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Which one of the following is a renewable source of energy?

  1. natural gas

  2. coal

  3. petrol

  4. biogas


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Renewable energy is the energy that is generated from the natural resources that can be replenished easily. Biogas is a renewable source of the energy from the given options.

Which of the following is non-renewable source of energy?

  1. Coal

  2. Gobar gas

  3. Solar energy

  4. Tidal energy


Correct Option: A

Which of the following is renewable source of energy?

  1. wood

  2. petroleum

  3. natural gas

  4. uranium


Correct Option: A

Choose the source ofenergy which is different from others

  1. gobar gas

  2. vegetable refuse

  3. plants

  4. crude oil


Correct Option: D

Choose the source of energy which is different from others

  1. lignite

  2. natural gas

  3. sun

  4. coal


Correct Option: C

In which of the following does the evaporation of water play an important role ?

  1. Thermal power

  2. Hydroelectric power

  3. Solar power

  4. Wind power


Correct Option: A

The sources of energy which can be replenished quickly is

  1. non-renewable

  2. renewable

  3. repost

  4. none of the above


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Sources of energy which can be replenished quickly are renewable like hydel, wind etc.

Which of the following energy sources is a renewable source of energy?

  1. Coal

  2. Petroleum

  3. Natural gas

  4. Ocean current


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Ocean current, producing ocean thermal energy, is a renewable source of energy.

Find odd one out.

  1. Wind

  2. Tidal energy

  3. Solar energy

  4. Coal


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Coal is non-renewable. Rest of all are renewable sources of energy.

Which of the following energy sources is non-renewable?

  1. Solar energy

  2. Tidal energy

  3. Fossil fuels

  4. Atomic energy


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Fossil fuels are non-renewable sources of energy among the following.

State whether given statement is True or False
Electricity is power.

  1. True

  2. False


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Electricity is movement of electrons across atoms.

The predominant source of energy on Earth is

  1. plants

  2. natural gas

  3. electricity

  4. the Sun


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Solar energy is renewable source of energy.  And Sun is the predominant source of energy. 

The amount of oil available for use are from oil 

  1. reserve

  2. reservoir

  3. resources

  4. barrels


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Reserve and Reservoir where we store them. Barrels are small containers where processed oil is packaged.

Which of the following is used to produce electricity?

  1. Water

  2. Biomass

  3. Thermal power

  4. All of the above


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Water is a source of hydel energy.
Biomass helps to produce biogas in rural areas.
Thermal power plants produce electricity by burning of coal.
All of them are sources of energy and produce electricity.

Which among the following is not a renewable source of energy?

  1. Solar

  2. Geothermal

  3. Hydropower

  4. Biomass


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Among the following biomass is a non renewable source of energy. 

Lignite and Bituminous are 

  1. Nuclear fuel

  2. Coal

  3. Natural gas

  4. Biogas


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

These are different ranks of coal which is non renewable source of energy.

Choose the correct statement.

  1. Power of  magnets in hydro power plants increases with time.

  2. Magnets are involved in the generation of electricity in hydro power plants.

  3. In hydro power plants, magnetic energy is converted into electrical energy.

  4. In hydro power plants, electrical energy is converted into magnetic energy.


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Magnets slowly lose their strength with time.

In hydro power plants, kinetic energy from water is converted to electrical energy. This is done with the help of magnets. A coil is rotated (from kinetic energy of water) between two magnets to generate electricity.

Which of these is not related to energy efficiency?

  1. Useful energy

  2. $kW$

  3. Heat

  4. Energy transformation


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Energy efficiency measures how much of energy is put into device to do intended job. So, it is related to useful energy, heat and energy transformation.
$kW$ or kilowatts are unit used to measure amount of electric power.

Which of following is not a renewable source of energy?

  1. Geothermal

  2. Propane

  3. Solar

  4. Wind


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Propane was formed millions of years ago by decay of dead tiny plants and animals that sank to the bottom of ocean. It is in limited in supply.

