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Technological and industrial development - class-VI

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The commonest source of bioenergy is

  1. Gobar gas

  2. Charcoal

  3. Fuel wood

  4. Wood gas


Correct Option: C

Energy plantation is

  1. Growing starch/ sugar rich plants

  2. Growing latex rich plants

  3. Growing fuel wood trees

  4. Growing fruit plants


Correct Option: C
Explanation:
Energy plantation is growing species of trees and shrubs which can be harvested in a short period of time and can be used for fuel. Plant material can be used as solid fuel by burning wood or they can be converted into other forms like methane by biological activities like decomposition. Also, fuel wood is renewable source of energy and doesn't release harmful pollutants in the atmosphere.
So, the correct answer is 'Growing fuel wood trees'.

Gasohol contains

  1. $50-60\%$ alcohol

  2. $10-15\%$ alcohol

  3. $30-40\%$ alcohol

  4. $80-90\%$ alcohol


Correct Option: B
Explanation:
Gasohol is a mixture of gasoline and alcohol (generally the composition of mixture is 9:1 for gasoline and alcohol i.e. 90% gasoline and 10% alcohol. It is used as fuel in engines. In many countries, gasohol is used as an alternative fuel in engines. The advantage of using gasohol is that there is less emission of pollutants because gasohol burns slowly and completely. However, alcohol based gasohol is expensive so it is not commonly used.
So, the correct answer is '10- 15% alcohol'.

Which one is not a petrocrop?

  1. Euphorbia lathyrus

  2. Calotrophis Procera

  3. Jatropha

  4. Hardwickia binata


Correct Option: D
Explanation:
Petro-crops are plants that produce latex, containing long chain hydrocarbons, which can be converted into biofuels and used as alternatives in place of petrol or other engine fuels. Euphorbia lathyrus and Calotrophis procera produce latex which is converted into biofuel that has similar composition of hydrocarbons like that of crude oil or other fuels. Jatropha seeds produce oil which is converted into biodiesel and used as an alternative for engine fuels. 
Hardwickia binata, commonly known as anjan, is a deciduous ornamental tree.
So, the correct answer is 'Hardwickia binata'.

Petroleum yielding plants belong to

  1. Euphorbiaceae

  2. Apocynaceae

  3. Asclepiadaceae

  4. All of the above


Correct Option: D

Fuel wood required per person per day is

  1. $0.36$kg

  2. $30$kg

  3. $10$kg

  4. $1$kg


Correct Option: A

Maximum alcohol production per hectare of crop is from

  1. Potato

  2. Sugracane

  3. Sugarbeet

  4. Tapioca


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

The amount of alcohol production per hectare of given crop is:

Potato - 396 gallons

Sugarcane - 662 gallons

Sugarbeet - 714 gallons

Tapioca - 410 gallons

Hence, maximum alcohol production is by sugarbeet.

So, the correct answer is 'Sugarbeet'.

Biodiesel is obtained from

  1. Jatropha biloba

  2. Cedrus deodara

  3. Jatropha curcas

  4. None of these


Correct Option: C

The plant which is not a component of energy cropping is

  1. Sugarcane

  2. Sugarbeet

  3. Tapioca

  4. Euphorbia


Correct Option: D
Explanation:
Energy cropping is the cultivation of those plants which can be harvested to produce ethanol or bioethanol that can be used as a biofuel. Energy crops include sugarcane, sugarbeet, cassava (Tapioca), wheat, maize etc. Euphorbia is not an energy crop. Instead, it is a petro-crop or petroleum plant because it produces latex that has long chain hydrocarbons. This latex can be converted into biofuels and used as a substitute for petrol and other fuels.
So, the correct answer is 'Euphorbia'.

Product obtained from which family can be alternative to liquid fuel?

  1. Asclepiadaceae

  2. Leguminosae

  3. Solanaceae

  4. Liliaceae


Correct Option: A

Oil, coal and natural gas constitute

  1. Metals

  2. Renewable resource

  3. Fossil fuels

  4. None of the above


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Oil, coal & natural gas comes under the category of fossil fuels which is non-renewable source of energy.

So, the correct answer is 'Fossil fuels'

Which one contains hydrocarbons similar to those of petroleum?

  1. Tannin

  2. Starch

  3. Latex

  4. Resin


Correct Option: A

Producer gas is used for

  1. Manufacture of ammonia

  2. Industrial fuel

  3. Running certain engines

  4. All of the above


Correct Option: D

Which one is being tried in India as biofuel substitute for fossil fuels?

