IES - COLLEGE OF TECHNOLOGY (DEPARTMENT OF CHEMISTRY) Important Questions On Energy, Environment, Ethics and Society BE - 3rd For Semester All Branches: CS/EC/EX/IT (Subject Code-302) Submitted BY Dr. Harish Kumar Gupta Professor, Department of Chemistry, IES-College of Technology and Management, Ratibad-Bhopal (M.P.) 0 . Write an explanatory notes on the world energy scenarios. 10. 2002) (RGPV. State the difference between them.. June. the various ways in which energy from oceans can be obtained. 2001) (RGPV.. in brief. Write a short note on: (a) Energy and development (b) World energy scenario (c) Potential of global renewable energy resources (d) India’s energy scenario (e) Fossil fuel resources Q. June. Q. Q. Q. No. 6. 7.ENERGY (Chapter-1) Q. 5. No. Q. 1 (RGPV. Dec. What is the nuclear energy? Discuss its potential and utilization in India. Name and explain. No. No. Dec. 2008) (Dec. in brief. No. 2000) (June. Q.. June. No. June. No. Classify and briefly discuss the various energy resources. No. 12. 2. 8. What is energy? What are its uses? State and discuss the major causes of energy intensity and energy demand in developing countries. 2004) (RGPV. 4. 2003) (RGPV. No. What are finite (or depleting) energy resources? Name and discuss them. June. No. 13. Explain the use of solar energy for the purpose of : (a) Solar water heating (b) Solar space heating of buildings (c) Solar air-conditioning (d) Solar refrigeration (e) Solar drying Q. 2000) (RGPV. 1998) .. Briefly explain the nuclear fission and nuclear fusion. 1999) (RGPV. Discuss the utility and waste management of thermal power plants. 9. Write a short note on the current uses and potential of global renewable energy resources. No. Q. Q. Q. 2004) (RGPV. Q. 11. No. No. 2005) (RGPV. Dec. What is geothermal energy? How it is used for generation of electrical power? Discuss its merits and limitations. Dec. June. Q. 1. 2001) (RGPV. 2006) (June. 3. Dec. 20. No. No. 2008) (RGPV. “Carbon dioxide.. What are greenhouse gases? Name and discuss their contribution to global warming. June. 2001) (RGPV. Justify the statement. 17. Discuss in terms of greenhouse effect. (RGPV.. 15. No. Q. No. Dec. Q.. 16. Write short notes on: (a) Urjagram (b) Solar pond (c) OTEC (d) Biogas (e) Photovolataic or solar cell Q. is perhaps the single most important current environmental issue”. Differentiate between: (a) Conventional and unconventional sources of energy (b) Nuclear fission and nuclear fusion (c) Hydrothermal fluids and geo-pressured geothermal energy resources Q. 14. Enumerate and discuss the major environmental health issues related to energy.. June. 18.Q. 19. 2007) 2 . What can be the effects of global warming? What are the remedial measures? Q. 2002) (RGPV.. Discuss the merits and limitations of the following sources of energy: (a) Wind energy (b) Geothermal energy (c) Tidal energy (d) Wave energy (e) OTEC Q. No. Dec. 2003) brines (RGPV. 2005) (RGPV. No. 2000) (RGPV. No. “Greenhouse effect at its natural level is very essential for life to exist on this marvelous planet-Earth”. Dec. Dec. a non-pollutant. 5.. What are historical and modern commons? Q. Q. June. 8. 2002) (RGPV. Q. 1. What is “Population consequences? Write short note on: (a) Demographic dividend (b) Population pyramid (c) Natural capital (d) Ecological footprint (e) Social trap Q. June. June. No. Dec. No. 4. . 1987) (Dec. (b) Renewable and exhaustible resources. Name and discuss the four major periods of growth of human population. 2008) (RGPV. 11. 10. 1998) (RGPV. Dec. Q. Enumerate and discuss its effects. Q. No. Was Malthus correct in his prediction? Compare the arguments of Malthusians and ant-Malthusians in the present scenario. No. 2000) Q. 1980) (June. 6. 2004) Explosion”? What are its (June. Differentiate between the following: (a) Perpetual and renewable resources. Write an explanatory note on environment and society. 