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GE8291 Environmental Science and Engineering PART B QUESTIONS

This document outlines 16 multiple choice questions across 5 units on the topics of environmental science and engineering: Unit I focuses on ecosystems, biodiversity, and their importance. Key questions address grassland ecosystems, biodiversity hotspots in India, and models of energy flow in ecosystems. Unit II covers environmental pollution, including questions on ozone depletion, nuclear pollution, case studies, and air pollution prevention. Unit III's questions concern natural resources like deforestation, energy conservation, biogas, dams, land degradation, and modern agriculture. Unit IV's questions address social and legal issues involving acts on air pollution, wildlife protection, forests, watershed management, and green chemistry principles. Unit V

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GE8291 Environmental Science and Engineering PART B QUESTIONS

This document outlines 16 multiple choice questions across 5 units on the topics of environmental science and engineering: Unit I focuses on ecosystems, biodiversity, and their importance. Key questions address grassland ecosystems, biodiversity hotspots in India, and models of energy flow in ecosystems. Unit II covers environmental pollution, including questions on ozone depletion, nuclear pollution, case studies, and air pollution prevention. Unit III's questions concern natural resources like deforestation, energy conservation, biogas, dams, land degradation, and modern agriculture. Unit IV's questions address social and legal issues involving acts on air pollution, wildlife protection, forests, watershed management, and green chemistry principles. Unit V

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GE8291 Environmental Science and Engineering

16 Mark Questions
Unit I
ENVIRONMENT, ECOSYSTEMS AND BIODIVERSITY

1. Explain the grass land ecosystem in detail?


2. Explain the role of biodiversity in India.
3. Give the various hot spots of biodiversity.
4. What is the importance of protecting the biodiversity of earth? ?
5. Explain the structure and function of an ecosystem. Discuss the models of
energy flow in an ecosystem.
6. India is a mega – diversity nation. Explain in detail about this statement.
Explain the in-situ and ex-situ conservation of biodiversity

Unit II
ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

1. Discuss the causes, impact and control measures of ozone depletion in the
atmosphere.
2. Write a note on nuclear pollution its sources and hazards caused by nuclear
wastes?
3. Explain any two pollution related case studies
4. What is air pollution? Write the preventive and control measures?
5. Write notes on salinity and dissolved oxygen.

Unit III
NATURAL RESOURCES
1. What is Deforestation? Explain the causes for deforestation and explain its
consequences with case studies.
2. What actions are required for the conservation and sustainable use of energy
resources?
3. Discuss the production of biogas. Mention its uses.
4. Write an essay on the impact of dams on people? What are the benefits and
negative impacts on people.
5. What is land degradation? Mention the factors responsible for land
degradation?
6. Enumerate the effects of modern agriculture?
7. Write a note on wind energy and tidal power?

Unit IV
SOCIAL ISSUES AND THE ENVIRONMENT

1. What are the salient features of the Air pollution Act 1981
2. What are greenhouse gases and greenhouse effect? Discuss the potential and
contribution of greenhouse gases to global warming phenomenon?
3. Briefly discuss salient features of wildlife protection act?
4. Discuss the salient features of Forest conservation act 1980.
5. What is watershed? Discuss its objectives and its practices.
6. Describe various measures Waste land reclamation?
7. Write a note on rain water harvesting ?
8. Explain the 12 principles of green chemistry?

Unit V
HUMAN POPULATION AND THE ENVIRONMENT
1. What are the objectives & elements of Value-education? How can the same be
achieved?
2. Discuss Various Issues and Measures for Women and Child Welfare?
3. Explain population growth and population explosion with the various terms
involved to control population.
4. Define infant mortality rate, replacement level?
5. Briefly discuss HIV/AIDS, mode of its spread and its effect on environment?
6. What is meant by population stabilization? Discuss the family planning
programme in Indian context?
7. What is AIDS? What are the sources and mode of transmission of HIV
infection?
8. Write information notes on Human rights?

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