KATHMANDU UNIVERSITY

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2013
Level: B.E Course : CIEG 404
Year: IV Semester : I

Exam Roll No.: Time: 30 Minutes F.M: 10

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SECTION “A”
Choose the most appropriate answer among the given choices. [200.5=10]

1. Initiation of a public awareness program in any project is related to EIA and is

categorized as:
a. Preventive measures c. Corrective measures
b. Compensatory measures d. Compulsory measure

2. Some common shortcomings of EIA reports:

a. Key problems described
b. Sensitive elements in environment overlooked
c. Standards and legislation are described
d. All mitigating measures are considered

3. Social impacts are changes that occur in:

a. Technical designs of the project c. Stakeholder’s mindset and attitudes
b. Cost of the project d. Existing legislation

4. The scope of Social Impact Assessment is:

a. Not to define the geographic boundary of the study
b. To identify likely areas of impact, including an examination of the surrounding land
issues and uses
c. To analyze key issues relating to the project’s technical design
d. To ignore public demands

5. Sensitive areas are:

a. Municipal areas c. National parks
b. VDC boundaries d. Project sites

6. Potential impact of Project activity could be assessed as:

a. Irrelevant impact c. Insignificant impact
b. Imaginary impact d. Unmanageable impact

7. Reason for not carrying out EIA is:

a. Because the National laws do not require
b. To ensure that social conflicts are avoided
c. To Safeguard the interest of the proponent
d. To secure the investments
8. Minimum flow to be maintained downstream in any hydropower project is:
a. 20 % of the total minimum flow c. 10 % of the total minimum flow
b. 5 % of the total minimum flow d. As per the project design

9. Environmental auditing is usually carried out at the following stage:

a. Beginning of the project c. After EIA is approved
b. Prior to EIA approval d. After the completion of the project

10. Before the approval of EIA report of any hydropower project, EIA review committee
meetings are organized by:
a. Department of Electricity Development, Ministry of Energy
b. The Ministry of Environment
c. Environment Section, Ministry of Energy
d. Environmental Protection Council

11. One of the guiding principles that govern the entire process of EIA is:
a. Strict adherence to laws
b. Ignore unnecessary public demands
c. Participation by all interested parties
d. Closed and inaccessible decision making process

12. EIA is actually a:

a. Complex process
b. Expensive process
c. Step that delays the project
d. Process that saves the investment of the proponent

13. EIA:
a. Identifies potential threats to the project from the government
b. Informs the public about the environmental implications
c. Advises not to follow the regulations in difficult situations
d. Rrecommends the corrective measures based on the government’s advice

14. The effect of project implementation on the environment can be expressed in terms of
the following units of measure:
a. Magnitude, which refers to the quantity of the impact
b. Space, which relates to the area(s) covered by the project
c. Time scale, which signifies if the impact is likely to be short-, medium- or long-term or
even permanent.
d. Reversibility, which signifies the pre-development situation can never be re-created.

15. Work on EIA begins with:

a. Signing of the contract c. Screening of the project
b. After the loans are made available d. Economic returns are assured

16. EIA in essence is:

a. Engineering activity c. Social activity
b. Environmental activity d. Multidisciplinary activity
17. One of the methods to collect and supplement baseline information:
a. Field work after the EIA is finalized
b. Epidemiological study
c. Lab experiments of the important chemical parameters
d. Historic beliefs

18. Economic impact assessment of an EIA needs to focus on:

a. Cost of the consultants during project construction and operation
b. The workforce requirement and the income earned by workers,
c. Locally available materials to be imported
d. Investment by the donor community

19. A survey of the basic environmental parameters in the area surrounding the proposed
project should be conducted before construction begins. This is known as:
a. Baseline or pre-audit study c. Scoping investigation
b. On site documentation study d. TOR study

20. The audit should be carried out by the agency which:

a. Approves the project with assistance from other relevant organization
b. Owns the project
c. Designs the project
d. Provides fund to the project.
 KATHMANDU UNIVERSITY
End Semester Examination
2013
Level: B.E Course : CIEG 404
Year: IV Semester : I
Time: 2 hrs. 30 Minutes. F.M : 40
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SECTION “B”
I. Answer all FIVE questions: [52=10]
1. Write short note on any ONE of the following:
a. Project cycle and EIA
b. Land acquisition and compensation

2. List four (4) important POTENTIAL SOCIAL IMPACTS in any hydropower projects.

3. What do you understand by the term Social Conflict?

4. Scoping is required to achieve some aims. List any four (4) of them.

5. What is baseline monitoring?

SECTION “C”

II. Attempt any FIVE questions:

6. Any hydropower project, small or large, will have environmental implications. The
implications may be grouped in three categories and they are Physical, Biological and
Cultural. Describe the types of impacts to be assessed under these three categories. [6]

7. List the five procedural stages required in the EIA process in Nepal. [6]

8. In the baseline survey of the proposed project area, the gender issues should be identified.
List five information that are needed to be collected with respect to gender issues to be
addressed in any EIA. [6]

9. Corrective measures are adopted to reduce the adverse impacts to acceptable levels. List
five corrective measures which are related to physical environment in a hydropower
project. [6]

10. The various types of monitoring activities currently in practice each have some relevance
for EIA. Briefly discuss Baseline Monitoring, Impact Monitoring and Compliance
Monitoring. [6]

11. The involvement of the public, who are often referred to as "stakeholders", is a vital
component in successful EIA. Who are the stakeholders? [6]

12. In any hydropower project, compensatory measures are actions undertaken to compensate
for unavoidable adverse impacts. Describe any four possible compensatory measures that
are prescribed by EIA in Nepal. [6]

13. Impact prediction should focus on Magnitude of impact, Extent of impact, and
Duration of impact. Briefly describe all three of them. [6]