BMS COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING, BANGALORE-19
(Autonomous Institute, Affiliated to VTU)
Department Name: Computer Science and Engineering
CONTINUOUS INTERNAL EVALUATION (TEST-II)
Course Code : 19HS3PCEVS Course Title : Environmental studies
Semester : IV Sections : A, B, C and D Maximum Marks: 40 Date: 01/12/2020
Faculty Handling the Course: Mr. Shivakumar, Dr. Sreelakshmi Diddi and Time:1:00 pm -2:15 pm
Mrs. Shabnam Siddiqui ,Mr. Sesha N
Instructions: Part A is compulsory and Internal choice is provided in Part B.
1. Conventional energy resource refers to
a) (a) Exhaustible energy sources in limited quantity (b)Inexhaustible energy sources in unlimited quantity
(c) Renewable energy resources (d)None of these
2. Energy that is trapped in the form of organic matter is called…………………….
3. Extensive plantings of trees to increase forest cover is called ………………..
4. Blue baby syndrome is caused by the contamination of water due to ……………
5. The Chernobyl disaster in 1986 was an accident in a …………
a) Leakage in gas plant
b) Petroleum industry
c) Nuclear power plant (d) None of the above
6. The atom bomb in a nuclear explosive is based on …………….reaction
7. A solar cell generated of production of electricity from sunlight by flow of…….(charge carriers/electrolytes)
8. Direct conversion of solar energy is attained by …………….system.
9. Hydrogen energy can be trapped through ……….
10. Biogas is gaseous fuel composed mainly of ………………………
11. Nuclear fusion uses…………..as a fuel.
12. Water is an excellent solvent because
a) It has high dielectric constant
b) it is volatile
c) Both (a) and (b)
d) None of these
13 . …………………component is important for the process of eutrophication.
The sound beyond which of the following level can be regarded as a pollutant.
14. (a) 40 dB (b) 80 dB (c) 120 dB (d) 150 dB
15. The noise is usually measured by …………..
16 Physical pollution of water is due to……….
17. Odor in water can be eliminated by ………….
18. Excess fluorides in drinking water are likely to cause………
19. The problem of energy transport would be solved to a large extent by the ability to store energy in the form of
20. Forest rich area in Karnataka is found in ………
. a)Wester Ghats b) Bandipur c) Nagarhole d)Mangalore
Part B (Answer any two full questions)
1. Deliberate key benefits of forest and mineral resources. Also discuss its negative consequences and 10
sustainable remedies.
2. Discuss in detail about hydrogen as an alternative future source of energy. 10
3. Consider an appropriate case study and explain causes, effect and control measures for water pollution. 10