1999) (Dec. No. 2003) (RGPV... Justify the purpose of Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA). Write an explanatory note on solar and natural capital. Q. No. No. June. Dec. Define the following: (a) Society (b) Environment (c) Biosphere Q. No.. How EIA aids to the formulation of development actions? 3 (June. No. No. No. Q. No. No. 3. 7. Discuss the modern solutions to tragedy of commons. 13. 14. Q.Society and Environment (Chapter-2) Q. Q. No. 1990) (RGPV. 15. 2. What do you understand by IPAT. Define and differentiate between EIA and EIS. 2005) (RGPV.. 2003) (RGPV. No. 9.. Q. 1991) (Dec. 12. Explain the term “Population Explosion”. June. Q. 2001) (June. 1988) (RGPV. 1996) (RGPV. 20. (June. June. No. Why EIA is said to be the basis of the ISO-14000 series of environmental management standards and ISO-19011 environmental auditing standards? Q. Dec. 1984) (RGPV. 17. June. Write short notes on: (a) Changing perspectives on EIA roles (b) Objective of environmental auditing (c) Benefits of environmental audits (d) Sustainable development Q. No.Q. What are its objectives? Q. 1981) 4 . 18. 2000) (RGPV.. Discuss the interaction between environment.. 16. 19. Q. Dec. No. 1983) (RGPV. Define environmental auditing. life-support system and socio-culture systems. No. State and discuss the various types of environmental audits. No. . 7.Ecology (Chapter-3) Q. Write short notes on: (a) Structure of atmosphere (b) Hydrosphere (c) Lithosphere (d) Biosphere Q. 2003) . 3. Dec. 1990) (RGPV. 2004) (RGPV. Dec. June. 1998) (June. June. What are major and significant minor constituents of the atmosphere with their approximate percentage by volume? What are the major components of the troposphere? “The exposed hand of an astronaut would not feel hot in the thermosphere”. 2005) Q. Dec. 1999) (RGPV. Q. Dec. June. No. Explain the flow of energy through the atmosphere and its utilization in an ecosystem. 2. No. 2008) (RGPV. No. Dec.. 10. Q. Q.. Write short notes on: (a) Matter and nutrients recycling in ecosystems (b) Nitrogen cycle (c) Oxygen cycle (d) Carbon cycle (e) Water cycle Q.. Explain the importance and functions of producers. No. 2002) (RGPV. 2008) (RGPV. 13. 4.. Q. No. 6. 12. Dec. What is an environment? Enumerate and discuss the various segments of environment in brief.. Dec. No. Q. No. No. What is biome? Name and explain the biosphere is that it biomes. 9. 1999) (RGPV. 1. 8. Name and explain various types of food chain with suitable examples. Define ecology and discuss its scope as an environmental engineer. Define food chain. 5. 2001) (RGPV. 1988) (RGPV. No. No. 1996) (RGPV. Give an account of the structure and function of an ecosystem. No. Q. (RGPV. What is the concept of food web more real ecologically than the concept of a simple food chain? 5 (RGPV. Define ecosystem. Comment. consumers and decomposers in an ecosystem.. No.. No. 11. June. Q. Q. Dec. Q. Discuss the importance of (uses) of Biodiversity. Q. No. 2005) (RGPV. Q.Q. Q.. 19. 2000) Q. 16. Dec. biodiversity social and cultural values of Option and existence values of biodiversity Ethical values of biodiversity Genetic values of biodiversity (RGPV. 1982) (June. Why should we care about the biodiversity? Comment. Discuss the concept of “Endangered species. 18. 15. Write short notes on: (i) (ii) (iii) (iv) Aesthetics. 2003) (Dec. 1997) Q. Dec. 20. Write short notes on: (a) Threats to biodiversity (b) Endangered species in India (c) Threatened species of the world (d) Endemic species of India (Dec.. 17.. Discuss the concept of biodiversity at three hierarchical levels. 14. No. June.. 2000) (RGPV. Q. 2008) 6 . No. June. No. No. Write short notes on: (i) (ii) (iii) (iv) Food chain Trophic level Position of man on the food chain Food web (RGPV. No. No. 2005) (June. 1988) (Dec. 2001) (RGPV. 2002) Q. No.cradle (c) Cradle-to-gate and gate-to-gate (d) Gate-to-gate and well-to-well Q. No. Q. Q. No. No. 7.Sustainable Development and Environmental Pollution (Chapter-4) Q.. June. “Sustainable development is a moderate position between the extremes of no growth versus unlimited growth”. What is “Sustainable Development”/ Discuss the concept of sustainable development. No. Dec. No. 11.. 