Motilal Nehru National Institute of Technology, Allahabad

Course: Environment & Ecology (CE 301)

TUTORIAL SHEET- 01

Note: All students are required to submit the tutorials only on A sheet and sharp on date specified by the course instructor.
Q1. The Indian cities are becoming gas chamber day by day, Give your comment! Name various air pollutants and their control techniques. Q.2 Unawareness or ignorance with protection of environment will lead to detrimental consequences comment with illustrations. Q.3 Describe the effect of following activities on forest and tribal life. (i) timber extraction (ii) mining and (iii) dam construction. Q4 How regional carrying capacity can help sustainable development of any region? Name various approaches for sustainable development of India? Q.5 Discuss the effect of deforestation enumerating through case studies of some areas. Q.6 What is the global scenario of water resources? Describe the importance of fresh water and its availability on global level. Q.7 Discuss the energy scenario in Indian context, along with main features of energy policy formulated by Government of India? Q. 8 Name various types of energy resources. Discuss in brief about various renewable sources of energy being used by todays society. Q.9 What is the geothermal energy? How it is used for generation of electric power? Discuss its merit and limitations. Q.10 Name of various non-conventional energy resources and briefly discuss the Indian scenario for each of them. Q.11 How do modern agricultural methodologies effect the environment?

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Motilal Nehru National Institute of Technology, Allahabad

Course: Environment & Ecology (CE 301)
TUTORIAL SHEET- 02

Note: All students are required to submit the tutorials only on A sheet and sharp on date specified by the course instructor.
Q.1 Discuss the mineral resources of India in detail comment on its exploitation. Q.2 Write the short note on (i) Urjagram, (ii) Solar pond, (iii) OTEC, (iv) Biogas, (v) Photovoltaic cell. Q.3 Write the short notes on (i) Lithosphere, (ii) Biosphere, (iii) Structure of earth

Q.4 Define complete ecosystem? Discuss in detail about the basic components of an ecosystem. Discuss the structure and function of ecosystem in detail. Q.5 Explain in detail about producers, consumers and decomposers categories of living organisms. Q.6 Why is the concept of food web more real ecologically than the concept of the simple food chain? Q.7 Describe in detail about the energy flow in an ecosystem with flow-sheet? Q.8 How is the understanding of an ecosystem is necessary for preserving the ecosystem? Q.9 What is ecological succession? Explain the different steps of succession with examples. Q.11 Write short note on ecological pyramid with examples. Q.12 Write the short notes on (i) Nitrogen Cycle (ii) Sand dune succession.(iii) Carbon Cycle ***********

Motilal Nehru National Institute of Technology, Allahabad Course: Environment & Ecology (CE 301)
TUTORIAL SHEET- 03

Note: All students are required to submit the tutorials only on A sheet and sharp on date specified by the course instructor.
Q.1 What do you understand about diversity and its type of an ecosystem? How diversity of an ecosystem is helpful in stability? Q.2 What is meant by 'biodiversity'? Explain the three levels of biodiversity and point out the major threats of biodiversity depiction. Q. 3 What is ecological succession? Explain the causes, types and process of succession. Q.4 Write notes on (i) conservation strategies and (ii) biodiversity treaty (iii) Genetic diversity, (iv) Species diversity Q.5 Name and discuss the effects of water pollution. Suggest the various control and remedial measures of curb the water pollution. Draw the flow sheet of conventional treatment of water and waste water and explain the function of each unit. Q.6 How do agro-chemicals contribute to soil pollution? What are the causes and control measures to minimize soil pollution from various sources? Q.7 What is marine pollution? What are the sources of marine oil pollution? Briefly describe the pathways of oil spills in marine environment? Suggest the control and remedial measures of oil spillage. Q.8 Describe the approaches and method of control for noise pollution. Discuss the sources and causes of noise pollution. Q.9 State the effects of thermal pollution. Name and describe the control measures that can be useful in controlling thermal pollution. Q.10 How liquid radioactive wastes are classified and disposed off? Discuss the sources and effects of nuclear pollution. What are the precautions required after the disposal of radioactive wastes? Q.11 What is Eutrofication? Briefly describe the process of eutrofication of lakes. What control measures do you suggest for control of eutrofication of water bodies?

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Motilal Nehru National Institute of Technology, Allahabad

Course: Environment & Ecology (CE 301)
TUTORIAL SHEET- 04

Note: All students are required to submit the tutorials only on A sheet and sharp on date specified by the course instructor.
Q.1 What do you mean by disaster management?. Explain the important actions/precaution taken in mitigation of floods, earthquakes, land slides and cyclone disasters. Q.2.How industrial, domestic, agricultural and other wastes affect the fertility of the soil? Discuss the measures to check it. Q.3 What are the types and sources of solid wastes? Discuss various methods of solid waste disposal. How recycling of solid waste is practiced? Q.4 What is rainwater harvesting? What are the major objectives for rainwater harvesting? Explain some methodologies for harvesting the rainwater. Q.5 From unsustainable to sustainable development: the need of hour comment on it. Q.6 Write notes on (i) Integrated energy management (ii) Code of environmental practice. Q.7 What are wastelands? How they are classified? Discuss the various methods and techniques of wastelands reclamation. Q.8 What is an Ecomark? What are the objectives of Ecomark scheme? What are the criteria on the basis of which a product is considered as an Environmental friendly Product? Q.9 Name various Environmental Acts enacted by the Govt. of India for Prevention and Control of Pollution in the Environment with brief history. Discuss in brief on Appeals; Enforcement; Procedural Safeguards of sampling and Prosecutions and Penalty issues under Environmental Protection Act 1986. Q.10 What is role of Information technology in sustainable development? Give various examples by which it can be used in sustainable development. Q.11 Write short note life-cycle assessment of product or waste.

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Motilal Nehru National Institute of Technology, Allahabad

Course: Environment & Ecology (CE 301)
TUTORIAL SHEET- 05

Note: All students are required to submit the tutorials only on A sheet and sharp on date specified by the course instructor.
Q.1 Describe about ISO 14000 series of standards and its benefits? How it is useful in improving corporate environmental performance? Q.2 Short notes on (i) National Ambient Air Quality Standards, (ii) Noise Standards. Q.3 Write a note on solid waste management practices. Q.4 What do you mean by population explosion? What are the major reasons of population explosion? What are its effects on environment and other human aspects? Q. 5 What is global warming? What are its causes and effects? Discuss the measures to control it. Q.6 Write notes on (i) Urban environmental health, (ii) Water born disease, (iii) Air quality and health, (iv) Industry related health problem and (v) Energy and health. Q.7 What is Environmental Ethics. Discuss the concept of environmental ethics with the help of suitable examples. Q.8 What do you understand by the term Human Rights? List the important articles Declaration of Human Rights 1948 adopted and proclaimed by United Nations. Discuss the various problems affecting the women and child welfare. Q.9 Write note on Carrying capacity based development of the region. How it is an effective tool for sustainable development? Q10. How urban governance can improve health of urban dwellers? Discuss it. Q.11 Discuss about Refuse, Reuse and Recycle of waste. How these approaches can enhance management of environment?

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