Code No: 53013 Set No. 1 JAWAHARLAL NEHRU TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY HYDERABAD II B.Tech. I Sem.

, II Mid-Term Examinations, Oct/Nov 2012 ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES Objective Exam Name: ______________________________ Hall Ticket No. A I 1) Choose the correct alternative: Elements of EIA includes:a)Proposal & Exclusion b)Exclusion & Environmental assessment c)Proposal, Scoping & Environmental assessment d)All of the above Widely recognised deficiencies of EIA practice include a)Technical shortcomings b)Procedural limitations c)structural issues d)All the above Which one of the following pairs is NOT correctly matched a)Wildlife Protection Act & 1972 b)Water Preservation Act & 1977 c)Ganga Action Plan & 1981 d)Environment Protection Act & 1986 Of the following, the major cause of infant mortality worldwide is a)starvation b)water borne disease c)toxic chemicals [ ]

Answer All Questions. All Questions Carry Equal Marks. Time: 20 Min. Marks: 10.

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Which material accounts for the greatest percentage of the weight of solid waste? a)food waste b)plastic c)paper d)yard waste Typical modern municipal landfills contain which of the following? a)monitoring wells b)impermeable barriers c)methane retrieval systems d)all of the above Which of the following is NOT a primary contributor to the greenhouse effect? a)carbon dioxide b)carbon monoxide c)chlorofluorocarbons d)methane gas Acid rain is formed due to contribution from the following pair of gases a)Methane and ozone b)Oxygen and nitrous oxide c)methane and sulphur dioxide d)Carbon dioxide and sulphur dioxide

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Both the Clinton and Bush Jr.- administrations have been unwilling to sign the Kyoto Protocol. What has been their primary objection to the treaty? [ ] a)The target emission levels are not sufficiently low to affect the greenhouse effect. b)The treaty does not include a provision for trading emission allowances. c)Developing countries are not required to control greenhouse gas emissions. d)Enforcement of the treaty will be impossible. Cont..2

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The National Population Policy of India has set the following goals except : a)To bring down Total Fertility Rate (TFR) to replacement levels by 2015 b)To reduce the Infant Mortality Rate to 30 per l000 live births c)To reduce the Maternal Mortality Rate to 100 per 100000 live births d)100 percent registration of births, deaths, marriages and pregnancies Fill in the blanks: Kyoto is to carbon dioxide as Montreal is to _____________ The greenhouse effect involves warming of the land and the ______________

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To give legislative status to the procedure of impact assessment, EIA was made mandatory since ___________________ The role for EIA was formally recognized at the earth summit held at Rio de Janeiro conference in _________ . Dept of Environment which was established in 1980, was upgraded to the Ministry of Environment & Forest in the year _______________ The responsible body for the Environmental Impact Assessment is the ______________ Unbridled ________ is a major threat to sustainability. A population is the ________ individuals of a given species within a specific area or habitat. Large amount of information is gathered by Government of India on environment through________. LEED stands for_________________ , a prestigious rating in Green Buildings.

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Code No: 53013 Set No. 2 JAWAHARLAL NEHRU TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY HYDERABAD II B.Tech. I Sem., II Mid-Term Examinations, Oct/Nov 2012 ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES Objective Exam Name: ______________________________ Hall Ticket No. A I 1) Choose the correct alternative: Of the following, the major cause of infant mortality worldwide is a)starvation b)water borne disease c)toxic chemicals [ d)nuclear radiation [ ]

Answer All Questions. All Questions Carry Equal Marks. Time: 20 Min. Marks: 10.

