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Second Year B.Sc. (Sem - III) Examination
January - 2021
ENV-301 : Environment Science - V
(Core - I)

Time: 2 Hours ] [ Total Marks: 50

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1. Which species is re-absorbed from the outgoing infra-red radiations in energy
transport?
A. Nitrogen B. Oxygen
C. Argon D. Water vapour

2. Which range of infra-red radiations participates in energy transport?

A. 1 to 20 µ B. 2 to 40 µ
C. 3 to 60 µ D. 4 to 80 µ

3.  he solar flux reaching the earth’s atmosphere is about how much watt per min per
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square meters?
A. 1230 B. 1300
C. 1340 D. 1500

4.  he constant circulation of air masses in troposphere is due to which nature of

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troposphere?
A. Quiescent B. Turbulent
C. Virulent D. Violent

5. Which sphere acts as a protective blanket of gases and maintains heat balance of
Earth?
A. Lithosphere B. Hydrosphere
C. Biosphere D. Atmosphere

6. What percent of total water is available for exploitation by man?

A. 3% B. 2%
C. 1% D. 4%

7. Which is responsible for high cation exchange capacity in soil?

A. Clay Minerals B. Humus
C. Only A D. Both A and B

8. Which is incorrect about Non-biodegradable pollutants:

A. Can be decomposed B. Cannot degraded
C. Accumulates in food chain D. Magnifies biologically

9. Which of the following is not a secondary pollutant?

A. PAN B. Smog
C. SOx D. Ozone
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10. Because of the ______ nature of the stratosphere, the molecules in this region have
long residence times:
A. Turbulent B. Virulent
C. Effluent D. Quiescent

11. Which process does not involve the energy transport mechanism in earth radiation
balance?
A. Conduction B. Convection
C. Radiation D. Absorption

12.  egion of atmosphere characterized by maximum temperature, low pressure and

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density:
A. Troposphere B. Stratosphere
C. Mesosphere D. Ionosphere

13. Which of these is not a major component of atmosphere?

A. Nitrogen B. Helium
C. Oxygen D. Water vapour

14.  he imbalances of heating and cooling rates between equator and poles make the
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troposphere, a ______ region:
A. Turbulent B. Virulent
C. Effluent D. Quiescent

15. Why thermosphere shows temperature rise once again, giving positive lapse rate:
A. Due to presence of Ozone
B. Low levels of UV absorbing species
C. Ionization of Oxygen and nitric oxide
D. Heating of ground by solar rays

16. Aerosols of natural origin with less than 0.2µm are called:
A. Emulsions B. Foam
C. Aitkens D. Suspension

17. Which one of the following is known as halogenated scavenger?

A. Dichloroethane B. Dimethyl mercaptan
C. Diphenyl azide D. Trimethyl ethane
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18. The well-known PAH organic particulate matter which is carcinogenic:
A. Benzo (α-) pyrene B. Phenolphthalein
C. Methyl orange D. Azo dye

19. _______ radiation is primarily responsible for the production of ions in the
ionosphere:
A. Visible B. Infra-red
C. Ultra violet D. Near infra-red

20. Match column A components of atmosphere with column B as examples:

Column A Column B
1. Major a- Methane
2. Minor b- Nitrogen
3. Trace c- Carbon dioxide

A. l-a, 2-b, 3-c B. 1-b, 2-c, 3-a

C. l-c, 2-b, 3-a D. 1-a, 2-c, 3-b

21. When pollutant reaches the stratosphere, they pose long-term global hazards due to
_______ nature of stratosphere?
A. Turbulent B. Virulent
C. Effluent D. Quiescent

