ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING Question Paper - 01

ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING

SUBJECT CODE :  GE2211                                                                                      Sem/Year : V sem/III year

Time : 2.30 hours                                                                                                           Maximum : 80 marks

Answer ALL questions.

                                                       PART – A (8 X 2 = 16 Marks)
1. What are the objectives of environmental impact assessment?

2. How CFC’s are accumulated in atmosphere?
3.  Define BOD₅.
4. What are green house gases and greenhouse effect?

5. What is environmental ethics?

6. Explain the term photo-chemical smog.       
7. How nuclear waste disposed safely?

8. List various Clean Air Act Amendments.
                                                  PART B – (4×16=64 marks)

9. (a) Discuss the causes, effects and control of air pollution. (16)

                                                       Or

    (b) Discuss the causes, effects and control of Thermal pollution. (16)


10. (a) (i) What is meant by acid rain? How does it form? What are the major impacts? (8)
    (ii) How are solid waste classified ? Write the sources of urban and Industrial solid wastes. (8)


                                                                               Or


(b) (i) Briefly describe the sources, effect and prevention of soil pollution (8)
      (ii) Explain the mitigation measures for landslides. (8)

11 (a) Explain the following

          i) Ozone depletion (4)

         ii) Global warming (4)

         iii) The air prevention Act (4)
         iv) Forest preservative Act (4)

                                                               Or


(i) State the different natural calamities and Explain any FOUR  in detail? (16)

12. (a) (i) What do you mean by sustainable measures to attain sustainability. (8)
           (ii) Discuss the salient features of
           (1) EIA  (4)
           (2) NGO  (4)

                                                                      Or

(b) Discuss the objectives and various measures of wasteland reclamation and development. (16)