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1q SDSS` KANPUR INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, KANPUR QUESTION BANK (UNIT 3) Environment and Ecology (EAS 205) 1. What is ozone hole? What are the causes of ozone hole formation? What are the effects of depletion of ozone layer? (2010-11,I-SEM) 2. Write short note on effect of transportation activities on environment. (2010-11,I-SEM) 3. Explain intensity, power and pressure levels of noise . (2010-11,I-SEM) 4. Define Air pollution. What are the sources of air pollutan ts? How will you classify air pollutant s? (2010-11,I-SEM) 5. What are the sources and effects of solid waste? Explain waste minimization techniques (2010-11,I-SEM) 6. What are green houses gases? Name and discuss their contribution to global warming. What can be the effects of global warming? (2010-11,I-SEM) 7. The Earth system is not and never has been free from climate change.Comment (2010-11,I-SEM) 8. Discuss some important issues relating to municipal solid waste management in India. (2009-10,I-SEM) 9. Discuss the adverse impact of urbanization and sugg est suitable remedial measures.(2009-10, I-SEM) 10. Discuss how pollution, poverty and pollution are inter-related to one another . (2009-10,I-SEM) 11. Enumerate various types of pollutants that cause pollution of water bodies also. (2009-10,I-SEM) 12. Discuss how water bodies can be saved from ill-effects of uncontrolled discharge of wastewater into them. (2009-10,I-SEM) 13. Discuss how switching over to a low carbon economy can help in our efforts towards fig hting against the problem of global warming and climate change. (2009-10,I-SEM) 14. Discuss the problem of ozone layer depletion and present a summary of international efforts taken up so far to address the problem. (2009-10,I-SEM) 15. Discuss the environmental aspects of animal husbandry. (2009-10,I-SEM) 16. What is rain water harvesting? Discuss its advantages and limitations . (2009-10,I-SEM) 17. Briefly discuss the problem of automobile pollution and suggest suitable ways and means to control it . (2009-10,I-SEM) 18. What is air pollution? Write its effects on human health. (2008-09,II-SEM) 19. What is land pollution? Discuss the causes of land pollution and their control. (2008-09,II-SEM) 20. What do you mean by water pollution? Discuss its effects on human health. (2008-09,I-SEM)

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21. What noise pollution? What are the various effects of noise pollution? (2008-09,I-SEM)

22. Enumerate various effects of soil pollution? How do industrial, agro products and pesticides deteriorate the soil

(CARRY OVER. (2008-09,II-SEM)

23. What do you mean by water pollution? Discuss its major sources and effects. Discuss in brief the various proces

of water treatment with layout of a water treatment plant. 

(CARRY OVER. (2008-09, I-SEM)

24. Define noise. What is its unit of measurement? List intensity level of various situations lying in the range of 5 to

150 dB. 

25. How do industrial, agro-products and pesticides deteriorate the soil?

26. What are solid wastes and what their different types are? Discuss their effects. 

27. Briefly describe the idea of solid waste management stating suitable examples. 

28. What is meant by Population Explosion? Discuss the Indian scenario. 

29. What is meant by Population Stabilization?

30. Define automobile pollution .discuss its causes and control

31. Write notes on following

i)  Global warming

ii)  Urbanisation

iii)  Acid Rain

iv)  Ozone layer depletion

v)  Animal Husbandry

vi)  Automobile pollution control by preventive maintenance

vii) Automobile pollution caused due to diesel

viii) Measurement of CO level in auto vehicles exhaust emissions

ix)  Different methods of exhaust emissions control

32. Explain the problems associated with greenhouse effects acid rain and ozone layer depletion what are their

impacts on ecology. 

33. Define the term urbanization. Why poorer countries are typically less urbanized than richer ones?