OMT 2113- ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT & TECHNOLOGY

Which of the following are 'TRUE' for Environment?

• The sum total of all surroundings of a living organism

• provide conditions for development & growth

• include natural forces & other living things

• The sum total off all living organism only

Which statements are 'TRUE'?

• More presence of CO₂ is resulting ozone layer depletion & acid rain

• A good management of environment can only bring a sustainable life to all in this planet earth

• Everyone is now feeling the change of climate due to the rise in air temperature of the earth

• More presence of O₂ is resulting ozone layer depletion & acid rain

Which of the following refers to 'Environmental Management'?

• It includes the organizational behavior

• It includes the organizational

  structure, planning & resources for developing,

  implementing and maintaining policy for environmental

  protection

• Environmental management system refers

  to the management of an organization's environmental

  programs in a comprehensive, systematic, planned and

  documented manner

• Plan, Do, Check & Act are examples of EMS Model

-Environmental management supports sustainable development

-Environmental management has to integrate different development view points

-Environmental management seeks to integrate natural and social science

All of the following refers to:

• Characteristics of EM

• Character of EM

• Code of EM

• Class of EM

There are two main standards (British Standard Institute's) for EM which are:

• ISO 18001

• ISO 14001

• BS 11999

• BS 7750

Why must have an 'EMS'?

• To improve management of environmental impacts

• To ensure due diligence and ongoing consideration of legal and other environmental requirements

• To monitor and measure environmental performance against key indicators

• To set targets to reduce energy use, water use & waste to landfill

An EMS addresses the environmental impact of an organization’s activities & establishes goals and procedures that will improve the impact it has on the environment and human health.

Which of the following are 'NOT TRUE' regarding Importance of EMS?

• Reduce costs

• Decrease environmental ethic

• Increase awareness

• Decrease public health

All of the following are Role of remote sensing in EM, 'EXCEPT'?

• Inventory list monitoring

• Water pollution control

• Geological application

• Human resource management

Which of the following refers to 'Policy'?

• It has an authoritative allocation of values for the

  whole society.

• It contains some basic principles by which the state

  institutions or officials are guided.

• a principle or rule to guide decisions and achieve rational outcomes.

• A purposive course of action based on societal values,

  dealing with a matter or concern, and predicting the

  outcome that would result from the achievement of the

  purpose.

All of the following are characteristics of Policy, 'EXCEPT'

• Clear

• Transparent

• Clean

• Translucent