EVS Assignment (CSE)

ASSIGNMENT-1
Academic Year 2024-2025 Dept. CSE

Program BE Date of issue
Year / Semester /Sec th
5 Date of submission 26/11/2024
Course Code BCS508 Max. Marks
Course Name Environmental Studies & E-waste Management
Note 1. Answer all the questions
1.The term ‘Environment’ has been derived from the French word …………….which
means to encircle or surround
a) Environ b) Oikos c) geo d) Aqua
2. Which of the following is not the meaning of ecosystem?
a) Unit where in all organism live a healthy life
b)A small unit that can be self sufficient
c) Co-existence of diverse things by mutual adjustment
d) A unit which includes all the organisms in a given area interacting with physical
environment to form a natural unit of stability
3. Which of the following conceptual spheres of the environment is having the least
storage capacity for matter?
a) Atmosphere b) Lithosphere c) Hydrosphere d) Biosphere
4. Which of the following components of the environment are effective transporters of
matter?
a) Atmosphere and Hydrosphere
b) Atmosphere and Lithosphere
c) Hydrosphere and Lithosphere
d) Biosphere and Lithosphere
5. Biosphere is
a) The solid shell of inorganic materials on the surface of the earth
b) The thin shell of organic matter on the surface of earth comprising of all the
living things
c) the sphere which occupies the maximum volume of all of the spheres
d) all of the above
6. Atmosphere consists of 79 per cent Nitrogen and 21 per cent Oxygen by
a) Volume b) weight c) Density d) All the three
7. Which of the following is a biotic component of an ecosystem?
a) Fungi b) solar light c) temperature d) humidity
8. In an ecosystem, the flow of energy is
a) Bidirectional b) Cyclic c) Unidirectional d) Multidirectional
9. Which Pyramid is always upright
a) energy b) biomass c) numbers d) food chain
10. In complex ecosystems the degree of species diversity is
a) poor b) high c) medium d)none
11. The organisms who directly feed on producers are called
a) Herbivores b) Carnivores c) Decomposers d) Saprophytes
12. The sequence of eating and being eaten in an ecosystem is called
a) Food Chain b) carbon cycle c) hydrological cycle d) anthrop system
13. Which of the following is a producer in an ecosystem
a) Plants and some bacteria capable of producing their own food
b) Animals
c) Human beings
d) Fish
14.Which of the following statements is false?
a) Inorganic nutrients are recycled in an ecosystem
b) Energy ‘flows’ through the ecosystem in the form of carbon-carbon bonds
c) Energy is recycled in an ecosystem
d) Respiration process releases energy.
15. The largest reservoir of nitrogen in our planet is

a) Oceans b) Atmosphere c) biosphere d) Fossil fuels
16. In aquatic ecosystem phytoplankton can be considered as a
a) Consumer b) producer c) Saprotrophic organisms d) Macro consumer
17. The basic requirements of human beings are provided by
a) Industrialization b) Agriculture c)Nature d)Urbanization
18. Environment is the life support system that includes