  1. Jatropha

  2. Musa

  3. Aegilops

  4. Azadirachta


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Biofuels are the substances which are of biological origin and can be used as a source of energy. Jatropha has been used as a biofuel in India. The seeds of Jatropha contain an inedible oil which can be converted to biodiesel. The seed cake (residue left extraction of oil from seeds) can be used as fertilizer or food for cattle. The biodiesel of Jatropha oil emits 80% less carbon dioxide on burning than other fuels. So, the correct answer is 'Jatropha'.

L.P.G. is

  1. Low price gas

  2. Fossil fuel

  3. Low pressure gas

  4. Biogas


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

L.P.G. stands for liquified petroleum gas which is prepared by compressing natural gas and is derived from fossil fuel sources. 

So, the correct answer is 'Fossil fuel'

Jatropha is a

  1. Biodiesel crop

  2. Biopetrol crop

  3. Fibre crop

  4. Food crop


Correct Option: A

A bad firewood is that of

  1. Dalbergia

  2. Bauhinia

  3. Lagersroemia

  4. Terminalia


Correct Option: A

Which should be used for production of bioethanol?

  1. Brassica

  2. Zea mays

  3. Jatropha

  4. Pongamia


Correct Option: B

Which of the following is the most important conventional natural source of energy?

  1. Atomic energy

  2. Biogas

  3. Sunlight

  4. Fossil fuels


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Conventional source of energy is a type of source which is limited in nature like coal, gas, fuel, minerals etc. they take millions of years to replenish. 

So, the correct answer is 'Fossil fuels'

Which of the following is the way to control vehicular air-pollution in Indian cities ?

  1. Use of CNG as fuel

  2. Use of unleaded petrol in the vehicles

  3. Use of catalytic converter in the vehicles

  4. All of these


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

  1.  CNG produces 45% fewer hydrocarbons than gasoline.
  2. Unleaded petrol doesn't produce lead in the atmosphere.
  3. Catalytic converter reduces emissions of three harmful compounds found in car exhaust which are
  • Carbon monoxide (a poisonous gas)
  •  Nitrogen oxides (a cause of smog and acid rain) 
  • Hydrocarbons (a cause of smog)
  • So, the correct option is 'All of these'.

Lignite is a 

  1. Gaseous fossil fuel

  2. Liquid fossil fuel

  3. Solid fossil fuel

  4. Inorganic mineral


Correct Option: C
Explanation:
Lignite, also known as brown coal, is a combustible sedimentary rock which is formed from naturally compressed peat. It has a low heat content and used as a fuel to generate energy. Since, it is non-renewable source of energy, it is considered as a fossil fuel and because it's a rock, so it is a solid fossil fuel.
So, the correct answer is 'Solid fossil fuel'.

Green fuel is:-

  1. Leaded petrol

  2. Unleaded petrol

  3. Gasohol

  4. Low sulphur diesel


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Green fuel, also known as Green Petrol, is a type of fuel distilled from plants and animal materials, believed by some to be more environmentally friendly than the widely-used fossil fuels that power most of the world. It contains low amount of sulphur. So the above selected option is correct 

Petrol is known as gasoline in

  1. U.S.A.

  2. U.K.

  3. Parts of India

  4. All of the above


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Petrol is short term for "refined petroleum or distillate petroleum" In American English, it is called "Gasoline" which is commonly shortened for"gas". It has become popular as the trade name of petrol in the U.S. While UK and India or its part thereof it is called petrol ( British English). 

Hence, the correct answer is 'U.S.A'

Which of the following is a fossil fuel?

  1. Petroleum

  2. Wood

  3. Cow dung

  4. Dry leaves


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Fossil fuel is a general term for buried combustible geologic deposits of organic materials, formed from decayed plants and animals that have been converted to crude oil, coal, natural gas or heavy oils by exposure to heat and pressure in the Earth's crust over hundreds of millions of years.

For example- petroleum, coal, etc.

What can we observe if petrol gets finished ?

  1. Less vehicles on roads

  2. Less trees around us

  3. Less water around us

  4. More vehicles on roads.


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

If petrol is not there for use, we will be using alternative methods like CNG etc , but they are also limited . So there will be decrease in vehicle use.

