TED (15) -3001                                                       Reg, No........
(REVTSION    2015)                                                   Signature
        DIPLOMA EXAMINATION IN ENGINEERING/TECHNOLOGY/
       MANAGEMENT/COMMERCIAL PRACTICE       OCTOBER, 2017
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          ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND DISASTER MANAGENIENT
                                                                                       lTime: 3 hours
                                      (Maximum marks: 100)
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                                              PARTA
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   I    Answer a// questions in one or two sentences. Each question carries 2 marks.
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        l.   List any two renewable energy sources.
        2.   Define ecology.                               C
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             Define smog.
        4.   Draw a food chain.
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        5.   List any two classification of   disaster.                                    (5x2 = 10)
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   I    Answer   anyfive of the following questions. Each question carries 6 marks.
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        l.   What you meant by biome ?
        2.   Write a note on desertification.
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        3.   Draw a food web.
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        4.   Describe radioactive contamination.
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        5.   Explain briefly floods, fires and drought.
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        6.   How the nuclear power plant disaster effect environment
        7.   List the renewable enerry   sources.                                          (5x6 = 30)
                                              PART         C
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                                                       marks : 60)
        (Arnwer one full question from each unit. Each firll question caries 15 marks.)
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  III   (a) What are the problems due to deforestation ?                                            7
        (b) Write about renewable and non renewable sources of energy.                              8
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       (a) What are the conhol measures of land desradation ?
       (b) Write causes of flood and drauehl                                                 8
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       (a) Write notes on producers,           consumers, decomposers with example.
       (b) Briefly explain the characteristic of forest ecosystem.
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       (a)   Illustrate the effect   of   urbanisation.                                      7
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       (b) Differentiate the types of ecosystem with             example.                    8
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VII    (a) "HEAI islands". Explain with reasons and its bad effects.
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       (b) Enumerate the reasons for global warming and briefly explain.                     8
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VIII   (a) List Man made reasons of water pollution. Explain         C
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       (b) What are the different methods to dispose solid waste ?                           8
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       (a) Define   disaster and explain its types.
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       (b) Explain the management plan for preventing tansportation          accidents.     8
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       (a) Name and explain new            emerging approach in disaster management.        7
       (b) List different   rules and acts related to disaster management.                  8
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