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INSTITUTE OF AERONAUTICAL ENGINEERING (Autonomous) Dundigal, Hyderabad -00 043 CIVIL ENGINEERING TUTORIAL QUESTION BANK 20-20 Course Name : Environmental studies Course Code : A0009 Class : II B.

Understanding the importance of ecosystems, ecological balance for sustainable development. 2.

1 INSTITUTE OF AERONAUTICAL ENGINEERING (Autonomous) Dundigal, Hyderabad CIVIL ENGINEERING TUTORIAL QUESTION BANK Course Name : Environmental studies Course Code : A0009 Class : II B. Tech II Semester Branch : Civil Engineering Year : Course Faculty : Ms I. chandhana, Assistant Professor, Civil Engineering Department OBJECTIVES. Understanding the importance of ecosystems, ecological balance for sustainable development. 2. Recognize the significance of Natural resources, their classification and alternative energy sources for the sustainability of the environment, society and economy by appropriate maintenance of natural resources. 3. Understand the biodiversity and types of biodiversity along with the Values and conservation of biodiversity. 4. Categorize the types of environmental pollution and the various treatment technologies for the diminution of environmental pollutants and contaminants.. Summarize the global environmental issues and to create awareness about the international conventions and protocols for extenuating global environmental problems.. Understanding the Environmental legislation and importance. 7. Understanding the sustainable development concept and importance of green building 8. Understanding the importance of EIA,EIS and EMP PART A (SHORT ANSWER QUESTIONS) S. No Questions UNIT ECOSYSTEM BLOOMS TAXONOMY LEVEL COURSE OUTCOM E Define ecology and ecosystem. Remember 3 2 Differentiate between food chain and food web. Remember 2 3 Briefly explain the importance of ecological pyramids Remember 4 Define biogeochemical cycles? Explain their importance. Understand 3 List the factors make a desert ecosystem Remember 4 Briefly discuss about grassland ecosystem Understand 7 Explain few important characteristics of a forest ecosystem. Understand 3 P a g e

2 S. No Questions 8 Explain why there are only 4 to tropic levels in any ecosystem. 2 P a g e BLOOMS TAXONOMY LEVEL COURSE OUTCOM E Understand 3 9 Briefly discuss an aquatic ecosystem. Remember 2 0 Define biomagnifications Understand 2 Define bioaccumulation Remember 2 2 Define carrying capacity? Understand 3 3 Define primary production and secondary production. Remember 3 4 Define ecological pyramids. Understand 2 Define pyramid of energy. Remember 2 Differentiate between grazing food chain detritus food chain. Understand 3 7 List the different tropic levels of ecosystem? Remember 2 8 Define decomposers? Remember 2 9 Define photosynthesis process. Understand 3 20 List the types of grasslands in India and two animal species found in this grass land. Remember 2 UNIT II NATURAL RESOURCES Discuss some of the water resources problems in India. Remember 2 2 Discuss the problems of over exploitation of ground water. Remember 2 3 Explain the causes for floods. Understand 3 4 Discuss the methods of flood control. Remember Define desertification? Understand Define aquifer? Remember 7 Enlist different surface and ground water resources. Understand 8 List the environmental effects of using of mineral resources? Remember 4 9 define mineral? What is its use? Understand 0 Name the non renewable resources? Remember 3 Define water logging? Understand 2 Define soil erosion? Remember 3 List the effects of soil pollution? Understand 4 Differentiate soil texture and structure Remember Discuss the water resources problems? Understand Define green fuels? Understand 7 Outline the role of geo thermal energy in India? Remember 8 List the different type s energies which can be derived from the ocean? Understand Remember 9 Define solar cells. Understand

3 20 Define pesticides? Mention it types. Remember 3 P a g e UNIT III BIODIVERSITY AND BIOTIC RESOURCES Enumerate the biogeographical classification of India. Remember define hot spots of biodiversity? Mention the three hot spots 2 in India Remember 3 3 Differentiate between endanger and endemic species. Understand 4 Define national park? Name few such parks in India. Understand 3 Define red data book? Remember Outline in situ and ex situ conservation of biodiversity? Remember 4 What does NBPGR AND NBAGR stand for? Where are they 7 located? Understand 3 8 List the major causes of man-wild life conflict? Remember 9 List the major threats to biodiversity? Understand 2 Define endemic species? Name some endemic species in 0 India. Remember List the national wildlife sanctuaries? Understand 2 List the indirect values of biodiversity. Remember 2 3 Define biological diversity. Understand 4 Differentiate genetic and species diversity. Remember 3 Define national biodiversity act. Understand 3 Underline India as a nation of mega diversity nation? Remember 7 Define threatened species? Understand 8 Define onsite conservation Remember 4 9 Define bio piracy. Understand 20 Define the term genetic banks. Remember 2 UNIT IV ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION AND CONTROL TECHNOLOGIES Define environmental pollution. Remember 2 Define air pollution? Understand Mention two important controlling devices of air pollution 3 used in industries. Remember 4 Mention the major sources of primary air pollutants. Understand 2 Define water pollution. Remember 3 List the various types of water pollution? Understand 7 List the main stages of treatment of domestic sewage? Remember 8 Mention the main treatment methods meant for industrial effluents. Understand 9 List the chemical treatments for industrial effluents? Remember 2