So, the correct answer is 'less vehicles on the road'

Biodiesel is obtained from

  1. Jatropha

  2. Cedrus

  3. Eicchornia

  4. Opuntia


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Biodiesel refers to a vegetable oil or animal fat-based diesel fuel consisting of long-chain alkyl (methyl, ethyl or propyl) esters. Biodiesel is typically made by chemically reacting lipids with an alcohol producing fatty acid esters.

Jatropha oil is produced from the seeds of the Jatropha curcas, a plant that can grow in wastelands across India, and the oil is considered to be an excellent source of bio-diesel. India is keen on reducing its dependence on coal and petroleum to meet its increasing energy demand and encouraging Jatropha cultivation is a crucial component of its energy policy
Large plots of waste land have been selected for Jatropha cultivation and will provide much needed employment to the rural poor of India. Businesses are also seeing the planting of Jatropha as a good business opportunity.

Thus, the correct answer is option A.

Which one of the following can be used in place of petrol?

  1. Ethanol

  2. Butanol

  3. Propanol

  4. Methanol


Correct Option: A
Explanation:
Over the last few years more and more alternatives for petrol have been sought. As oil reserves run out, petrol prices rise and the climate continues to change, people are increasingly looking towards ethanol fuel as a potential solution to all of these problems.
Ethanol is more commonly known as the alcohol found in alcoholic drinks. It is a colourless and flammable liquid (at room temperature and pressure); it is its flammable nature that makes it useful as a fuel.
The two main sources for ethanol fuel are either sugar beet which can by fermented directly, or from cereal grains. In the later case the starch must first be broken down into sugars, this is accomplished (for fuels) by treating it with dilute sulphuric acid.
Thus, the correct answer is option A.

Natural gas that was formed from ancient prehistoric forests is called

  1. Fossil fuels

  2. Petroleum

  3. Gobar gas

  4. LPG


Correct Option: A

Fossil fuels are 

  1. Conventional resources

  2. Non-conventional resources

  3. Non-renewable resources

  4. Both A and C


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

  • Conventional sources of energy are generally non-renewable sources of energy as the accumulation or creation of conventional sources of energy takes years, once they are exploited or consumed. 
  • Fossil fuels are an example of conventional resources. Petrol, diesel, coal, natural gas, etc are examples of fossil fuels that are obtained by the microbial action on the dead matter for a long time. 
  • They are used as a source of fuel and energy from ancient times and it takes years to form once they are exploited.

Thus, the correct answer is option D.

Which of the following is not included in fossil fuel?

  1. Natural gas

  2. Coal

  3. LPG

  4. None of the above


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

LPG is liquified petroleum gas. Natural gas is also a fossil fuel. Fossil fuel are non-renewable conventional energy resources found inside the Earth's crust.

Which of the following is/are measures taken for protection of fossil fuel?

  1. Gasification of coal

  2. CNG

  3. Gasohol

  4. All of the above


Correct Option: D

One of the following does not belong to the group

  1. Water

  2. Forests

  3. Petrol

  4. Soil


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

The resources which can be replenished again after their consumption are referred to as the renewable sources of energy.  Water is considered as the renewable form of energy. The water reserves can be replenished by the rainfall. Forests are the renewable resource which can be replenished by afforestation. The soil can be replenished by the weathering of the rocks. The petrol is available in limited stocks by the activity of the microbes on the dead matter under the soil.

Thus, the correct answer is option C.

Ground water will not be depleted due to

  1. Afforestation

  2. Thermal power plants

  3. Loss of forests, decreased rainfall

  4. Cropping of high water demanding crops


Correct Option: B

Oil, coal and naturalgas constitute

  1. Renewable source

  2. Fossil fuel

  3. Eontic fuel

  4. None of these


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Fossil fuels are the hydrocarbon compounds formed due to the microbial activity on the dead plants and animals. There are different materials which can be referred as the fossil fuels. The coal, natural gas, oil, petrol, diesel are all the components which are obtained from the Earth. These are used as fossil fuels for the production of energy.

Thus, the correct answer is option B. 

LPG cooking gas is

  1. Low pressure gas

  2. Biogas

  3. Fossil fuel

  4. Low price gas


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Liquefied petroleum gas or liquid petroleum gas (LPG or LP gas), also referred to as simply propane or butane are flammable mixtures of hydrocarbon gases used as fuel in heating appliances, cooking equipment and vehicles. 

