SET - 1 Code No: 2420103 IV B.

Tech II Semester Regular Examinations, April/May 2009 ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT AND MANAGEMENT (Civil Engineering) Time: 3 hours Max Marks: 80 Answer Any FIVE Questions All Questions carry equal marks *****

1. (a) What is the necessity and use of Initial Environmental Examination? (b) How do you identify the impacts by preliminary overview assessment? 2. (a) What are the criteria for the selection of selection EIA Methodology? (b) What are the advantages of Matrix methods over ad-hoc methods? 3. (a) Describe the qualitative approaches for prediction of soil impacts with special reference to pipeline construction? (b) What is the use of qualitative models in prediction of soil impacts? 4. (a) What are the main steps of generalised approach for assessment of air pollution impact? (b) How do you assess the impacts on surface water? 5. How do you assess the impacts of development activities on Vegetation? 6. (a) What are the various stages of environmental audit? (b) How do organise and evaluate the environmental audit data? 7. (a) What are the typical post audit activities? (b) What are the main objectives of Environment Act 1986? 8. Explain the preparation of environmental impact assessment statement of a typical road project.
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SET - 2 Code No: 2420103 IV B. Tech II Semester Regular Examinations, April/May 2009 ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT AND MANAGEMENT (Civil Engineering) Time: 3 hours Max Marks: 80 Answer Any FIVE Questions All Questions carry equal marks ***** 1. (a) How do you classify the environmental impacts? (b) How do you assess the significance of environmental impact? 2. (a) What are the advantages and disadvantages of Overlay methods? (b) What is cost/benefit analysis? Why is cost/benefit analysis required for any project? 3. What are the possible sources of ground water contamination? 4. (a) Categorise the various air pollution sources. (b) How do assess the impacts on biological environment? 5. How do you assess the impact of development activities on wild life? 6. (a) What are the legislative objects of an environmental audit? (b) What is an audit protocol? Explain. 7. (a) What are the powers and functions of Central Pollution Control Board as per Air Act, 1981. (b) What are the penalties that can be imposed as per Wildlife Protection Act, 1972? 8. Explain the preparation of environmental impact assessment statement of a typical Airport project.

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SET - 3 Code No: 2420103 IV B. Tech II Semester Regular Examinations, April/May 2009 ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT AND MANAGEMENT (Civil Engineering) Time: 3 hours Max Marks: 80 Answer Any FIVE Questions All Questions carry equal marks ***** 1. (a) What are the elements of environmental base map? (b) What are the elements of the standard format of EIA reports of CPCB of India? 2. (a) What are weighed and scaled checklist methods? (b) What are the salient features of Matrix methods? 3. (a) What are the impacts of developmental activities on different factors of soil formation? (b) How do describe the background information of soil environment? 4. (a) How do assess the air quality impact using modelling approach? (b) How do you predict soil impacts using qualitative approaches? 5. Explain the various direct and indirect causes for deforestation with special reference to deforestation in India. 6. (a) What the types of environmental audit? (b) What are on site activities needed in the preparation of an environmental audit report? 7. (a) What are the powers and functions of Central Pollution Control Board as per Water Act, 1974. (b) What are the salient features of Environment Act, 1986? 8. Explain the preparation of environmental impact assessment statement of a typical Land Clearing project.

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SET - 4 Code No: 2420103 IV B. Tech II Semester Regular Examinations, April/May 2009 ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT AND MANAGEMENT (Civil Engineering) Time: 3 hours Max Marks: 80 Answer Any FIVE Questions All Questions carry equal marks ***** 1. (a) How do you select the preferred alternative from EIA studies? (b) What are the components of Draft Environmental Impact Statement? 2. (a) What are the salient features of Leopold Matrix method? (b) Explain Networks method with suitable example. 3. (a) What are the activities that have impacts on land? (b) What are the environmental impacts of a road project on soil and ground water? 4. (a) How do you make an air pollution inventory for any project? (b) What are the various human induced changes on soil characteristics? 5. Explain the environmental impacts of deforestation with special reference to deforestation in India. 6. (a) What is an environment audit? What are its objectives? (b) What are the various steps involved in the preparation an audit report? 7. (a) What are the issues involved in the enforcement of environmental legislation. (b) What are the salient features of Wildlife Protection Act, 1972? 8. Explain the preparation of environmental impact assessment statement of a typical Industrial Project. ********