Production of electricity by wave energy requires:

  1. extremely strong pipes to carry sea water in huge waves.

  2. devices to trap wave energy for rotation of turbine.

  3. devices to boil sea water in waves.

  4. all of the above.


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Wave energy requires devices to trap the energy. A wide variety of devices have been developed to trap wave energy for rotation of turbine and production of electricity.

In thermal power plants:

  1. heat energy is converted to electrical energy.

  2. heat energy is converted to light energy.

  3. electrical energy is converted to heat energy.

  4. heat energy is converted to wind energy.


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Thermal power plants convert heat energy to electrical energy.

Electricity produced by flowing water is called:

  1. Wind energy farm

  2. Nuclear power

  3. Water power

  4. None of these


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Electricity produced by flowing water is known as hydroelectric power.

Which of the following is not true for non-renewable sources of energy?

  1. Present in a limited quantity in nature

  2. Not replenished by any natural process

  3. Are inexhaustible

  4. None of these


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Non renewable sources of energy are exhausted by natural human activities over a certain period of time.

Which of the following is renewable source of energy?

  1. Nuclear fuels

  2. Natural gas

  3. Fossil fuels

  4. Geothermal energy


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Geothermal energy is renewable source of energy as it is unexhaustible.

Sequence of energy conversion in a thermal power plant is:
P) Heat energy Q) Electrical energy R) Mechanical energy

  1. $P\rightarrow Q\rightarrow R$

  2. $P\rightarrow R\rightarrow Q$

  3. $R\rightarrow Q\rightarrow P$

  4. $Q\rightarrow R\rightarrow P$


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Sequence of energy conversion is Heat energy $\rightarrow$ Mechanical energy $\rightarrow$ Electrical energy.

Which of the following energies is used for generating electricity?

  1. Solar energy

  2. Nuclear energy

  3. Wind energy

  4. All of these


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Solar energy, Nuclear energy, Wind energy, all are used for generating electricity.

Which of the following is a classification of sources of energy?

  1. Conventional and Non - Conventional

  2. Mechanical and Electrical

  3. Potential and Kinetic energy

  4. None of these


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Sources of energy can be classified as conventional/non-renewable or non-conventional/renewable sources of energy.

Wind potential in India is about:

  1. $2000\ GW$

  2. $2000\ MW$

  3. $2\ GW$

  4. $1\ GW$


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Dr Jami Hussain assessed wind energy potential in India to be about $2000\ GW$ in 2011.

Which form of energy is harnessed by a turbine to convert it into an electrical
energy?

  1. Light energy

  2. Mechanical energy

  3. Chemical energy

  4. Thermal energy


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Rotation of the turbine (mechanical energy) is used for the generation of electricity (electrical energy).

Which of the following is a characteristic of wind energy?

  1. Renewable source.

  2. Non renewable source.

  3. Not echo friendly.

  4. Costly.


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Advantages of the wind energy are as follows:

1. Clean source of energy.
2. It is renewable source of energy.
3.Echo-friendly as creates no pollution.
4.Cost efficient as naturally available and easy to harness.

Which one of the following is a renewable resource?

  1. Natural gas

  2. Petroleum

  3. Wind

  4. Coal


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Coal, natural gas and petroleum forms the fossil fuels. Fossil fuels are non-renewable source of energy. Wind is a renewable source of energy.

State whether the given statement is True or False :
Solar panels converts light energy to mechanical energy.

  1. True

  2. False


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Solar panels converts light energy to Electrical energy.

State whether the given statement is True or False :

Non conventional sources of energy are cheaper than conventional sources of energy in most of the cases. 

  1. True

  2. False


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Cheaper and Renewable: Most of the Non-conventional Power resources are cheaper and renewable as compared to conventional source.Solar energy,wind energy are much cheaper than fuel,coal etc.


 Scarcity of Fossil Fuels: The overall limitation and scarcity of fossil fuels has given rise to the urgent need for exploiting alternative energy source.