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Which material accounts for the greatest percentage of the weight of solid waste? a)food waste b)plastic c)paper d)yard waste Typical modern municipal landfills contain which of the following? a)monitoring wells b)impermeable barriers c)methane retrieval systems d)all of the above Which of the following is NOT a primary contributor to the greenhouse effect? a)carbon dioxide b)carbon monoxide c)chlorofluorocarbons d)methane gas Acid rain is formed due to contribution from the following pair of gases a)Methane and ozone b)Oxygen and nitrous oxide c)methane and sulphur dioxide d)Carbon dioxide and sulphur dioxide

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Both the Clinton and Bush Jr.- administrations have been unwilling to sign the Kyoto Protocol. What has been their primary objection to the treaty? [ ] a)The target emission levels are not sufficiently low to affect the greenhouse effect. b)The treaty does not include a provision for trading emission allowances. c)Developing countries are not required to control greenhouse gas emissions. d)Enforcement of the treaty will be impossible. The National Population Policy of India has set the following goals except : a)To bring down Total Fertility Rate (TFR) to replacement levels by 2015 b)To reduce the Infant Mortality Rate to 30 per l000 live births c)To reduce the Maternal Mortality Rate to 100 per 100000 live births d)100 percent registration of births, deaths, marriages and pregnancies Elements of EIA includes:a)Proposal & Exclusion b)Exclusion & Environmental assessment c)Proposal, Scoping & Environmental assessment d)All of the above

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Widely recognised deficiencies of EIA practice include a)Technical shortcomings b)Procedural limitations c)structural issues d)All the above Which one of the following pairs is NOT correctly matched a)Wildlife Protection Act & 1972 b)Water Preservation Act & 1977 c)Ganga Action Plan & 1981 d)Environment Protection Act & 1986 Fill in the blanks:

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The role for EIA was formally recognized at the earth summit held at Rio de Janeiro conference in _________ . Dept of Environment which was established in 1980, was upgraded to the Ministry of Environment & Forest in the year _______________ The responsible body for the Environmental Impact Assessment is the ______________ Unbridled ________ is a major threat to sustainability. A population is the ________ individuals of a given species within a specific area or habitat. Large amount of information is gathered by Government of India on environment through________. LEED stands for_________________ , a prestigious rating in Green Buildings. Kyoto is to carbon dioxide as Montreal is to _____________ The greenhouse effect involves warming of the land and the ______________ To give legislative status to the procedure of impact assessment, EIA was made mandatory since ___________________

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Code No: 53013 Set No. 3 JAWAHARLAL NEHRU TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY HYDERABAD II B.Tech. I Sem., II Mid-Term Examinations, Oct/Nov 2012 ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES Objective Exam Name: ______________________________ Hall Ticket No. A I 1) Choose the correct alternative: Typical modern municipal landfills contain which of the following? a)monitoring wells b)impermeable barriers c)methane retrieval systems d)all of the above Which of the following is NOT a primary contributor to the greenhouse effect? a)carbon dioxide b)carbon monoxide c)chlorofluorocarbons d)methane gas Acid rain is formed due to contribution from the following pair of gases a)Methane and ozone b)Oxygen and nitrous oxide c)methane and sulphur dioxide d)Carbon dioxide and sulphur dioxide [ ]

Answer All Questions. All Questions Carry Equal Marks. Time: 20 Min. Marks: 10.

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Both the Clinton and Bush Jr.- administrations have been unwilling to sign the Kyoto Protocol. What has been their primary objection to the treaty? [ ] a)The target emission levels are not sufficiently low to affect the greenhouse effect. b)The treaty does not include a provision for trading emission allowances. c)Developing countries are not required to control greenhouse gas emissions. d)Enforcement of the treaty will be impossible. The National Population Policy of India has set the following goals except : a)To bring down Total Fertility Rate (TFR) to replacement levels by 2015 b)To reduce the Infant Mortality Rate to 30 per l000 live births c)To reduce the Maternal Mortality Rate to 100 per 100000 live births d)100 percent registration of births, deaths, marriages and pregnancies Elements of EIA includes:a)Proposal & Exclusion b)Exclusion & Environmental assessment c)Proposal, Scoping & Environmental assessment d)All of the above Widely recognised deficiencies of EIA practice include a)Technical shortcomings b)Procedural limitations c)structural issues d)All the above Which one of the following pairs is NOT correctly matched a)Wildlife Protection Act & 1972 b)Water Preservation Act & 1977 c)Ganga Action Plan & 1981 d)Environment Protection Act & 1986 [ ]

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Of the following, the major cause of infant mortality worldwide is a)starvation b)water borne disease c)toxic chemicals

[ d)nuclear radiation [

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Which material accounts for the greatest percentage of the weight of solid waste? a)food waste b)plastic c)paper d)yard waste Fill in the blanks: The responsible body for the Environmental Impact Assessment is the ______________ Unbridled ________ is a major threat to sustainability.

