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APJ ABDUL KALAM TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY
FIRST SEMESTER B.TECH DEGREE EXAMINATION, JANUARY 2017
Course Code: BE103
Course Name: INTRODUCTION TO SUSTAINABLE ENGINEERING

Marks 100 Duration 3 hours
PART A
Answer all “a” OR “b” set questions; each set question carries 5 marks
1) (8) 0) Explain the three pillar model of sustainability. (3)
(ii) List four strategies for achieving Sustainable development. (2)
OR
(b) 0) Illustrate the nexus between agricultural technology and sustainability. (3)
(ii) | What is the relevance of Kyoto Protocol? (2)
2) ௨ (1) Suggest any two sustainable methods for waste water treatment. (2)
(ii) | Explain the phenomenon of Ozone layer depletion. (3)
OR
(b) Explain the significance of carbon footprint. Suggest two methods for reducing the
carbon footprint in your house. (5)

3) (8) (i) EMS frame work follows a Plan-Do-Check-Act (PDCA) cycle. Explain. (3)
(ii) | What do you mean by Bio-mimicking? Support your answer with one example.

(2)
OR
(b) 1151 out various procedures of EIA in India (5)
4) (8) 0) List any four sustainable building materials. (2)
(ii) | Explain three methods for increasing energy efficiency of buildings. (3)
OR
(b) Suggest five strategies for achieving sustainable transport and explain. (5)
5) (a) Explain a solar water heating system with the help of a diagram. (5)
OR
(0) — Explain the working of a Photovoltaic cell with a neat diagram (5)
6) (a) | What are the steps involved in bio-fuel production? (5)
OR
(b) Explain any one method to extract Geothermal energy. (5)
7) (a) Illustrate the push factors and pull factors which leads to the migration of people from
rural areas to urban areas. (5)
OR
(b) Explain five major benefits that an industry can expect from the adoption of eco-friendly
industrial practice. (5)
8) (a) __ Illustrate five practices for making the industrial process move towards the goal of
sustainability. (5)
OR
(b) Explain Industrial Symbiosis? (5)
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