What term is known as when the solar energy fall on the Earth's atmosphere exposed perpendicularly to the rays of the Sun at the average distance between the Sun and Earth?

  1. Solar panel

  2. Solar Constant

  3. Solar Time

  4. Solar Energy


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Solar constant is defined as the rate at which per unit area of the Earth's atmosphere receives the Sun's energy, when the Sun is at the mean distance from the Earth. Value is about 1388 watts per square metre.

What are hot spots?

  1. Molten rock in the earths crust is pushed upward and trapped in certain regions

  2. Solid rock in the earths crust is pushed upward and trapped in certain regions

  3. Molten rock in the earths crust is pushed downward and trapped in certain regions

  4. Solid rock in the earths crust is trapped in certain regions


Correct Option: A
Explanation:
Geothermal energy is the energy stored in the earth as heat. It can be harnessed only from a few places on earth called as geothermal hotspots. In these hotspots, molten rock in the earths crust is pushed upward and trapped in certain regions.

Out of the following which one is not a unconventional source of energy ?

  1. Tidal power

  2. Geothermal energy

  3. Nuclear energy

  4. Wind power


Correct Option: C

Live storage of coal in a power plant means 

  1. coal ready for combustion

  2. preheated coal

  3. storage of coal sufficient to meet 24 hour demand of the plant

  4. coal in transit


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Live storage of coal in power plants means sufficient storage of coal to meet 24 hour demand of the plant.

Water gas is a mixture of -

  1. $CO _2 and O _2$

  2. $O _2and H _2$

  3. $H _2, N _2 and O _2$

  4. $CO, N _2 and H _2$


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Water gas is produced from synthesis gas, which is composed of carbon monoxide and hydrogen

Which of the following is considered as superior quality of coal ?

  1. Bituminous coal

  2. Peat

  3. Lignite

  4. Coke


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Bituminous coal or black coal is a relatively soft coal containing a tarlike substance called bitumen. 

It is of higher quality than lignite coal but of poorer quality than anthracite.

Coal used in power plant is also known as -

  1. steam coal

  2. charcoal

  3. coke

  4. soft coal


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Steam coal also known as thermal coal, is used in power stations to generate electricity. Coal is first milled to a fine powder, which increases the surface area and allows it to burn more quickly

Pulverized coal is

  1. coal free from ash

  2. non-smoking coal

  3. coal which bums For long time

  4. coal broken into fine particles


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

A Pulverized coal fired boiler is an industrial or utility boiler that generates thermal energy by burning pulverized coal (also known as powdered coal or coal dust since it is as fine as face powder in cosmetic makeup) that is blown into the firebox

Which of the following enters the super heater of a boiler ?

  1. Cold water

  2. Hot water

  3. Wet steam

  4. Super-heated steam


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

 A superheater is a device used to convert saturated steam or wet steam into superheated steam or dry steam. Therefore, wet streams enters the super heater of a boiler. 

The efficiency of a thermal power plant improves with 

  1. increased quantity of coal burnt

  2. larger quantity of water used

  3. lower load in the plant

  4. use of high steam pressures


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

The efficiency of a thermal power plant improves with use of high steam pressures.

As steam expands in turbine-

  1. its pressure increases

  2. its specific volume increases

  3. its boiling point increases

  4. its temperature increases


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

 Specific volume is defined as the number of cubic meters occupied by one kilogram of a particular substance. When steam expands its volume increases hence its specific volume increases.

sources of energy:

  1. Highly polluting

  2. Unreliable supply

  3. High running cost

  4. High waste disposal cost


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Unreliable supply is a disadvantage of most of renewable energy sources.

The equipment installed in power plants to reduce air pollution due to smoke is

  1. Induced draft fans

  2. De-super heaters

  3. Electrostatic precipitators

  4. Re-heaters


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Electrostatic precipitators device that removes suspended dust particles from a gas or exhaust by applying a high-voltage electrostatic charge and collecting the particles on charged plates and used to reduce air pollution due to smoke in power plants.

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