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BACHELOR'S DEGREE PROGRAMME/CES
Term-End Examination
December, 2018
DC19CE-2

(APPLICATION ORIENTED COURSE)

AHE-01 : HUMAN ENVIRONMENT

Time : 3 hours Maximum Marks : 100

Note : Question no. 1 is compulsory. Attempt any five
questions from questions no. 2 to 7.

1. (a) Define the following terms : 5x1=5

(i) Perihelion
(ii) Toxic substances
(iii) Deforestation
(iv) Bronchospasm
(v) Biofertilizers

(b) Fill in the blanks : 5x1=5

(i) A community includes
the entire living population of an
area.
(ii) Leakage of gas was
responsible for the Bhopal gas
tragedy on 3rd Decemeber, 1984.
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 (iii) Coal and natural gas are examples
of fuels.
(iv) value of a water body is
generally proportional to the
amount of organic matter present in
the water body.
(v) is a household unit of
electric power.
(c) Choose the correct alternative provided in
the brackets : 5x1=5

(i) DDT is a (broad/narrow) spectrum

pesticide.
(ii) Soil transported in a series of short
bounces is termed (surface
creep/siltation).
(Minarnata/Itai-itai) disease is
caused by mercury poisoning.
(iv) In appropriate technology,
(heavy/small) machines are used to
maximise human output.
(v) The frequencies of sound above
20,000 Hz are called
(infrasonic/ultrasonic).

(d) State whether the following statements are

True (T) or False (F) : 5x1=5

(i) On an average, water constitutes

about 7 0 percent of the body weight
.

of an organism.

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 (ii) Typhoid is caused by virus.
(iii) Indus Valley Civilization flourished
between 4000 — . 1500 B.C.
(iv) Spent slurry left in a biogas
digester is a good fertilizer.
(v) Waste fly-ash is produced by cement
plants.

(e) Differentiate between any two of the

following pairs : 2x 2 1 =5
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(i) Joint Family and Nuclear Family
(ii) Weather and Climate
(iii) Rare and Threatened Species
2. Define Urbanization. List any six effects of
urbanization on environment. Discuss any four of
them in detail. 1+6+8=15

3. (a) Differentiate between natural, primary and

secondary pollutants. 3+3+3=9
(b) Write a note on noise-related diseases. 6

4. (a) What is cancer ? Name and discuss four

categories of cancer. 2+8=10
(b) Discuss the effects of air pollution on
animals.

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5. (a) Discuss the need and objectives of Ganga
Action Plan. 10

(b) Briefly explain the advantages of voluntary

agencies in creating environmental
awareness.

6. (a) Explain the concept of "carrying capacity"

of a region. 5

(b) Name and describe the characteristics of

any two major aquatic ecosystems. 5+5=10

7. Discuss the magnitude of agricultural wastes in

India. Write a note on their conventional uses. 15

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