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Reg. No. : ....................................

Name : .............................................

Second Year B.Com./B.B.A. Degree (Reg./Suppl./Imp.)

Examination, April 2019
SDE (2011 Admn. Onwards)
BBA/B.Com. : General Course
sde 2a04 bba/com : disaster management and
environmental studies
Time : 3 Hours Max. Weightage : 30

PART – A

This Part consists of two bunches of questions carrying equal weightage of one.
Each bunch consists of four objective type questions. Answer all questions.
I. 1) Tsunamis and avalanches are part of
a) Natural hazard b) Endogenous hazard
c) Exogenous hazard d) None of the above
2) The action of restoring someone to former privileges or reputation after a period
of disfavour
a) Rehabilitation b) Mitigation
c) Preparedness d) Prevention
3) Earthquake is a
a) Industrial accident b) Slow disaster
c) Pre-disaster epidemic d) All of the above
4) Radiation leaks is a part of
a) Pest infection b) Chemical spoil
c) Technological disaster d) All of the above (W. = 1)

II. 5) 1986 is associated with

a) Wildlife Act
b) Forest Act
c) Air (Prevention and control of Pollution) Act
d) Environmental Protection Act

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6) Nitrogen Oxides (NOx) is an integral ingredient of
a) Secondary pollutants b) Wet garbage
c) Incineration d) None of the above

7) Eggshell is a part of
a) Green house effect b) Acid rain
c) Wet garbage d) Solid waste

8) _________, also referred to as climate change, is the observed century scale rise
in the average temperature of the Earth’s climate system and its related effects.
Multiple lines of scientific evidence show that the climate system is warming.
a) Climate change b) Globalization
c) Global warming d) Sustainable development (W. = 1)

PART – B

Answer any eight questions in one or two sentences. Each question carries a
weightage of one.

9) What is manmade disaster ?

10) Define water pollution.

11) What is acid rain ?

12) What is solid waste ?

13) Define climate change.

14) What is Tsunami ?

15) What is the term “Rehabilitation” ?

16) What is slow disaster ?

17) Define disaster management.

18) Define environmental impact assessment. (W. = 8×1=8)

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PART – c

Answer any six questions. Answers not to exceed one page. Each carries a
weightage of two.

19) Distinguish between Air Pollution and Noise Pollution.

20) What do you mean by sustainable development ? What are its characteristics ?

21) What is natural disaster ? What are its salient features ?

22) Differentiate between exogenous hazards and endogenous hazards.

23) Write a brief note on : Environmental Protection Act.

24) How Global warming is different from climate change ? Elucidate.

25) Explain water pollution with its sources and effects.

26) What is Mitigation ? Elaborate. (W. = 6×2=12)

PART – D

Answer any two questions. Each question carries a weightage of four.

27) What are the impacts of acid rain ? Explain.

28) What are the different types of drought ?

29) What are the various measures taken to reduce the impact of floods ?
(W. = 2×4=8)

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