. Sulphur dioxide, Sulphate
4. All of these
Direct conversion of solar energy is attained by
1. Solar photo voltaic system
2. Galvanic cells
3. Electrolytic cells
4. Hydrogen cells
Plant use has for photosynthesis
1. Oxygen
2. Methane
3. Nitrogen
4. Carbon dioxide
The major objectives of family welfare programs in India is
1. Disease control
2. Population growth rate control
3. Employment generation
4. None of these
Which of the following is not a renewable source for energy
1. Fossil fuel
2. Solar energy
3. Wind energy
Major compound responsible for the destruction of stratospheric ozone layer is
1. CFC
2. Oxygen
3. Methane
4. Carbon dioxide
Ozone layer thickness is measured in
1. Dobson unit
2. PPM
3. NTU
4. BTU
Remote sensing is a Satellite system
1. Sensor system
2. Ground segment
3. All of these
Environmental (protection) Act was enacted in the year
1. 1986
2. 1996
3. 2006
4. 2016
G1S can be expanded as
1. Geological Information system
2. Geographic Information system
3. Geological Internet system
4. Geodynamic Internet system
Global warming could affect
1. Climate
2. Increase in sea leavel
3. Melting of Glaciers
4. All of the above
Which of the following is NGO?
1. Narmada Bachao Andolan
2. CPCB
3. KSPCB
4. None of these
Ozone layer is present in
1. Troposphere
2. Stratosphere
3. Meososphere
4. Thermosphere
Environmental protection is the fundamental duties of the citizen of India under the article
1. 51 - A(g)
2. 48 - A
3. 47
4. 25
The Air (prevention and control of pollution) Act was enacted in the year
1. 1981
2. 1991
3. 1996
4. 1999
Wind energy generation depends on
1. Direction of wind
2. Velocity of wind
3. Humidity
4. Precipitation
Sustainable development requires change in
1. Utilization of natural resources
2. Consumption of energy
3. Elimination of waste
4. All of these

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