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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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4. Darkening two circles for the same question makes the answer invalid.
5. 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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   4. Electro magnetic spectrum
2. RADAR stands for
   1. Radio & Distance Ranging
   2. Radio detection & Ranging
   3. Ranging & Detection Arrangement

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   4. Radio detection Recorder
3. Which is not a commonly using coding scheme for images
   1. JPEG
   2. GIF
   3. MP3

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   4. Tiff
4. DBMS stands for
   1. Database Management System
   2. Database Monitoring system
   3. Database Manufacturing system

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   4. Database Mixing station
5. GIS stands for
   1. Geostationary interact sector
   2. Geographical information system
   3. Geotechnical information society

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   4. Geothermal investigation site
6. Which State is having highest women literacy rate in India
   1. Karnataka
   2. Punjab
   3. Rajasthan

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   4. Kerala
7. In Water treatment, alum is used for
   1. Softening
   2. Coagulation
   3. Filtration

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   4. Disinfection
8. World Ozone day is being celebrated on
   1. September 5th
   2. October 15th
   3. September 11th

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   4. 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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   4. 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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    4. 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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    4. Ozone
12. Petroleum based vehicles emit tracer of
    1. CO & NO2
    2. SO2
    3. Aldehydes

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    4. CH4
13. Definition of Noise is
    1. Loud sound
    2. Unwanted sound
    3. Constant sound

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    4. Sound on high frequency
14. Smog is
    1. A natural phenomenon
    2. Combination of smoke & fog
    3. Colourless

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    4. 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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    4. Run off
16. BOD means
    1. Bio chemical oxygen demand
    2. Chemical oxygen demand
    3. Bio - physical oxygen demand

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    4. All the above
17. Highest producer of oil and petroleum is
    1. Middle East countries
    2. America
    3. China

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    4. India
18. Nuclear waste is active for
    1. 5 year
    2. 10 years
    3. 50 years

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    4. Centuries
19. Nuclear power plant in Karnataka is located at
    1. Bhadravathi
    2. Sondur
    3. Raichur

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    4. 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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    4. Solar air heater
21. India has the largest share of which of the following
    1. Manganese
    2. Mica
    3. Copper

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    4. Diamond
22. Forests prevent soil erosion by binding soil particles in their
    1. Soil
    2. Roots
    3. Leaves

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    4. 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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    4. None of these
24. Mining means
    1. To conserve minerals
    2. To check pollution
    3. To extract minerals and ores

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    4. 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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    4. All of these
26. Which atmospheric sphere is closest to earth surface
    1. Troposphere
    2. Stratosphere
    3. Mesosphere

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    4. Thermosphere
27. The largest reservoir of Nitrogen in our planet is
    1. Oceans
    2. Atmosphere
    3. Biosphere

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    4. Fossil fuels
28. In an Ecosystem, the flow of energy is
    1. Bidirectional
    2. Cyclic
    3. Unidirectional

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    4. 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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    4. 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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    4. Aqua