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Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur

Introduction to Environmental Engineering and Science – Fundamental and Sustainability Concepts


Assignment- 1
TYPE OF QUESTION: MCQ/MSQ
Number of questions: 15 Total Marks 15 x 2 = 30
1. According to the Food and Agriculture Organization statistical databases (2005), the rate of
growth of urbanization is highest in ___________ countries.
a. High income
b. Low and middle income
c. Higher middle income
d. Under developed
Correct answer:- b
Detailed Solution:

2. As defined by UN Habitat, a city with population of more than 10 million is called _________.
a. Urban city
b. Town
c. Municipal town
d. Rural area
Correct answer:- a
Detailed Solution:
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3. The Kyoto Protocol mandates that industrial countries cut their carbon dioxide emissions
by ______ per cent from 1990 levels by 2008–2012.
a. 6 to 8
b. 6 to 9
c. 7 to 8
d. 6 to 10
Correct Answer: - a
Detailed Solution:
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4. Match the following

1. Donora smog A. Superfund act


2. Silent spring B. Clean air act
3. Cuyahoga River Fire C. DDT
4. CERCLA D. Clean water act

a. 1-B, 2-D, 3-C, 4-A


b. 1-B, 2-A, 3-D, 4-C
c. 1-B, 2-C, 3-A, 4-D
d. 1-B, 2-C, 3-D, 4-A
Correct answer:- d
Detailed Solution:
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5. Which of the following are the water borne diseases?


a. Diarrhea
b. AIDS
c. Cholera
d. Both a & c
Correct answer:- d
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6. What does the phrase ‘environmental sustainability’ imply?


a. The action of humans directly impacts the well-being of the natural environment
b. Future generations will have the resources necessary for quality of life.
c. A shared global responsibility is necessary for conservation practice
d. All of the above
Correct Answer:- d
Detailed Solution:

7. Land use changes is a ramification of rapid unplanned urbanization.


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a. True
b. False
Correct answer:- a
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8. “80% of diseases in developing countries are due to the lack of access to clean potable
water". Which of the flowing is the most effective management intervention?
a. Providing safe drinking water
b. Proper disposal of human waste
c. Implementation of the policies that are related to effluent discharge in water bodies
d. All of the above
Correct answer:- d
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9. Sustainable Development Goal 6, SDG-6 is associated with which of the following goal
a. Zero Hunger
b. Gender Equality
c. Clean water and Sanitation
d. Climate Action
Correct answer:- c
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10. Which gas is responsible for Bhopal Gas Tragedy (1984)?


a. Ethyl Isocyanate
b. Methyl Isocyanide
c. Hydrogen Cyanide
d. Methyl Isocyanate
Correct Answer:- d
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11. Which of the following is also known as Superfund Act


a. Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA).
b. Water Act
c. Environmental protection Act.
d. All of the above
Correct Answer:- a
Detailed Solution:
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12. The two frameworks to attain sustainability goal are (I) Life cycle thinking and (II) System
thinking.
a. True
b. False

Correct answer:- a
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13. Circular economy is based on model of


a. Make - Use - Return
b. Take - make — dispose
c. Take- make - throw
d. All of the above
Correct answer: - a
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14. SDG is associated with which of the following agreement


a. Montreal protocol
b. Kyoto Protocol
c. Paris Agreement
d. Earth summit
Correct answer:- c
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15. The idea “Synthetic methods should be designed to maximize incorporation of all materials
used in the process into the final product” is best described by which of the following framework
of engineering for sustainability'?
a. Real time analysis of pollution prevention
b. Prevent waste
c. Reduce derivatives
d. Atom economy
Correct Answer:- d
Detailed Solution:
The idea “Synthetic methods should be designed to maximize incorporation of all materials used
in the process into the final product” is best described by Atom Economy.
Atom economy is a measure of the number of atoms from the starting materials that are present
in the useful products at the end of the chemical process.
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