LPG is prepared by refining petroleum or "wet" natural gas and is almost entirely derived from fossil fuel sources, being manufactured during the refining of petroleum (crude oil) or extracted from petroleum or natural gas streams as they emerge from the ground. Thus, the correct answer is option C.

Which of the following is not a forest product?

  1. Plywood

  2. Sealing wax

  3. Kerosene

  4. Gum


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

The products which are obtained from the forests include the wood, gum, resins, tannins, sealing wax, etc. The plywood is the sheet of the wood which is used for furniture and house construction. The sealing wax is obtained from the bugs which live on trees. The gum is obtained from the secretions of the trees. The kerosene is not a forest product which is obtained from the distillation of the fuel from the ground. 

Thus, the correct answer is option C. 

Which of the fossil fuel reserves decrease more rapidly in India

  1. Natural gas

  2. Coal

  3. Petrolium

  4. All


Correct Option: A

The process by which the biodiesel are made is known as

  1. Incubation

  2. Transesterification

  3. Coagulation

  4. Fermentation


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Transesterification is the process of converting vegetable oil, waste cooking oil and animal fats to biodiesel. In this process glyceride reacts with an alcohol to form fatty acid alkyl esters and alcohol.

So, the correct answer is 'Transesterification'

Jatropha is used for the production of biodiesel because

  1. It can be easily grown under harsh condition

  2. It is a non-edible oil

  3. It is volatile

  4. Both A and B


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Biodiesel is produced from jatropha oil. Jatropha is used because it is not edible therefore, it will not create problems for humans in terms of food shortage. It also has the ability to withstand drought, naturally, repel pests, and grow in subprime soil and combat soil erosion. Thus, the correct answer is option D.

Oil spill prevention and clean up procedures are monitored by

  1. Navy officers

  2. Environmentalist

  3. Coast guards

  4. None of the above


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Oil spills occur when liquid petroleum is released into the environment by vehicle, vessel or pipeline. It is mostly seen in water bodies. In water bodies, improper oil extraction due to drilling rigs, offshore oil platforms and well result in oil spills. Oil spill prevention and clean up procedures include the use of dispersants to break down the oil, collect oil from the surface of the water using a skimmer or use of biological agents. These procedures are monitored by coast guards. Thus, the correct answer is option C.

Leakage of oil tanks and improper oil extraction can cause

  1. Biomagnification

  2. Oil spills

  3. Air pollution

  4. None of the above


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Oil spills occur when liquid petroleum is released into the environment by vehicle, vessel or pipeline. It is mostly seen in water bodies. Crude oil is released by tankers on land thus leading to oil spills. In water bodies, improper oil extraction due to drilling rigs, offshore oil platforms and well result in oil spills. Thus the correct answer is option B.

Which of the following is fossilized remains of organic materials?

  1. Natural gas

  2. Petrol

  3. Gold

  4. Both A and B


Correct Option: D
Explanation:
A fossil is the remains of a once-living plant or animal that was preserved in rocks or other materials. It includes fossil fuels (oil, coal, petroleum, and natural gas) that have been formed from the remains of these dead plants and animals.It includes bones or shells of animals and leaves, seeds, or woody parts of plants. Which are subjected to tremendous pressure, heat and other conditions that convert them into fossil fuels.
So, the correct answer is 'Both A and B'

Find the odd one out.

  1. Bioalcohol

  2. Green diesel

  3. Bioethers

  4. Petroleum


Correct Option: A

It is possible to extract maximum energy from wood through 

  1. Biomass

  2. Cracking

  3. Direct burning

  4. Gasification


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Gasification is an efficient means of converting low value fuels and residuals into a synthesis gas (or syngas). Syngas is used to produce power, steam, hydrogen, and basic chemicals such as methanol and ammonia.

Cultivation of more fuel wood trees is known as

  1. Afforestation

  2. Energy plantations

  3. Energy cropping

  4. Deforestation


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Energy plantation means growing selected species  of  trees and shrubs which are  harvestable in a comparably  shorter time and are  specifically meant for fuel. The fuel wood may be used either directly in wood burning stoves and boilers or processed into methanol, ethanol and producer gas. These plantations help provide wood either for cooking in homes or for industrial use, so as to satisfy local  energy  needs in a decentralized manner.

The most abundant fossil fuel is

  1. Natural gas

  2. Petrol

  3. Diesel

  4. Coal


Correct Option: D
Explanation:
Fossil fuels are obtained from organic matter that has decomposed under the intense pressure and heat of the earth's crust. According to a data published in 2013 by the International Energy Agency, coal was found to be the most abundant fossil fuel. Thus, the correct answer is option D.

