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DEPARTMENT OF CHEMISTRY
Question Bank
SUBJECT CODE AND TITLE BCS508 Environmental studies and E-waste management
SCHEME 2022 BATCH 2023-27
SEMESTER& SECTION V
FACULTY NAME
Asha Bhat

Q.No. Question
Module 2
1 Tidal energy is harnessed by constructing a dam across
(A) Narrow opening to the sea (B) Wide opening to the sea
(C) The river in hilly trains (D) The river in plane areas

2 The amount of energy available in the wind at any instant is proportional to of the
wind speed.
(A) Square root power of two (B) Square root power of three
(C) Square power (D) Cube power
3 Wind energy is harnessed as energy with the help of windmill or turbine.
(A) Mechanical (B) Solar (C) Electrical (D) Heat

4 Winds having following speed are suitable to operate wind turbines.

(A) 5 – 25m/s (B) 10 – 35m/s (C) 20 – 45m/s (D) 30 – 55m/s

5 The following is (are) the classification of winds

(A) Global wind (B) Local wind
(C) Both (A) and (B) (D) None of the above
6 Global Cold wind moves from
(A) Polar to equatorial region (B) Equatorial to polar region
(C) Equatorial to oceanic region (D) Oceanic to Equatorial region

7 Global Cold wind generated from Oceans moves to

(A) Mountains (B) Equator (C) Plain areas (D) Poles

8 force is responsible for forcing the global winds towards westernly direction.
(A) Coriolis (B) Gravitational (C) Centripetal (D) Centrifugal

9 Global winds towards westernly direction are known as

(A) Trade winds (B) Western winds (C) Eastern winds (D) None of the above

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10 Uneven heating occurs on land surface and water bodies are due to
(A) Air Currents (B) Solar radiation (C) Lunar eclipse (D) None of the above.

11 The following factor(s) affects the distribution of wind energy

(A) Mountain chains (B) The hills, trees and buildings
(C) Frictional effect of the surface (D) All of the above

12 The wind intensity can be described by

(A) Reynolds number (B) Mach number (C) Beaufort number (D) Froude number

13 The wind speed is measured using an instrument called

(A) Pyranometer (B) Manometer (C) Anemometer (D) Wind vane

14 The rate of change of wind speed with height is called

(A) Wind shear (B) Wind rose (C) Wind solidity (D) None of the above

15 At gradient height the shear force is

(A) Zero (B) Minimum C) Maximum (D) None of the above

16 The gradient height is about m from the ground.

(A) 500 (B) 1000 (C) 1500 (D) 2000

17 The atmosphere with uniform wind speed is called the atmosphere

(A) Plain (B) Surface (C) Free (D) Shear

18 Surface layer is the air layer that extends from the height of local obstructions to a height of
about
(A) 50m (B) 100m (C) 150m (D) 200m
19 Which of the following force is used in low solidity rotors for rotation
(A) Drag (B) Lift (C) Centrifugal (D) Centripetal

20 The following is the tangential velocity of the blade due to the rotation of blade.
(A) Wind velocity (B) Incident wind velocity (C) Blade linear velocity (D) Relative velocity

21 Wave energy is caused due to

(A) Strong winds blowing across the sea
(B) Kinetic energy possessed by huge waves near the sea shore
(C) Potential energy possessed by the stored water
(D) Both (A) and (B)
22 Where is the largest Wind Farm located in India?
(A) Jaisalmer Wind Park, Rajasthan (B) Muppandal Wind Farm, Tamil Nadu
(C) Vaspet Wind Farm, Maharashtra (D) Chakala Wind Farm, Maharashtra

23 The Chernobyl disaster of 1986 in Ukraine was a case of

A) Epidemic disaster B) Toxic gas disaster
C) Nuclear disaster D) None of the above
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24 Which of the following resources is renewable?
(A) Timber (B) Natural gas (C) Uranium D) Coal

25 Which of the following is a non-renewable source of energy?

(A) Wind power (B) Fossil fuels (C) Solar power (D) None of the above

26 Which one represents the regulative function of forests?

(A) Storage and release of gases (B) Production of essential oils
(C) Production of wood (D) Conservation of water and soil

27 In many industries, tin, steel and copper are being substituted by

(A) Ceramics (B) High-strength glass fibres (C) Plastics (D) All of these

28 Deforestation may reduce the chances of

(A) Frequent landslides (B) Erosion of surface soil (C) Rainfall (D) Frequent cyclones

29 Soil conservation is the process where

(A) Soil is aerated (B) Soil is protected against loss
(C) Sterile soil is converted to fertile soil (D) Soil erosion is allowed

30 The energy produced by the hydro-power plant is

(A) Non-polluting and non-renewable (B) Polluting and non-renewable
(C) Non-polluting and renewable (D) Polluting and renewable

31 This group consists of non-renewable organic resources

(A) Water, air and minerals (B) Natural gas, oil and coal
(C) Wood, water and natural pastures (D) Sand, air and clay

32 Which process explains the energy extraction from a sea wave?

(A) Using the kinetic energy of the waves to produce electricity
(B) Using the thermal energy of the waves to produce electricity
(C) Using chemical energy of the waves to generate electricity
(D) Using electrical energy of the waves to generate electricity

33 Why is wind energy considered a conventional source of energy?

(A) As it can rotate a windmill
(B) As it can help in lifting water
(C) As it is readily available and used for a long time
(D) As it produced due to uneven heating of the Earth

34 Which of these processes explains the extraction of energy from wind to generate energy for a
water-lifting pump?
(A) Conversion of mechanical energy of wind into kinetic energy
(B) Conversion of the kinetic energy of wind into mechanical energy
(C) Conversion of mechanical energy of wind into potential energy
(D) Conversion of the potential energy of wind into mechanical energy

