M.Sc. (Semester IV) (CBCS) Examination Nov/Dec-2018
Applied Geology
ENVIRONMENTAL GEOLOGY AND DISASTER MANAGEMENT
Time: 2½ Hours Max. Marks: 70
Instructions: Answer any five questions.
All questions carry equal marks.
Question No. 1 is compulsory.
Answer any 2 questions from Q.No.2, 3 4 and 2 questions Q.No.5, 6 7.
Draw neat and labeled diagrams wherever necessary.
Q.1 Rewrite the sentences by choosing correct answer from given alternatives: 14
What are the technologies involved in the detection of Tsunami?
Satellites to provide warning of tsuna-migenic earthquakes
Coastal tidal gauges
Tsunami detectors linked to land by submarine cables
All of the above
Hardness that can be removed by boiling is called
Temporary hardness Permanent hardness
Both a and b None of these
Urbanization usually results in an increase in flood frequency because
Less water is able to runoff in streams
Less water is able to infiltrate into the ground, so instead is discharged
rapidly into streams
More water is used by humans and then discharged to streams
Rainfall is greater in urban areas than in rural areas.
Vibrations radiate from focus in all direction as
Longitudinal waves Transverse waves
Seismic waves Typanic waves
Which of the following is a powerful irritant which can aggravate symptoms of
people who suffer from respiratory disorders?
Sulphur dioxide Carbon monoxide
Carbon dioxide Oxides of nitrogen
Tsunamis are generated by?
Landslides under water Earthquakes
Volcanic Eruptions All of the above
Which of the following activities is covered by Disaster Management before,
during or after a disaster?
Reconstruction and Rehabilitation
Mitigation
Emergency response
All of the above
Which of the following are the methods of disposal of waste?
Open dumping methods and compost pit methods
Sanitation
Recycling
Reusing
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SLR-VB-38
Find the odd man out:
Percolation tank Nala bunding
Drip irrigation Check dam
10) Which of the following disease increase due to green house effects?
Malaria Dengue
Yellow fever All of the above
11) The solid waste from hospital is classified as
Hazardous Compostable
Non hazardous Combustible
12) Which of the following not causes water-borne disease in India?
Nitrate Arsenic
Fluoride Alkalinity
13) Taj Mahal is threatened by pollutant from
Nitric oxide Carbon oxide
Sulphur oxide Chlorine
14) Major tsunamis are generated by earthquakes along
Divergent margins Transform margin
Convergent margins None of the above
Q.2 What is drought? Explain its types, causes and suggest the mitigation measures
for drought prone area
14
Q.3 What the different types of air pollutants? Explain how does green house effect
cause global warming,
14
Q.4 Explain the solid waste management. Give an outline of the modes of solid waste
disposal.
14
Q.5 Explain the following:- 14
Cyclone and its types.
Role of remote sensing and GIS in disaster management
Q.6 Describe in brief the following:- 14
Volcanic hazards
Biological water pollutants
Q.7 Write short note on the following:- 14
Killari earthquake
Types of landslide