22. Ozone in the stratosphere acts as:

A. Protective shield B. Heat source for partitioning the layers
C. Only A D. Both A and B

23. What kind of lapse rate is exhibited by Mesosphere?

A. Positive lapse rate B. Negative lapse rate
C. Neutral lapse rate D. None of the above

24. The layer in which electrons are found:

A. Troposphere B. Mesosphere
C. Stratosphere D. Thermosphere

25. All living things are largely made of the which elements of air?
A. C and N B. Oxygen and Water
C. Only B D. Both A and B
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26.  uring the rapid and prolonged cooling of the earth’s surface, vertical mixing of
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gases is:
A. Increased B. Decreased
C. Resisted D. Enhanced

27. Thermodynamic engine does not consider:

A. Unequal heating of land and sea
B. Different solar radiations at different latitudes
C. Earth’s rotation
D. All of the above

28. The temperate zone lies in:

A. 90° N and S latitude B. 90° to 60° N and S latitude
C. 60° to 30° N and S latitude D. 60° wide belt around equator

29. The dispersion of air pollutants at a particular place are influenced by-
A. Meteorological factors B. Wind speed and wind direction
C. Turbulence D. All

30. For many air pollution episodes in the world, the major responsible factor is
A. Dispersion of pollutants B. Inversion
C. Lapse rate D. Temperature

31. When the atmosphere is very stable, the gaseous effluent forms a
A. Fanning plume B. Fumigation
C. Looping D. None

32.  he boundaries between temperature and subtropical air circulation zones are
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known as
A. Hadley cells B. Polar fronts
C. Horse latitudes D. Polar zones

33. The air when moves close to Hadley cell curves towards the west or east due to:
A. Electrostatic force B. Coriolis force
C. Magnetic force D. Hadley force
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34. The boundaries between polar zone and temperate zone are known as
A. Hadley cells B. Polar fronts
C. Horse latitudes D. Polar zones

35. During day time, solar heating causes which turbulence or Eddie
A. Thermal turbulence B. Mechanical turbulence
C. Temperature turbulence D. Pressure turbulence

36. I n presence of very light winds, the plume disperses due to strong atmospheric
inversions and forms
A. Fanning plume B. Fumigation
C. Looping D. Fanning

37. The term Greenhouse effect, first coined by

A. Boltzmann B. Stephenson
C. J. Fourier D. Atterberg

38. Green house coefficient of the earth is

A. 1·137 B. 2·60
C. 2·27 D. 3·50

39. The relative instantaneous radiative forcing value for CO2 is arbitrarily fixed at
A. 1 B. 21
C. 43 D. 25

40. I n Antarctica, a huge chunk of Larsen ice shelf broke loose and sheered away into
the ocean in
A. May 2005 B. March 2002
C. June 2006 D. April 2003

41. EI Nino is also known as

A. Infant terrible B. Boy terror
C. Both (A) and (B) D. La Nina

42. The maximum concentration of ozone in the stratosphere is

A. 5 x l010 mol cm–2 B. 5 x 1012 mol cm–3
C. 5 x 1011 mol cm–2 D. 5 x l09 mol cm–3
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43. Nuclear explosions produce large quantities of
A. OH– ions B. CI– ions
C. NOx D. SOx

44. A series of chlorofluoro carbons, in 1940, were developed by

A. Chubachi B. Sherwood
C. Du Pont D. Chapman

45. Formation of photochemical smog depends on

A. Atmospheric pollutants
B. Vehicular exhaust
C. Climatic, geographic conditions and solar radiation
D. All

46. A promising free radical scavenger is

A. Dimethyl hydroxylamine B. Diethyl hydroxylamine
C. Diethyl nitrosoamines D. Nitrobenzene

47. What does green freeze use?

A. Purified LPG B. CNG
C. n-Butane D. CFC-11

48.  hich does not include wet form of acid deposition?

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A. Snow B. Dew
C. Sulphates D. Fog

49. The term acid rain was first used by-

A. Du Pont B. Robert Smith
C. Atterberg D. Haagen smit

50.  uring second world war, the US Army cops used fighting tanks containing halons
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of-
A. Chlorine B. Bromine
C. Fluorine D. Iodine
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