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First/Second Semester B.E Degree Examination,

INSTRUCTIONS TO THE CANDIDATES

all the fifty questions, each question carries ONE mark.

1.

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Use only Black ball point pen for writing / darkening the circles.t

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For each'''question, after selecting your answer, darken .t$B,,dppropriate circle

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correspondin$p jhe same question number on the OMR$hpet

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Darkening two Cirples for the same question makes tlr(atswer invalid.
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2.
3.

1987

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a)

1981

Fog

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and

d) 19s6

Bio-Gas d) Smoke and Dust

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Methemogl"obirremia is caused by the contamination of water due to

a) Mergugy'.
c)
b)

b)

year-

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c)

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HIV
a)

8.

t974 .

was enacted in the

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Which of the following isfrot a solution for Global Warmi"rffi**

a) Reducing use of,fffi fuels
b) Planting r{rffio.trees
c) Deforestation '
d) Reducing vehitu'nar transportation

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ofpollutien=&

Mist.

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Smog is formed by the reaction ofiuhict air pollutants-.

a) Smoke and
b) Sm#dhnd

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The air prevention and control

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1.

:a--a,

-'a,,a

y is celebrated on every

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Arsenic -a$.1,.$ Nitrates

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Nitrate

b)

year

sept.22;d

c)

can be transmitted to humans through which

Air

b) Blood

Mineral resources are

a) Renewable
b) Fossil fuels

Aprll22"d
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media?
c) Virus
c)

Non-renewable

World Ozone day is being celebrating on every year

a) 15th Sept.
b) 16th Oct.
c) 16th Sept.

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Contribution of carbon dioxide to global warming from industries
c)25%
a)

d)

Which atmospheric layer is closest to the Earth's surface?

c) Stratosphere
b) Troposphere
a) Mesosphere

d) Thermosphere

10.

b)24%

:....11.ozoneispresentinwhichlayeroftheatmosphere
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b)
,a) Ozonosphere

Stratosphere

12. \yhat is the maximum allowable concentration

a)"t.gJnsn
a)

effect?

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follffig is not a renewable source of energy?

c) Nuclear
a) Solar
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Eutrophication means
a) Quality of water in
c) Water purification technique

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Earth's body temperature is approxjffily
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16.4"C

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d) Geo-Thermal

d) 7.0

14.0

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i4"li - d) Meeting point of river and sea.

lakes

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;b H2o vapour

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Optimum growth of bactbriajn favorable PH value of o-ffi\
c) 6.Wf Y.5
b) TSP*
a) 6.5 - 8.5

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17.

d) Ionosphere

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14. Which

75o/o

of fluorides in drinking water?

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d) 150:mg/l
c) 1.50 mg/l

following gas is not concern to green house

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co2 'ffid..i"#,@

Troposphere

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13. Which'"of

b) 1.25 mgll

c)

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b) Orgaalii'kr ':q[o*
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d) Physical imsurities '9r.\f6'l:.1
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19. Which of the fo[orki&g is a natural source of Air pollution? " '*,
d) Volcanic eruption
a) Acid .uT,l1;;:.' b) Precipitation c) Storms
a) Rich content of

Turbidity

c)

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24.

Effect o,f$*bbn monoxide on blood, causing

b)
a)

H-eqO3

20.

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CoHb

c)

d) HbCo2
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Anthropogenic activities means.

Naturaimade b)

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Co2Hb

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Biological

c)

Manmade

d)

Anim-lM
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Which of the following energy source is less

a) Wind
b) Water

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d) Thermal

eco-friendly?
c) Solar

Which of the following is a biotic component of an ecosystem?

b) Fungi
c) Temperature
a) Sunlight

d) Water

Generation of wind energy is mainly based on which factor

c) Velocity of
a) Direction.of wind b) Storms

d) Wind pressure

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Example for abiotic component of eco-system
a)
b)

Plants

26.

Food

c)

Water

d) Live stock

Expansion of the term WWF is

a) World wide life

force
b) World wide forest
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2fu,'.'Maximum allowable concentration of total hardness as per BIS in drinking water

a)600
b) 300
c) 1000
d) 250.,nigA*

mg/l

mg/l

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Watq,flotlution prevention and control Act was enacted in the year_
a; 1986',"''::
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1974
1981
c) 1981
d) ItlAZ
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Stone cancer
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b) oc-ean
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d) Fossil tuels

Solar

plants, power is ge,Wr6ted

b)

Thermal

d) Elephant

water is
d) 0.5 mg/l

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34. The PH value of acid rain was recorded in early days ;
j) 7j5
a) 2.5
c) 4.7 '::''" .
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USA

b)

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a)

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36. Bhopal.g-cB,kagedy
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a)

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was held

Russia

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1984

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c) Rio de-Janeiro .;".";1^ d) Johannesburg

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I4i$,fr;taka state pollution control board was established in the

a)

d) 5.7

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was caused due to leakage of

b)

Mrc

d) Coal

c)

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d) Excess of calcium

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1976

c)

1974

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d) 1933

',38.Amongalloxidesofnitrogenwhichoneisresponsiblefortheformationofacidrain
a) Nitrous oxide
b) Nitric oxide
c) Nitrogen Trioxide

d) Nitrogen pentoxide

39. The liquid waste generated from municipal solid waste disposal pits is called
a) Solid waste water
c) Leachate

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31. Example for tertiary consumers 'l*-:-** #,,"

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a) Plants
b) Cattle
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32.
BIS, the minimum allowable limi$difon content in drinking
a) 1.0 mgll
b) 0.2 mg/l
,""&s c) 0.3 mg/l

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d) Compost waste water

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40.

Minimum allowable limit of noise pollution for Human persistence is _

c) 45dB
b) 90dB
a) 40dB

41. Demography

d) s5dB

means

Study on forest
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c) Study on earthquake

b) Study on Human activities

d) Study on population growth

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42;','Freon's are called

'*a)4ydrocarbons
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a)

Ozone

DDffti

Methane

c)

following is a biodegradable
) Sewage

0.02

45. During

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green house

b)

0.5

c)

effi,parbondioxide

a) Short wave radiations {',"ed.'",,1F"_

c) Solar radiation

and water

1.5

is

fl1**

of carbon dioxide
b) 0.383%

a)2r%

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Freon's

vapour6ffiorbs.

b) Lo4g,nwd'vb radiations
d) Uv'fdiations

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lp

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Percentage ofground water available on Earth's environment

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pollutant?
c) CFC

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d) 0.313%

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Estuarymeans
nutrients
nutrrents

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point oI
End pomt
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Physical pollution of water is due to

a)

lhbrides
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c)

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of water Bh#te diseases can be achieved effectively in a o$_ffiunity by

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c) Sterilization
a) DefluoriirylW- b)
Vaccination
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Ozone lay.di'.'thict ness is measured in which
a)
b)

PS{.'h"'

PPB

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units
c)

f,'l

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