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Notice For E&S Midtest-2 Syllabus-232

The document outlines the syllabus for the Mid Semester Exam-2 for the subject 'Environment & Sustainability' at Government Polytechnic, Ahmedabad, scheduled for May 13, 2024. It includes topics from four units covering ecosystems, pollution types, renewable energy sources, and climate change. The exam will assess students on various aspects such as biodiversity, waste management, wind energy, and climate change impacts.

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Notice For E&S Midtest-2 Syllabus-232

The document outlines the syllabus for the Mid Semester Exam-2 for the subject 'Environment & Sustainability' at Government Polytechnic, Ahmedabad, scheduled for May 13, 2024. It includes topics from four units covering ecosystems, pollution types, renewable energy sources, and climate change. The exam will assess students on various aspects such as biodiversity, waste management, wind energy, and climate change impacts.

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GOVERNMENT POLYTECHNIC, AHMEDABAD

APPLIED MECHANICS DEPARTMENT


GTU Diploma - Semester-II – Mid Semester Exam -2 May- 2024
Subject: ENVIRONMENT & SUSTAINABILITY (4300003)
Date: 13/05/2024 Duration: 03:00 am to 04:00 pm Total Marks: 20
Date: 09/05/2024

Mid Semester Exam-2 Syllabus


SUBJECT: ENVIRONMENT & SUSTAINABILITY (4300003)

As per GTU Syllabus

EXAM DATE: 13/05/2024


UNIT-I Ecosystem 1.4 Ecosystem conservation, carrying capacity of earth,
Biomes in India, (ESA) Ecologically sensitive areas
1.5 Bio diversity, its need and importance, International
Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) red list
1.6 Concept of Ecological foot print, virtual water, global
ecological overshoot
UNIT-II Pollution and 2.5. Waste water treatment like primary,
its types secondary and tertiary
2.6. Solid waste generation, sources and characteristics of
Municipal solid waste
2.7. Collection and disposal of Municipal waste and Hazardous
waste
2.8. Noise pollution- its effects, sources and measurement
2.9. Plastic waste and its hazard
2.10. E waste and its hazard
UNIT-III Renewable 3.4 Wind Energy: Growth of wind power in India
sources of 3.5 Types of wind turbines – Vertical axis wind turbines (VAWT)
and horizontal axis wind turbines (HAWT)
energy 3.6 Types of HAWTs – drag and lift types
3.7 Biomass: Overview of biomass as energy source. Thermal
characteristics of biomass as fuel
3.8 Anaerobic digestion, Biogas production mechanism, utilization
and storage.
3.9 New energy sources: Geothermal energy, Ocean energy
sources, Tidal energy conversion, Hydrogen energy
UNIT-IV Climate 4.1 Definition of climate change
Change 4.2 Global warming-causes, effect, process
4.3 Greenhouse effect
4.4 Ozone depletion
4.5 Factors affecting climate change
4.6 Impact and mitigation
4.7 Climate change management
Head
Applied Mechanics Dept

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