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


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17CIV18

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

  1. Answer all the fifty questions, each question carries ONE mark.
  2. Use only Black ball point pen for writing / darkening the circles.
  3. For each question, after selecting your answer, darken the appropriate circle corresponding to the same question number of the OMR sheet.
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  5. Darkening two circles for the same question makes the answer invalid.
  6. Damaging/overwriting on the OMR sheets are strictly prohibited.
  1. Remote sensing technique deals with the detection or recording of a selected portion of
    1. Emission spectrum
    2. Light spectrum
    3. Photo spectrum
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    5. Electro magnetic spectrum
  2. RADAR stands for
    1. Radio & Distance Ranging
    2. Radio detection & Ranging
    3. Ranging & Detection Arrangement
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    5. Radio detection Recorder
  3. Which is not a commonly using coding scheme for images
    1. JPEG
    2. GIF
    3. MP3
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    5. Tiff
  4. DBMS stands for
    1. Database Management System
    2. Database Monitoring system
    3. Database Manufacturing system
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    5. Database Mixing station
  5. GIS stands for
    1. Geostationary interact sector
    2. Geographical information system
    3. Geotechnical information society
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    5. Geothermal investigation site
  6. Which State is having highest women literacy rate in India
    1. Karnataka
    2. Punjab
    3. Rajasthan
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    5. Kerala
  7. In Water treatment, alum is used for
    1. Softening
    2. Coagulation
    3. Filtration
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    5. Disinfection
  8. World Ozone day is being celebrated on
    1. September 5th
    2. October 15th
    3. September 11th
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    5. September 16th
  9. Acid rain has been increasing day by day due to
    1. Urbanisation
    2. Industrialization
    3. Increase in vehicle population
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    5. None of these
  10. Reduction in brightness of the famous Taj Mahal is due to
    1. Global warming
    2. Air pollution
    3. Ozone depletion
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    5. Afforestation
  11. Primary cause of Acid rain around the World is due to
    1. Carbon-di-oxide
    2. Sulphur-di-oxide
    3. Carbon-Monoxide
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    5. Ozone
  12. Petroleum based vehicles emit tracer of
    1. CO & NO2
    2. SO2
    3. Aldehydes
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    5. CH4
  13. Definition of Noise is
    1. Loud sound
    2. Unwanted sound
    3. Constant sound
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    5. Sound on high frequency
  14. Smog is
    1. A natural phenomenon
    2. Combination of smoke & fog
    3. Colourless
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    5. All the above
  15. The liquid waste from kitchen and bathroom is called
    1. Sullage
    2. Domestic sewage
    3. Storm water
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    5. Run off
  16. BOD means
    1. Bio chemical oxygen demand
    2. Chemical oxygen demand
    3. Bio - physical oxygen demand
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    5. All the above
  17. Highest producer of oil and petroleum is
    1. Middle East countries
    2. America
    3. China
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    5. India
  18. Nuclear waste is active for
    1. 5 year
    2. 10 years
    3. 50 years
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    5. Centuries
  19. Nuclear power plant in Karnataka is located at
    1. Bhadravathi
    2. Sondur
    3. Raichur
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    5. Kaiga
  20. Direct conversion of solar energy is attained by
    1. Solar photo voltaic system
    2. Solar diesel hybrid system
    3. Solar thermal system
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    5. Solar air heater
  21. India has the largest share of which of the following
    1. Manganese
    2. Mica
    3. Copper
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    5. Diamond
  22. Forests prevent soil erosion by binding soil particles in their
    1. Soil
    2. Roots
    3. Leaves
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    5. Buds
  23. Which of the following is the most environmental friendly agriculture practice
    1. using chemical fertilizers
    2. using insecticides
    3. organic farming
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    5. None of these
  24. Mining means
    1. To conserve minerals
    2. To check pollution
    3. To extract minerals and ores
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    5. None of these
  25. Which of the following is absorbed by green plants from atmosphere
    1. Carbon -di - oxide
    2. Water
    3. Nutrients
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    5. All of these
  26. Which atmospheric sphere is closest to earth surface
    1. Troposphere
    2. Stratosphere
    3. Mesosphere
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    5. Thermosphere
  27. The largest reservoir of Nitrogen in our planet is
    1. Oceans
    2. Atmosphere
    3. Biosphere
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    5. Fossil fuels
  28. In an Ecosystem, the flow of energy is
    1. Bidirectional
    2. Cyclic
    3. Unidirectional
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    5. Multidirectional
  29. Which of the following conceptual spheres of the of the environment is having the least storage capacity for matter
    1. Atmosphere
    2. Lithosphere
    3. Hydrosphere
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    5. Biosphere
  30. The term Environment has been derived from the French word which means to encircle or surround.
    1. Environ
    2. Oikos
    3. Geo
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    5. Aqua


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