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A population is the ________ individuals of a given species within a specific area or habitat. Large amount of information is gathered by Government of India on environment through________. LEED stands for_________________ , a prestigious rating in Green Buildings. Kyoto is to carbon dioxide as Montreal is to _____________ The greenhouse effect involves warming of the land and the ______________ To give legislative status to the procedure of impact assessment, EIA was made mandatory since ___________________ The role for EIA was formally recognized at the earth summit held at Rio de Janeiro conference in _________ . Dept of Environment which was established in 1980, was upgraded to the Ministry of Environment & Forest in the year _______________

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Code No: 53013 Set No. 4 JAWAHARLAL NEHRU TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY HYDERABAD II B.Tech. I Sem., II Mid-Term Examinations, Oct/Nov 2012 ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES Objective Exam Name: ______________________________ Hall Ticket No. A I 1) Choose the correct alternative: Acid rain is formed due to contribution from the following pair of gases a)Methane and ozone b)Oxygen and nitrous oxide c)methane and sulphur dioxide d)Carbon dioxide and sulphur dioxide [ ]

Answer All Questions. All Questions Carry Equal Marks. Time: 20 Min. Marks: 10.

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Both the Clinton and Bush Jr.- administrations have been unwilling to sign the Kyoto Protocol. What has been their primary objection to the treaty? [ ] a)The target emission levels are not sufficiently low to affect the greenhouse effect. b)The treaty does not include a provision for trading emission allowances. c)Developing countries are not required to control greenhouse gas emissions. d)Enforcement of the treaty will be impossible. The National Population Policy of India has set the following goals except : a)To bring down Total Fertility Rate (TFR) to replacement levels by 2015 b)To reduce the Infant Mortality Rate to 30 per l000 live births c)To reduce the Maternal Mortality Rate to 100 per 100000 live births d)100 percent registration of births, deaths, marriages and pregnancies [ ]

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Elements of EIA includes:a)Proposal & Exclusion b)Exclusion & Environmental assessment c)Proposal, Scoping & Environmental assessment d)All of the above Widely recognised deficiencies of EIA practice include a)Technical shortcomings b)Procedural limitations c)structural issues d)All the above Which one of the following pairs is NOT correctly matched a)Wildlife Protection Act & 1972 b)Water Preservation Act & 1977 c)Ganga Action Plan & 1981 d)Environment Protection Act & 1986 Of the following, the major cause of infant mortality worldwide is a)starvation b)water borne disease c)toxic chemicals

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Which material accounts for the greatest percentage of the weight of solid waste? a)food waste b)plastic c)paper d)yard waste Typical modern municipal landfills contain which of the following? a)monitoring wells b)impermeable barriers c)methane retrieval systems d)all of the above Which of the following is NOT a primary contributor to the greenhouse effect? a)carbon dioxide b)carbon monoxide c)chlorofluorocarbons d)methane gas Fill in the blanks:

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A population is the ________ individuals of a given species within a specific area or habitat. Large amount of information is gathered by Government of India on environment through________. LEED stands for_________________ , a prestigious rating in Green Buildings. Kyoto is to carbon dioxide as Montreal is to _____________ The greenhouse effect involves warming of the land and the ______________ To give legislative status to the procedure of impact assessment, EIA was made mandatory since ___________________ The role for EIA was formally recognized at the earth summit held at Rio de Janeiro conference in _________ . Dept of Environment which was established in 1980, was upgraded to the Ministry of Environment & Forest in the year _______________ The responsible body for the Environmental Impact Assessment is the ______________ Unbridled ________ is a major threat to sustainability.

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