K L UNIVERSITY

FRESHMAN ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT

A.Y. 2009-10.

SEMESTER - I
Time: 3 hours Comprehensive Examination Subject: Environmental Science
and Engineering
Max. Marks: 100 Date: Code: CIVIL 1013

Note: Answer question 1 and any five from the remaining. Write your answers
sequentially.

20 x 1 = 20M
1) a) The principal pollutant from automobile exhaust is ___________
b) World Environment Day is celebrated on ____________
c) The most polluted city in the world is ______________
d) In India, control of air pollution is protected by _____________
e) Bhopal gas tragedy occurred in the year ___________
f) Electrostatic precipitators and filters are used in factories to minimize ______
g) CO is a _____________pollutant and PAN is a ___________ air pollutant
h) The objective of the Environmental Education is _______________________
i) UNEP stands for ______________________________
j) First case of AIDS in the world was reported at _______________
k) Highest populated city in the world is _______________
l) A geographic unit that collects, stores and releases water is________
m) The Environmental Protection Act was introduced in the year_______
n) The study of interaction between the living species and environments is _____
o) The food chain in an ecosystem helps to maintain _____________
p) Variation of genes within the same species is called as ___________
q) The concept of biodiversity hotspots is given by _________
r) 1978, worlds most notorious and infamous soil pollution took place in _____
s) The name Sundarlal bahuguna is related to ______________
t) First International convention on environment was held in________
2. (a) Define Environment and why is social awareness about the environment
necessary? 10M
(b) What are the primary air pollutants and secondary air pollutants? 4M
(c) HIV and AIDS will not spread through ______________ 1M
(d) Environmental Protection Act is for _______________ 1M

3. (a) What is the future threat to the availability of Fresh Water 8M

(b) Write about Chernobyl Disaster 6M
(c) Ecosystem consists of _____________ 1M
(d) The family planning program was started in the year ____________ 1M

4. (a) Describe aquatic ecosystem giving special emphasis on ocean ecosystem. 8M

(b) Role of an individual in controlling the environmental pollution 6M
(c) Ecosystem word coined by ______________ 1M
(d) Best way of protecting the soil erosion is ____________ 1M

5. (a) Justify the status of India a Mega Diversity Nation. 10M

(b) What are the advantages of Rain Water Harvesting? 4M
(c) The unlimited exploitation of nature by human being resulted in 1M
(d) Water logging and soil salinity are the outcomes of ________ 1M

6. (a) What is the impact of the present trend of population growth on the
availability of natural resources? 10M
(b) Why is necessary to conserve the Biodiversity? 4M
(c) The Itai-Itai decease of Japan was caused due to _________ 1M
(d) The process of conversion of electricity from waste is called ……….. 1M

7. (a) What is noise pollution and how it can be controlled. 10M

(b) What are the various sources of Air pollution? 4M
(c) What Indian Constitution says about Environmental Values? 2M

8. (a) Discuss the process of HIV infection and its mode of transmission. 8M
(b) What are the threats to Biodiversity 6M
(c) What are the different Environmental Laws existing in India? 2M

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