2008) (RGPV. 4.. Write short notes on: (i) (ii) (iii) (iv) (v) DFE label Uses of LCA as a DFE tool International Organization for Standardization ISO 14000 Environmental management 7 (RGPV. Q. 1991) (RGPV. 9. Q. Enumerate and discuss the various stages/ phases of LCA methodology. What does a DFE. June. 1. Write an explanatory notes on “Design for Environment”. 5. Briefly discuss the progress on developing the concept of sustainable development. 6. Justify.. 2001) (RGPV. June. 1990) (Dec. June. No. No. Q. 2. What does a DFE label on a product mean? What is Life-cycle Assessment of a product? What id its goal? Define LCA. June. 2003) . Differentiate between the following: (a) Life-cycle inventory analysis and Life-cycle impact assessment (b) Life-cycle inventory interpretation analysis and Life-cycle (RGPV. Differentiate between the following LCA methodologies: (a) Cradle-to-grave and cradle-to-gate (b) Cradle-to-grave and cradle-to. No. No. Q. 2004) (RGPV. No. 10. 3. 8. June. State the most common DFE practices. Dec. Q. Q. 2004) (RGPV. 22. No. No. No. Dec. June. 21.. 23. What are inherent limitations of environmental resolving environmental issues? Q.. State and arguments in favour and against TBL. No. No. June. No. 1998) (RGPV. What are particulates? Classify them according to their mode of formation. How ISO-14000 is similar to 9000? Q. Define TBL. June. (RGPV. Dec. 15. Dec. 2004) Q. 2003) (RGPV... Discuss the sources and sinks. June. 2000) 8 . Dec. 1985) (June. Q. 2000) Q. effects and contaminant of hydrocarbons. 2003) (RGPV.. Dec. June. 13. 17. and effects of oxides of nitrogen. 20. 12. 14. No. with a moral responsibility to sustain nature for themselves and for future generations”. Q. Q. 1985) (RGPV. No. Name and discuss some case studies for major air pollution disasters. What are the sources of air pollutants? How you will classify air pollutants? Q. State the various types of environmental ethics. What are hydrocarbons? Describe the sources and sinks. 2006) (Dec. 25. Write short note on “Code of Environmental Practice”. What do you understand by the concept of “Triple Bottom Line”? Q.. No. 2003) (June. Define the following terms: (i) (ii) (iii) (iv) (v) (vi) (vii) Environmental pollution Contamination Air pollution Noise pollution Thermal pollution Nuclear pollution Industrial pollution laws (RGPV. Why ISO-14001: 2004 does environmental performance? Q. Which types of environmental ethic(s) is/are more likely to support sustainable development? Q. 2006) (RGPV. 2003) (RGPV. 26. 2004) (RGPV. 24.. Environmental ethics place humans in the role of stewards of nature. 16. Q. 18. Dec. What is air pollution? What are its effects on human health? Q. No. Q. 2004) not specify levels of (RGPV.. Comment. Define the pollution. No. No. No. No. 19. No. 2000) (RGPV.(vi) (vii) Environmental Management System Benefits of EMS (Dec. Q. 1990) (RGPV. June... 2002) (RGPV. 37. 1988) (RGPV.. 31. Why is it necessary to sample and monitor air pollutants? State and discuss the common methods for collection of particulate pollutants. Dec. 2004) (Dec. where human activities can influence the ozone cycle? Discuss the role of NOX and CFCs in the depletion of ozone layer.” Explain. No. No. Write short notes on: (a) Effects of air pollution on human health (b) Effects of air pollution on plants and animals (c) Economic effects of air pollution (d) Atmospheric self-cleaning processes (e) Approaches to air pollution control Q. Dec. 1996) (RGPV. Q. 28. sinks and effects of particulates. Dec. No. 2001) Q. No. Dec. 1999) . (RGPV. June. 33. Dec. 27. Write short notes on: (i) (ii) Acid rain Ozone hole (RGPV. Q. “It is the physical characteristics of the particulate which are quite significant in air pollution. 29. Which are the three important areas. Dec. Define the term particulates. “The ecological impact of acid rain is quite serious”. SO2. June. Q. No. No.. June. 2008) (RGPV.. 35. 32. No. Comment. 1999) Q. Dec. 2005) (RGPV. 2002) (RGPV... 1996) (RGPV. No. Describe the sources. 30. No. 34. 