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35 Why is biogas considered a ‘good’ source of energy?
(A) As it produces ashes (B) As it produces methane
(C) As it burns without releasing smoke (D) As it decomposes in the absence of oxygen

36 Thermal power plant is considered a bad source of energy. Why?

(A) As it uses very less amount of fossil fuels
(B) As the burning of fossil fuel releases harmful gases
(C) As electricity is harmful and pollutes the environment
(D) As thermal power plants produce less amount of electricity

37 Which of the following processes explains the working of a geothermal power plant?
(A) Use of potential energy to produce electricity
(B) Use of thermal energy to produce electricity
(C) Use of kinetic energy to produce electricity
(D) Use of tidal energy to produce electricity

38 Which of these processes explains the extraction of the sun’s energy to generate energy to
light a bulb?
(A) Conversion of electric energy into solar energy
(B) Conversion of solar energy into electric energy
(C) Conversion of solar energy into kinetic energy
(D) Conversion of kinetic energy into solar energy

39 Which of these characteristics can help us recognise a good source of fuel?

(A) Physical state (B) Availability in all regions
(C) Cost-effective for all countries (D) Produces a large amount of energy

40 Which of the following use hydrogen as fuel?

(A) Fossil fuels (B) Anaerobic digestion (C) Fuel cells (D) Cooking

41 Which of the following is the most popular application of hydrogen fuel cell?
(A) Fuel cell vehicles (B) Fuel cell energy power plants
(C) Fuel cells stand-alone power supplies (D) Fuel cells spacecraft

42 How is hydrogen gas produced from fossil fuels?

(A) Partial oxidation of methane (B) Electrolysis
(C) Evaporation (D) Biomass gasification
43 Why is hydrogen hazardous as fuel?
(A) Because of high ignition and low combustion energy
(B) Because of high ignition and high combustion energy
(C) Because low ignition and low combustion energy
(D) Because of low ignition and high combustion energy

44 What is the main problem in using hydrogen as fuel for vehicles?

(A) Capital intensive (B) Storage
(C) Fuel cell technology is not well established (D) Cars will become heavy

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45 What is a fuel cell?
(A) Converts heat energy to chemical energy
(B) Converts heat energy to electrical energy
(C) Converts chemical energy to electrical energy
(D) Converts kinetic energy to heat energy
46 How does hydrogen fuel cell work?
(A) Membrane → hydrogen ions → electric current and recombination with oxygen
(B) Electric current and recombination with oxygen → hydrogen ions → membrane
(C) Hydrogen ions → membrane → electric current and recombination with oxygen
(D) Recombination with oxygen → electric current → membrane → hydrogen ions

47 What does hydrogen fuel cell emit?

(A) Water (B) Steam (C) Greenhouse gas (D) Methane

48 High pressure containers are used to store hydrogen.

(A) True (B) False

49 Fuel cell vehicle is sourced by a battery.

(A) True (B) False

50 The fluoride concentration for prevention of dental caries is ____________

(A) 1mg/l (B) 2mg/l (C) 3mg/l (D) 4mg/l

51 In which process, the fluoride content of water is raised?

(A) Chlorination (B) Fluoridation (C) Defluoridation (D) Flocculation

52 Which of the following is not used as a fluoride compound?

(A) Sodium fluoride (B) Sodium silico fluoride
(C) Hydrofluosilicic acid (D) Sodium fluro carbonate

53 What happens when water contains 8-20 ppm of fluoride concentration?

(A) Blue baby disease (B) Crippling fluorosis
(C) Dental fluorosis (D) Mottling of teeth

54 The process of reducing the fluoride content from water is called _____
(A) Chlorination (B) Fluoridation (C) Defluoridation (D) Flocculation

55 Which material is used for removing fluorides from hard water containing 3ppm of fluorides?
(A) Lime (B) Copper sulfate
(C) Synthetic tri-calcium phosphate (D) Bone charcoal

56 Fluorex is a special mixture of ____________

(A) Di-calcium phosphate and carbon
(B) Tri-calcium phosphate and hydroxyapatite
(C) Di-calcium phosphate and phosphoric acid
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 (D) Tri-calcium phosphate and carbon

57 Which of the following is mainly responsible for the causes of water pollution?
(A) Afforestation (B) Oil refineries (C) Paper factories (D) Both B and C

58 Which of the following technique is used to determine the concentration of odour compounds
in the given water sample?
(A) Settling (B) Flushing (C) Stripping (D) Chlorination

59 Which of the following technique is used to remove fluorides from the water bodies?
(A) Osmosis (B) Ion exchange (C) Lime softening (D) Both B and C

60 Which of the following is a waterborne disease?

(A) Typhoid (B) Cholera (C) Diarrhoea (D) All of the above

61 Which of the following disease or infection is caused due to poor water hygiene?
(A) Leprosy (B) Trachoma (C) Conjunctivitis (D) All of the above

62 Which of the following units is used for measuring the turbidity of water?
(A) EAU Formazin Attenuation Units (B) FNU- Formazin Nephelometric Unit
(C) NTU – Nephelometric Turbidity Units (D) All of the above

63 Which of the following is not a waterborne disease?

(A) Measles (B) Typhoid (C) Cholera (D) Hepatitis

64 Which of the following are the characteristics of wastewater?

(A) Rancid taste (B) Offensive smell (C) Dirty look (D) All of the above

65 What is the full form of WWTP?

(A) Wastewater treatment plant (B) Wreckage water treatment plant
(C) Both (A) and (B) (D) None of the above

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