a) Air b) Water c) Land d) All of the above
19. In an ecosystem biological cycling of materials is maintained by
a) Producer b) Consumer c) Decomposer d)All of the above
20. Organisms which feed directly or indirectly on producers are called
a) Prey b) Consumers c) Decomposers d) Detritus
21. The primary producers in a forest ecosystem are
a)Chlorophyll containing trees and plants b) Herbivores c) Carnivores d) Bacteria
and other
Microorganisms
22. Abiotic component includes
a)Soil b) Temperature c) Water d) All of the above
23. Which of the following statement is true?
a) Green plants are self nourishing b) Producers depends on consumers
c)Biotic components includes all non-living components d) Herbivores depend on
Carnivores
24. Primary consumer is
a) Herbivores b) Carnivores c) Macro consumers d) Omnivores
25.A predator is
a) An animal that is fed upon b) An animal that feeds upon another animal
c) Animal that feeds upon both plants and animals d) A primary consumer
26. Access to food is mainly determined by
a) Household income b) Food assistance programmes c) Human resources
d) Society/Community
27. The word ‘Environment’ is derived from
a) Greek b) French c) Spanish d) English
28. Wind energy generation depends on
a) Direction of Winds b) Velocity of wind c) Humidity d) all of these
29. The major atmospheric gas layer in stratosphere is
a) Hydrogen b) Carbon dioxide c) Ozone d) Helium
30. Which atmospheric sphere is closest to the earth surface?
a) Troposphere b) stratosphere c) mesosphere d) Exosphere
31. Which of the following is the terrestrial ecosystem?
a) Forest b) grass land c) desert d) all of the above
32. Ecological pyramids are studies of
a) Pyramid of numbers b) pyramid of biomass c) pyramid of energy d) all of
the above
33. World Environment day is on
a) 5th May b) 5th June c) 18th July d) 16th August
34. Factors responsible for balanced ecosystem are
a) Balance between predator and prey
b) Balance between vegetation, herbivorous and carnivorous
c) Balance between competing species and biotic factors
d) All of the above
35. Which of the following is absorbed by green plants from the atmosphere?
a) Carbon dioxide b) Water c) Nutrients d) All of above
36. Habitat refers to
a) Physical conditions of the place where organisms live
b) Chemical conditions of the place where organisms live
c) Both a & b
d) None of a or b
37. Essential component of social security are
a) Meeting personal growth and development
b) Maintaining natural capital
c) Fairness and equity in distribution of costs of resources
d) Community resilience
38. Socio – economic security in environmental aspects involves
a) Fairness & equity in distribution costs for complete existing generation
b) Welfare of the present generation
c) Intra and inter generational equity of resources
d) All of the above
39. A food web consists of
a) a portion of a food chain
b) an organisms position in a food chain
c) interlocking food chains
d) a set of similar consumers
40. Which of the following statements are true?
a) Man is not dependent on nature
b) Resources are unlimited, so one can use them as per one’s wish.
c) Energy can be converted from one form to another, but some percentage is lost
into the
d) Matter can be generated afresh. It need not be recycled or reused.
41. Which of the following conditions must be fulfilled to ensure food security?
a) Food must be available
b) Each person must have access to it
c) Food utilized/consumed must fulfill nutritional requirements
d) all of the above
42. ‘Earth Day’ is held every year on
a) June 5th b) November 23rd c) April 22nd d) January 26 th
43. Eutrophication is
a) an improved quality of water in lakes
b) a process in carbon cycle
c) the result to accumulation of plant nutrients in water bodies
d) a water purification technique
44. Direct conversion of Solar energy is attainted by

a) Solar photo volcanic system
b) Solar diesel hybrid system
c)Solar thermal System
d) Solar air heater
45. Fluoride though is an effective agent to prevent dental caries has a permissible limit
of
a) 0.5 mg/lit of water b) 1.5 mg/lit of water c) 5 mg/lit of water d) 1.0 mg/lit of water
46.OTEC is an energy technology that converts

a) Energy in large tides of ocean to generate electricity
b) Energy in ocean waves to generate electricity
c) Energy in ocean due to thermal gradient to generate electricity
d) Energy in fast moving ocean currents to generate electricity
47. Which option is correct, when we only accomplish two out of three pillars of
Sustainable Development?
a) Economic + Environmental Sustainability = Viable
b) Social + Environmental Sustainability = Bearable
c) Social + Economic Sustainability = Equitable
d) All of the above
48. The word ‘Sustainable Development’ came into existence in the year?
a) 1992 b) 1978 c) 1980 d) 1987
49 . Excess Fluoride in drinking water is likely to cause

a) Blue babies b) Fluorsis c) Fever d) Cough and chill
50. In Lake ,phytoplankton grow in abundance in

a) Littoral Zone b) Limnetic Zone c) profundal Zone d)Benthic
region

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ASSIGNMENT-1

Academic Year 2024-2025 Dept. CSE

Note 1. Answer all the questions

15. The largest reservoir of nitrogen in our planet is

18. Environment is the life support system that includes

44. Direct conversion of Solar energy is attainted by

46.OTEC is an energy technology that converts

49 . Excess Fluoride in drinking water is likely to cause

50. In Lake ,phytoplankton grow in abundance in

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