4 0 Differentiate between aerobic oxidation and anaerobic Understand 2 Mention some of the water borne diseases and the name of the pathogenic organisms involved in it. Remember 2 Define eutrophication. Understand 2 3 Define Bod and Cod Remember 4 4 Differentiate between blue baby syndrome and itai-itai disease. Understand 2 Define soil pollution. Remember Enumerate the various effects of soil pollution. Understand 2 7 Underline the monitoring of soil pollution made? Remember 8 Define noise pollution. Understand 2 9 List the physical, physiological and psychological effects of noise? Remember 4 20 Describe an account of decibel scale for the measurement of sound. Understand UNIT-V ENVIRONMENTAL POLICIES, LEGISLATIONS, RULES AND REGULATIONS List the objectives of Air pollution act. Remember 2 2 What is meant by inter and intra-generational equity? 3 What do you meant by assimilating capacity? Understand 3 4 What do meant by the doubling time? Remember What do age-structure pyramids signify? Discuss with example. Understand 3 What do meant by the total fertility rate? Remember 7 What is meant by crazy consumerism? Remember 8 What do meant by the zero population growth and life expectancy? Remember 9 Explain the necessity of wild life protection act. Remember 0 Explain the necessity of various environmental legislations. Remember Mention the objectives of environmental protection act. Understand 3 2 Discribe water cess and water pollution as defined by water pollution cess act, 974. Remember 3 3 List the bio-medical wastes? What are the rules to manage and handle them? Understand 2 4 Name the governmental organization/deportment responsible for the protection of the environment. Remember 2 Name the role assigned to central pollution and state pollution control board under the water pollution and prevention act. Understand 3 Define environmental impact assessment? Remember 4 7 What are earth-centric and human-centric world views? 8 Discuss the basic characteristics of green building. Understand 3 4 P a g e

5 9 What are the principles of sustainable city? 20 Define Environmental Impact Assessment and Environmental Understand 2 PART B (LONGANSWER QUESTIONS). No Question UNIT-I ECOSYSTEMS Discuss the major characteristics features of a river ecosystem different from lake ecosystem List the main components of ecosystem and briefly describe the functions of each. Explain the role of producers, consumers and decomposers in an ecosystem with practical example. What are food chain and food web? Give example and discuss their significance. What are biogeochemical cycles? Explain nitrogen cycle with help of a diagram. P a g e Blooms Taxonomy Level Remember Remember Understand Remember Understand rogram Outcome Describe five ecosystems goods and services that human benefits from. Understand 7 Discuss the structure and function of desert ecosystem. Analyze 8 Explain phosphate and sulphate cycles. Understand 9 Explain briefly about indicators of the quality of ecosystem. Understand 0 What is meant by biomagnifications? Explain Understand What are ecological pyramids? Explain why some of these pyramids are Understand upright while others are inverted in different ecosystems. 2 Discuss the models of energy flow in an ecosystem. Analyze 3 Define primary primary and secondary production. Why are tropical wet forests and estuaries most productive? 4 What is homeostasis? What are feedback mechanisms? Analyze Write a short note on ecosystem value services. Understand What are biogeochemical cycles? Explain carbon cycle with help of a Analyze diagram. 7 Discuss about Universal energy flow model with neat sketch. Understand 8 What is abiotic structure and briefly xplain about factors of abiotic structure Analyze 9 Explain Hydrological cycle 20 Write about pond ecosystem with diagram Analyze UNIT-II NATURAL RESOURCES: CLASSIFICATION OF RESOURCES What are Natural resources and write the classification of resources. Remember 2 Discuss Big dams - Benefits and problems Understand 3 What are Mineral Resources, uses and exploitation? Remember 4 What are alternate energy sources? Explain their present status, merits and Analyze demerits. What are the different types of energies which can be derived from the ocean? Analyze Explain briefly along with their advantages and limitations. Describe the merits and demerits of nuclear power energy and discuss the major concern regarding its use for electricity generation in India Analyze