38. No. 39. NOX and CO. No. What is acid rain? What are the causes and effects of the acid rain? How can be problem be overcome? Q. Q.. 36. Write short notes on: 9 (RGPV. Q. What are air quality standards? Give the Indian ambient air quality standards for SPM. Write short notes on: (i) (ii) (iii) (iv) (v) settling chamber Cyclone Filters Electrostatic precipitator (ESP) Scrubbers or wet collectors (RGPV. No.. Dec. No. Q.Q. Q. Explain the creation of the ozone hole over Antarctica. What is ozone hole? How it is formed? What are the causes of ozone hole formation? What are the effects of depletion of ozone layer? What are the remedial measures do you suggest? Q. June. 1982) (June.. Name and discuss the effects of water pollution. 2000) (RGPV. 41. June. 2003) (RGPV. No. Write short notes on: (i) (ii) (iii) (iv) Sources of radioactivity Effects of nuclear pollution Control of nuclear pollution Disposal of nuclear waste (RGPV. Write short notes on: (i) (ii) (iii) (iv) Transportation/ Traffic noise Industrial noise Noise from construction work Noise standards (RGPV. No. Q. Q. 44. No. 2000) Q. No. 2003) Q.(i) (ii) (iii) (iv) (v) Settling chamber Cyclone Filters for particulate removal Electrostatic precipitator (ESP) Air quality standards 2003) Q. Dec. Describe short notes on: (a) Decibel (dB) scale (b) Effects of noise pollution (c) Noise abatement (d) Indian Ambient Air Quality Standards in respect of noise Q. 43. 2000) 10 . 45. 42.. No. What is water pollution? Briefly discuss the sources of water pollution. No. Compare the characteristics (or composition) of the following industrial wastewaters: (a) Sugar mill and distillery & brewery plant (b) Paper & pulp industry and tannery industry (RGPV.. 40. Dec. Dec. Write a short note on ethical commitment.Ethics and Moral Values (Chapter-5) Q. No. Write a short note on: Principles verses absolute rules and universality. 9. 19. What is an ethical dilemma that immediately comes to your mind? Q. June. 2008) (Dec. 2003) (June. 17. 1999) (RGPV. Q. What do you mean by “ethics”? Discuss and state what ethics is not. June. 2002) (Dec. Q.. 2003) (June. 15.. No.. 4.. Is engineering a profession?” Comment. No. Write a short note on the following: (a) Utilitarianism (b) Virtue ethics (c) Right ethics 11 (RGPV. June. No.. 2. 7. Q. 2005) (RGPV. Q. Comment. “Conflicts of interest are ethically problematic”. 2006) (Dec. 1988) (RGPV.. No. 1996) (RGPV. No. Differentiate between morals. No. 11. 14. Q.. Q. 10. Q. No. 2000) (June. No. Q. Dec. Why is it worthwhile to be ethical? Q. Q. Dec. 5. 2001) Q. No. values and ethics. 8. Dec. 6. No. June. good and evil” determined? State the various categories/ situations of most frequently ethical dilemmas. Q. How are solutions to ethical dilemmas determined? How one should act as an ethical situation? (RGPV. 2000) (RGPV. No. 2004) (Dec. Q. 1996) (Dec. What are personal ethics? State the principles of personal ethics. No. 2002) (Dec. Justify the statement. 1985) (RGPV. What do you understand by moral values? State and discuss the three principle types of values. Are values subjective or objective? Comment. No. 16. What are the objectives of ethics and its study? Q. Dec. Do intrinsic values really exist? Comment.. “The study of the ethics is essential for man making and character building”.. No. Q.. No. How are “right and wrong. 13. 1999) . 12. 2004) (Dec.. 3. 18. Also state that the ethical standards or approaches. Q. No.. No. 1990) (Dec. 1. Q. No. No. No.. Write an explanatory notes on Code of Ethics for Corporate Members of the Institution of Engineers (India). 2003) 12 . What do you understand by global ethics? What are the principles of global ethics? Q. How an organization can communicate its culture? (RGPV. Write an explanatory notes on ACM Code of Ethics and Professional Conduct. No. No. Q. State five Codes and Centers of Professional Ethics. 25. Write an explanatory notes on utilitarianism approach to ethics.. Dec. 21. Dec.. No. Q. 2000) (Dec. 1999) (RGPV. Q. 24. Dec. 23.(d) Duty ethics Q.. No. 20. 2000) (RGPV. 2003) (RGPV. 22. 2003) (Dec. June.. Q.