Which of the following plant species you would select for the production of biodiesel?

  1. Brassica

  2. Zea mays

  3. Pongamia

  4. Jatropha


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Two major types of biofuels are bioethanol and biodiesel. The former is produced from crops like maize, sugarcane, wheat, sorghum, sugar beet, potato, and the latter from oil-seeds like rapeseed, soybean, palm and  Jatropha curcas. Among the biodiesel-yielding plants,  Jatropha curcas  has attracted a lot of attention in recent years because of the positive energy balance of its oil and its ability to grow in a annual rainfall ranging from 250-3000 mm.

Recently government of India has allowed mixing of alcohol in petrol. What is amount of alcohol permitted for mixing in petrol?

  1. 2.5%

  2. 10-15%

  3. 10%

  4. 5%


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

The government of India has mandated blending of 5% of ethanol in petrol in order to reduce vehicle exhaust emissions and also to reduce the import burden on account of crude petroleum from which petrol is produced. The practice of blending ethanol in petrol started in 2001 and as ethanol is a by-product of sugar industry and is expected to be procured at low rates. further, it reduces the petroleum use in transportation and greenhouse gas emissions.

The black wood tree of India is 

  1. Acacia nilotica

  2. Dalbergia sisson

  3. Dalbergia latifolia

  4. Mangifera indica


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Dalbergia latifolia is an economically important timber species native to low elevation tropical monsoon forests of eastern India. Some common names in English are blackwood, bombay blackwood. Wood from Dalbergia latifolia tree is used in premium furniture making and cabinetry, as veneer, as plywood, for outdoor furniture.

An ideal good fuelwood is obtained from

  1. Bauhinia racemosa

  2. Dalbergia sissoo

  3. Michelia excess

  4. Mangifera indica


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Dalbergia sissoo is a highly valued hardwood timber species, providing an additional income source in agroforestry systems, mostly in India and Pakistan. The establishment of D. sissoo plantations for wood production can be an attractive proposition in economic terms. Most plantations are managed primarily for timber, with fuelwood as a secondary product. For fuelwood production in short rotations, several other species may give higher financial returns.

Which one of the following is being utilized as a source of biodiesel in the Indian countryside?

  1. Euphorbia

  2. Beetroot

  3. Sugracane

  4. Pongarnia


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Jatropha is a member of the euphorbia family. One of its great selling points as a biofuel is the fact that growing it need not compete with the cultivation of food. The selling point as a bioenergy crop is that it grows in marginal, eroded land, and is resistant to drought. 

A petroleum plant is

  1. Sugarcane

  2. Maize

  3. Potato

  4. Euphorbia


Correct Option: D
Explanation:
Euphorbia is a petroleum plant. It produces hydrocarbons known as terpenoids which are similar to petroleum. It belongs to Euphorbiaceae family. The latex of this plant can be converted to useful fuels. About 20 tonnes of dry matter per hectare per year is produced by this plant. The latex is converted into natural gas and gasoline. Gasoline is used as an alternative fuel in vehicles.
So, the correct answer is 'Euphorbia'.

Petrocrops are plants

  1. Grown near oil fields

  2. Used in refining crude oil

  3. Whose fossil remains formed crude oil

  4. From which petrol-like fuels can be derived


Correct Option: D

Coal has been mainly formed by 

  1. Bryophytes

  2. Pteridophytes

  3. Angioperms

  4. Algae


Correct Option: A
Explanation:
  • Bryophytes are group of non vascular land plants including hornworts, liverworts and mosses. Peat is a fuel which is produced from dried bryophytes, typically sphagnum. Enormous deposits of peat is accumulated which is later converted into coal.
  • Hence coal has been mainly formed by bryophytes.
  • So,the correct answer is 'Bryophytes'.

The first petroplant discovered by Calvin was

  1. Copaifera longsdorfii

  2. Euphorbia lathyrus

  3. Jatropha

  4. Calotropis


Correct Option: B
Explanation:
Calvin started his work on petroplants in 1977. Petroplants produce latex of long hydrocarbon chains which can be converted into petrol like products. He worked on Euphorbia lathyris. When he collected latex from the samples and analysed its composition by different methods like spectroscopy and chromatography, he found long chain hydrocarbons similar to petrol and other fuels. Euphorbia produces large amount of latex which is processed and converted to petrol like fuel.
So, the correct answer is 'Euphorbia lathyris'.