6 . No Question Blooms Taxonomy Level rogram Outcome 7 Write a note on solar energy; also discuss about the solar cells with a diagram Understand and enumerate its applications 8 Write a note on growing energy needs? Remember 9 What are non renewable energy resources; explain in detail. Analyze 0 What is an aquifer? Discuss its types? Understand ) Discuss with the help of case study, how big dams have affected forest and the tribals 2 What is an Aquifer? Discuss its types. 3 What is an Aquifer? Discuss its types. 4 Should we build big dams? Give arguments in favour of your answer. What are the uses of various types of minerals? Discuss the major environmental impacts of mineral extraction. 7 What is bio gas? Discuss the structure and function of biogas plants. 8 What are the major anthropogenic causes of landslides. 9 What is the land use/land cover mapping and its use. 20 Write about surface and sub-surface mining. UNIT-III BIODIVERSITY AND BIOTIC RESOURCES Discuss the causes of man-wild life conflicts. Suggest suitable wild life Analyze 3 conservation practices. 2 Understand, 3 What is biodiversity? Explain different types of biodiversity. Analyze 3 Explain in-situ and ex-situ conservation of biodiversity Understand 3 4 Briefly explain endangered species of India? Remember 3 Identify and explain the present day major threats to the biodiversity of Analyze 3 India? Discuss the various strategies of conservation of biodiversity? Analyze 3 7 Write the direct and indirect values of biodiversity? Analyze 3 Explain the necessity for viewing the biodiversity as a global resource. Analyze 3 8 Describe with examples the steps that are being taken towards this purpose. 9 Write a brief note on conservation of biodiversity? Understand 3 0 Write the direct and indirect values of biodiversity? Remember 3 What are the major fodder resources if India. 2 3 What are timber and non-timber forest resources? What is Red Data Book? What do you mean by extinct, endangered, vulnerable and rare species? Name some endangered species of plants of our country. P a g e

7 . No Question 4 Enumerate five important biosphere reserve, national parks (which important wildlife) and wildlife sanctuaries (with major wildlife) of India. Also mentioned the sates they are located. Name the type of plants for which gene sanctuaries in India exist. Blooms Taxonomy Level rogram Outcome Name the animals for whose protection and conservations specific projects have been launched in our country. 7 What do NBPGR and NBAGR stand for? Where are they located? 8 Write a brief note on any two trees and any two mammals we come across in daily life and their value to the environment. 9 Discus the reason for loss of biodiversity on earth. 20 Write a note on habitat loss. UNIT-IV ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION AND CONTROL TECHNOLOGIES Write about environmental pollution and explain their types. Understand 7 2 Define air pollution and describe the technologies for the control of air Remember pollution. 7 3 Explain primary and secondary sources of air pollution? Understand 7 4 Write about environmental pollution and explain their types. Remember 7 What are the effects of water pollution and enumerate drinking water quality standards Remember 7 Briefly explain the Municipal Solid Waste management Apply 7 7 Write a note on climate change and impacts on human environment Understand 7 8 Explain Ozone depletion and Ozone depleting substances (ODS). Evaluate 7 9 List out the Sewage treatment plants, effluent treatment plants and Evaluate, common effluent treatment plants in your vicinity. Analyze 7 0 What are the problems encountered in the disposal of solid waste from various sources? Analyze 7 What are the natural and man-made pollutants that cause air pollution? 2 Give an account of the adverse effects of air pollution. 3 Briefly describe the sources, effects and control of noise pollution. 4 Discuss various measures to control vehicular pollution. Enumerate the benefits of CETP What do you understand by the term thermal pollution? Discuss various effects and control measures of thermal pollution. Discuss various sources of marine pollution. How can you prevent pollutions of our oceans. Three Mile Island episode b) Chernobyl nuclear disaster c) Fukushima Daiichi Disaster. Discuss the adverse health effects due to industrial noise. 20 Discuss e- Waste can be managed to prevent Environmentally Pollution. UNIT-V 7 P a g e

8 . No Question Blooms Taxonomy Level rogram Outcome ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY, LEGISLATION AND EIA Write about environmental protection Act Apply 2 Wild What are the major provisions in Forest Conservation Act 980 Evaluate 3 What are the major municipal solid waste management and handling rules. Evaluate 4 What are the biomedical wastes? What are the rules to manage and handle Evaluate them Write a note on Impacts of air, water, biological and Socio-economical Apply aspects Explain the concept of sustainable development Analyze 7 Write a note on environmental ethics and explain concept of green building Apply 8 Brief out Ecological Foot Print, Life Cycle assessment (LCA), Low carbon Apply life style. 9 Briefly explain the Municipal Solid Waste management Analyze 0 Write a note on climate change and impacts on human environment Apply What is Environmental Impact Assessment? Why should we have EIA for any development project.? What is meant by base-line data? What are the methods of base-line data acquisition.? Draw a flow chart of EIA methodology.? What is Environmetal Impact Statement (EIS)? What are the important points considered for preparing the EIS.? What is Environmental Management Plan.? Discuss the Objectives of National Environmental Policy and various strategies to achieve the same.? What are water cess and water pollution as defined by water Pollution Cess Act,977.? What is the role assigned to Central Pollution Control Board and State Pollution Control Board, under the Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution )Act, 974.? What are the bio-medical wastes? What are the rules to manage and handle them.? What are the hazardous wastes? Discuss the rules to manage and handle them? how do we control their transboundary movement.? 8 P a g e

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INSTITUTE OF AERONAUTICAL ENGINEERING (Autonomous) Dundigal, Hyderabad

INSTITUTE OF AERONAUTICAL ENGINEERING (Autonomous) Dundigal, Hyderabad -00 0 CIVIL ENGINEERING TUTORIAL QUESTION BANK Course Name : Environmental Studies Course Code : A000 Class : II B. Tech II Semester