STER 2 EXAMINATION

ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE
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SECTION A
(Attempt all question5
Question 1

Chaose the correct answers to the

questions from the given
options. (Do not copy the
auestion. Write the correct answer only.)

According to the popular principles of waste segregation, [10

contain:
a green coloured bin should

(a) Biodegradable waste

(b) Non-biodegradable waste
(c) Hazardous waste
(d) Liquid waste
(1i) Advantage of hydroelectricity is:

(a) People have to be relocated

(6) Construction cost of building the dam is high

Running water has tremendous energy

(d) There is loss of biodiversity.
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 world has
threatened our
industrialized
(ii) The

(a) Population

(b) Biodiversity

Pollution

(d) Recreation activity

the
to protect
international treaty designed
Montreal
Protocol is an
(1V) The
(a) Climate change

Greenhouse Gas Emission

(6)

(c) To protect the biodiversity

(d) Ozone layer.

the aim to:
started in 1973 with
(v) Project Tiger
was

country
Hunt tigers all over the
(a)
(b) Hunt tigers only in specific regions
from hunting
To protect the tigers
(c)
count of the tigers.
(d) To only take
a

data:
of Remote Sensing Satellite
vi) Application
in the laboratory
(a) Images are analyzed
(b) Environmental damage
base maps
method of constructing
(c) Cheap and rapid
work.
Reduces the amount of field
(d)
matter:
obtained from organic
(vii) Energy
(a) Solar energy

(b) Geothermal energy

(c) Hydrogen gas

(d) Biomass

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(viii) The process
ot
conditions in a burning municip solid
municipal wastes under suitable temperature and
specific furnace is called-
(a) Landfill
(b) Incineration
(c) Recycling
(d) Vermicomposting
ix) A
company becomes a MNC
when:
(a) It only
exports goods.
(6) t only hires local
staff.
(c) The business is large with huge financial assets.
(d) It is in a
position to over use resources.
(x) A pandemic is:

(a) A
widespread endemic disease
(b) A contagious disease

(c) A communicable disease

(d) A vector borne disease.

SECTIONB

(Answer any three questions from this Section.)

Question 2

) Discuss any two advantages of in-situ conservation.

(21
i) State any two harms caused by nuclear disasters.
[2
(iil) Give three steps how one can decompose organic waste at home.
13]
(iv) List any three characteristics of multinational company at global level.
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 Question 3
[2]
Define sustainable development.
() [21
habitat.
causes for loss of wildlife
State any two
(ii)
advantages of using gasohol. (3
ii) State any three

important tips for the management

of waste. [3]
iv) Mention any three

Question 4

State any two reasons for growth of MNCs. 21

)
(i)
What is the aim of the Kyoto Pretócol? 2
in) What are vulnerable species? Give two examples. 3]
(iv) Name any three effective methods of conserving energy.

Question 5

() Give any two precautions that we must take while transporting waste from hospitals. [2]
(ii) State any two works of the Global Environmental Facility.
[2]
(ii) Mention any three man-made causes that lead to the loss of
biodiversity.
iv) List any three principles of sustainable
development. 31

Question 6

() How is wind
energy useful to farmers in rural areas?
(1) [2]
Why is the
practice of recycle and reuse important in modern times?
11) Mention any three 21
ways how multinational companies cause environmental
degradation.
(V) List three 31
advantages of captive breeding with reference to
wildlife.
(31

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