Module 2: Sustainable Eng (Important Questions)

These are the Important questions from Module 2

1)      What is air pollution? Mention some sources of air pollution.

2)      What are the various effects of air pollution on humans, plants and animals & environment and property?

3)      Mention some of the control measures to reduce air pollution.

4)      What is water pollution? Mention some sources.

5)      Explain water use cycle.

6)      What are the various classes of water pollutants and mention some of their effects.

7)      What are the conventional waste water treatment processes? Explain why they are not considered sustainable.

8)      List out and explain the various sustainable waste water treatment methods.

9)      What are the factors to be considered to determine the suitability of a waste water treatment method to be sustainable?

10)   What is waste? Mention some sources of solid waste.

11)   What are the impacts of solid waste on land environment?

12)   What are the impacts of solid waste on water environment?

13)   What are the impacts of solid waste on air environment?

14)   What are the impacts of solid waste on health?

15)   List out some methods of solid waste management.

16)   Explain zero waste concept.

17)   What are the principles of zero waste concept?

1)      Explain the 3-R concept of waste management.

2)      Explain resource degradation.

3)      Explain the concept of degradation of forest resources.

4)      Explain the concept of degradation of water resources.

5)      Explain the concept of degradation of mineral resources.

6)      Explain the concept of degradation of food resources.

7)      Explain the concept of degradation of energy resources.

8)      Explain the concept of degradation of land resources.

9)      Explain the causes of climate change.

10)   Explain the effects of climate change.

11)   Explain the measures to check climate change.

12)   Explain the concept and causes of global warming.

13)   Differentiate between greenhouse effect and global warming.

14)   Explain the effects of global warming.

15)   What are the measures to control global warming?

16)   Explain the concept of ozone layer depletion.

17)   What are the possible effects of ozone layer depletion?

18)   Mention some actions that can be adopted to protect ozone layer.

19)   Explain the concepts of carbon trading and carbon credits.

20)   How does an emissions trading scheme work?

21)   Write a note on primary and secondary carbon footprint.

22)   Mention some factors affecting carbon footprint. Also list out some means to reduce carbon foot print.


Define air pollution and list out major sources of air pollution.
Explain the major types of air pollutants
Mention the effects of air pollution on humans, plants, animals and environment and property?
Mention major control measures to reduce air pollution.
Define water pollution and major reasons of water pollution.
List out major water pollutants and their effects
Explainany two sustainable waste water treatment methods.
Write a note on UASB (upflow anaerobic sludge blanket) and SAT (soil aqufier treatment).
What are the impacts of solid waste on land environment?
What are the impacts of solid waste on water environment?
What are the impacts of solid waste on air environment?
What are the impacts of solid waste on health?
Explain zero waste concept.
What are the principles of zero waste concept and explain technologies towards zero waste concept
Explain the 3R concept of waste management.
Explain resource degradation. 
Explain the concept of degradation of forest resources.
Explain the concept of degradation of water resources.
Explain the concept of degradation of mineral resources.
Explain the concept of degradation of food resources.
Explain the concept of degradation of energy resources.
Explain the concept of degradation of land resources.
Explain the causes of climate change.
Explain the effects of climate change.
Explain the global warming and mention its causes and effects.
What are the measures to control global warming?
Explain the concept of ozone layer depletion.
What are the possible effects of ozone layer depletion?
Write a note on carbon credits and carbon trading.
How does an emissions trading scheme work?
Write a note on carbon footprint
Mention some factors affecting carbon footprint. Also list out some means to reduce carbon foot print.

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