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This document contains a question bank covering 5 units of an Environmental Science course: 1) Introduction to Environment, 2) Environmental Pollution, 3) Global Environmental Issues, 4) Green Buildings and Smart Cities, and 5) Concept of 4R's. It includes over 50 questions defining key terms and concepts, describing topics like components of the environment, causes and impacts of pollution and degradation, global issues such as climate change and ozone depletion, and sustainable practices regarding green buildings, smart cities, and the 4R's (reduce, reuse, recycle, recover). The question bank is intended to cover the whole syllabus of the course across the 5 units.

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Tutorial Question ES - 3110007

This document contains a question bank covering 5 units of an Environmental Science course: 1) Introduction to Environment, 2) Environmental Pollution, 3) Global Environmental Issues, 4) Green Buildings and Smart Cities, and 5) Concept of 4R's. It includes over 50 questions defining key terms and concepts, describing topics like components of the environment, causes and impacts of pollution and degradation, global issues such as climate change and ozone depletion, and sustainable practices regarding green buildings, smart cities, and the 4R's (reduce, reuse, recycle, recover). The question bank is intended to cover the whole syllabus of the course across the 5 units.

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SARDAR VALLABHBHAI PATEL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY

VASAD
CIVIL ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT
Question Bank( Whole Syllabus)
B.E. First Year
Environmental Science ( 2020-2021)-3110007

UNIT: 1 INTRODUCTION TO ENVIRONMENT


1) Define the following terms:
(1) Biotic (2) Abiotic (3) Biosphere (4) Environment (5) Hydrosphere (6) Lithosphere
(7) Environmental science (8) Environmental degradation
2) Describe in detail the components of environment. Also discuss the interrelationship
between different components of environment.
3) Explain the term “Environmental degradation”
4) Describe the principles and scope of Environmental Science
5) Discuss the impacts of advanced technology in the degradation of environment
6) Discuss the Importance of Environment for different engineering disciplines.

UNIT: 2 ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION


Define the following terms:
1. Pollution 2. Pollutant 3. Water pollution 4. Air Pollution 5. Environmental
Pollution 6. Eutrophication 7. Noise Pollution 8. Solid waste management
9. Biomedical waste 10. E- waste 11. Primary pollutant 12. Secondary pollutants
13. Water borne disease 14. Pathogen

(a) Water Pollution:


1) Enlist and explain sources of water pollution.
2) Give the general classification of pollutants.
3) What is potable water? Describe the different water pollutants which make water unfit
for drinking.
4) Describe the causes and effects of Eutrophication.
5) Write a note on water quality criteria as per water quality standards IS 10500 .
6) Give classification of water quality parameters and explain any two.
7) Discuss adverse effects and control of water pollution.
(b) Air Pollution:
1) Describe the structure of atmosphere with neat sketch and tabulate the compositions of
atmosphere.
2) Discuss Ambient Air Quality standards
3) Give the classification of Air Pollutants.
4) Enumerate different primary and secondary air pollutants and explain the effect of
carbon monoxide on human being.
5) Enlist the important factors affecting air pollution and explain any one.
6) Give the sources of common Air pollutants
7) Explain the major pollutants emitted from Auto exhaust.
8) Discuss the effects of common air pollutants on man, material and vegetation.
9) Enlist natural and human sources of Air Pollution. Explain any one briefly and list out
the common atmospheric pollutants.
10) Discuss various gaseous and particulate air pollutants with their sources.

(C ) Noise Pollution:
1) Define noise & sound
2) Enlist major causes of noise pollution.
3) Describe Noise Measurements.
4) Explain the effects of noise on people and its control measures.

Write short note on


1) Solid Waste: Generation and management
2) Bio-medical Waste: Generation and management
3) E-waste: Generation and management

UNIT 3: GLOBAL ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES

Define the following terms:


1. Sustainable Development 2. Climate Change 3. Global warming 4. Acid rain
5. Ozone layer depletion 6. Carbon foot print 7. Cleaner Development Mechanism
1) Describe the points to be taken for Sustainable Development
2) Write short note on Climate change
3) What is global warming? Enlist its causes, effects and control measures.
4) Explain „Green House Effect „with the help of a neat sketch. Enlist Green House Gases.
5) Compare the effect of different greenhouse gases in global warming.
6) What is „Acid Rain ‟? Write causes and effects and control of acid rain on
environment
7) What is ozone? How is it formed? Describe the main causes of depletion of ozone layer
and briefly comment over control measures taken to prevent further ozone depletion at
international level.
8) Discuss briefly current global environmental problems and discuss any one in details.
9) Write short note on Ozone depletion.
10) Describe carbon foot print
11) Explain Cleaner Development Mechanism (CDM),
12) Discuss the International Steps for Mitigating Global Change

UNIT 4: BASIC CONCEPT OF GREEN BUILDING AND SMART CITIES

1) What do you mean by Green Building?


2) Discuss the Objectives and Fundamental Principles of Green Building
3) Explain Benefits of Green Building,
4) Give the Examples of Green Building
5) Discuss the Smart Cities
UNIT 5 : CONCEPT OF 4R’s
1) Describe the Principles and Application of 4R‟s

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