Exam Details

Subject Earth & Its Environment
Paper
Exam / Course B.Tech. Civil (Construction Management) / (Water Resources Engineering)/ (Aero Space Engineering) BTCM-BTWRE
Department School of Engineering & Technology (SOET)
Organization indira gandhi national open university
Position
Exam Date December, 2015
City, State new delhi,


Question Paper

What is meant by meandering of a river Explain through neat sketches how ox-bow lakes are formed.

Describe the geological action of glaciers. Outline the characteristic features of glacial deposits.

Differentiate between thermal and dynamothermal metamorphism. Discuss the effect of dynamothermal metamorphism on the assemblage minerals and structure of the pre-existing rocks.

Give a brief account of physical diagnostic properties of minerals.

Define deformation. Explain how various deformation structures can be identified in the field.

Discuss in detail the behaviour of materials under deformation conditions.

Describing the concept of Gondwanaland, give sequence of Gondwana deposits and distribution in India.

Describe the principles of stratigraphic correlation.

Define faults. Give geometrical and genetic classification of faults.

Explain how faults can be recognized in the field.

Explaining stratification and zonation in aquatic ecosystem, discuss the factors responsible for zonation in fresh water.

Outline various factors that are responsible for environmental pollution.

Describe the unique features of Savanna biome, Coniferous forest biome and Deciduous forest biome.

Distinguish between the following:

Biotic and Abiotic components of ecosystem

Biodegradable and Non-biodegradable pollutants

Evaporation and Transpiration

Aquifer and Aquiclude

8. Write short notes on any four of the following:

Biogeochemical Cycles

Soil Conservation

Sustainable Development

Jurassic Rocks of Kutch

Marine Deposits


Departments

  • Centre for Corporate Education, Training & Consultancy (CCETC)
  • Centre for Corporate Education, Training & Consultancy (CCETC)
  • National Centre for Disability Studies (NCDS)
  • School of Agriculture (SOA)
  • School of Computer and Information Sciences (SOCIS)
  • School of Continuing Education (SOCE)
  • School of Education (SOE)
  • School of Engineering & Technology (SOET)
  • School of Extension and Development Studies (SOEDS)
  • School of Foreign Languages (SOFL)
  • School of Gender Development Studies(SOGDS)
  • School of Health Science (SOHS)
  • School of Humanities (SOH)
  • School of Interdisciplinary and Trans-Disciplinary Studies (SOITDS)
  • School of Journalism and New Media Studies (SOJNMS)
  • School of Law (SOL)
  • School of Management Studies (SOMS)
  • School of Performing Arts and Visual Arts (SOPVA)
  • School of Performing Arts and Visual Arts(SOPVA)
  • School of Sciences (SOS)
  • School of Social Sciences (SOSS)
  • School of Social Work (SOSW)
  • School of Tourism & Hospitality Service Sectoral SOMS (SOTHSM)
  • School of Tourism &Hospitality Service Sectoral SOMS (SOTHSSM)
  • School of Translation Studies and Training (SOTST)
  • School of Vocational Education and Training (SOVET)
  • Staff Training & Research in Distance Education (STRIDE)

Subjects

  • Agricultural Legislation and Management
  • Building Architecture
  • Building Services
  • Chemistry
  • Computer Applications
  • Computer Programming and Numerical Analysis
  • Concrete Technology & Construction Techniques
  • Construction Management-I
  • Construction Management-II
  • Construction Works Supervision
  • Design Detailing
  • Earth & Its Environment
  • Elementary Hydrology
  • Engineering Materials
  • Engineering Mechanics
  • Engineering Thermodynamics
  • Flow in Open Channel
  • Foundation Engineering
  • Ground Water Development
  • Hydraulic Structures
  • Hydraulic Structures-I
  • Hydraulic Structures-II
  • Hydrology
  • Inventory and Stores Management
  • Irrigation Engineering
  • Materials Science
  • Mathematics  III
  • Mathematics- I
  • Mathematics- II
  • Mechanical Equipmentsin Construction
  • Mechanics of Fluids
  • Open Channel Flow
  • Operation and Maintenance of Construction Equipment
  • Physics
  • Planning Construction of Buildings
  • Pollutants and Water Supply
  • Principles of Electrical Science
  • Principles of Engineering Management and Economics
  • Quantity Surveying & Valuation
  • Repair and Maintenance of Buildings
  • Soil Conservation and Agronomy
  • Soil Mechanics
  • Soil Science
  • Strength of Materials
  • Structural Analysis
  • Structural Design- |
  • Structural Design- II
  • System Methods
  • Technical Writing
  • Testing for Quality Control
  • Transportation &Traffic Engineering
  • Waste Water Treatment
  • Water Resources Planning