The energy obtained from biological resources is called as

  1. Electrical energy

  2. Mechanical energy

  3. Bioenergy

  4. Life energy


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Bioenergy is renewable energy made available from materials derived from biological sources. Biomass is any organic material which has stored sunlight in the form of chemical energy. As a fuel it may include wood, straw, manure, sugarcane, and many other byproducts from a variety of agricultural processes.

One of the country where alcohol has been very successfully used as motor fuel is?

  1. U.S.A

  2. Brazil

  3. Japan

  4. Germany


Correct Option: B
Explanation:
Alcohol has been used as biofuel in many countries especially Brazil. The alcohols that are used as biofuels are methanol, ethanol, propanol and butanol. Ethanol is most commonly used as biofuel. Brazil has highest production of ethanol as biofuel. Ethanol in brazil is produced from sugarcane. The bagasse of sugar cane i.e. residual cane waste is fermented to produce ethanol. In 2015/16, Brazil raised about 80 billion gallons of ethanol. Ethanol is the blended in gasoline and used as fuel for engines.
So, the correct answer is 'Brazil'.

L.P.G. cooking gas is

  1. Low pressure gas

  2. Biogas

  3. Fossil fuel

  4. Low price gas


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

As LPG gas is a fossil fuel, it comes from oil and gas wells. It is obtained by the refining of oil.

So the correct option is C.

Domestic cooking gas cylinder contains

  1. Coal gas

  2. Liquid petroleum gas

  3. Diesel oil

  4. Alcohol


Correct Option: B
Explanation:
  • The domestic cooking gas cylinder contains Liquid petroleum gas.
  • Its composition is propane or butane or a mixture of both, are flammable mixtures of hydrocarbon gases used as fuel in heating appliances, cooking equipment, and vehicles.
  • So, the correct answer is 'Liquid petroleum gas'.

Gasohol was first used in

  1. 1970's

  2. 1980's

  3. 1940's

  4. 1800's


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Gasoline or petrol is a derivative product of petroleum distillation. The ethanol or ethyl alcohol is produced from fermentation and distillation of grains e.g., corn, barley, wheat. When gasoline is blended with ethanol it becomes Gasohol, the percentage is 90 and 10 respectively. It was first used in Nebraska 1940. It is used as an alternative fuel. Hence the first use of Gasohol was in the 1940s.

Hence, the correct answer is '1940's'.

Amount of alcohol allowed to be mixed with petrol in India is

  1. 2.5 %

  2. 5%

  3. 10 %

  4. 10 - 15 %


Correct Option: B
Explanation:
  • Alcohol(ethanol) is mixed with petrol because It enhances the octane contents in the fuel and hence acts as an anti-knocking agent(reduces knocking of the engines). 
  • Ethanol, when mixed with petrol, reduces the emissions from the vehicles.
  • The Amount of alcohol allowed to be mixed with petrol in India is 5%.
  • So, the correct answer is '5%'.

Amount of ethanol that can be added in petrol and used in conventional gasoline engines is

  1. 5-10%

  2. 10-20%

  3. 15-25%

  4. 25-40%


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Amount of ethanol that can be added in petrol and used in conventional gasoline engines is about 5% to 10%. This is done because ethanol is a particulate-free burning fuel source. At many gas stations, E10 ethanol is widely used. It is a mixture of 10% ethanol with 90% gasoline.  

Thus, the correct answer is '5-10%.'

Fuelwood demand in India is

  1. 90 million $m^3$

  2. 150 million $m^3$

  3. 216 million $m^3$

  4. 300 million $m^3$


Correct Option: D
Explanation:
  • Fuelwood is a fuel, such as firewood, charcoal, chips, sheets, pellets, and sawdust.
  • Fuelwood can is used for cooking and heating, and occasionally for fueling steam engines and steam turbines that generate electricity. It can also be used indoors in a furnace, stove, or fireplace, or outdoors in furnace, campfire, or bonfire.
  • In India, Fuelwood demand is about 300 million m3.
  • So, the correct answer is '300 million m3'.

Mineral oil is

  1. Mustard oil

  2. Petroleum

  3. Liquefied petroleum gas

  4. Palm oil


Correct Option: B
Explanation:
Petroleum is dark coloured thick crude oil and is also called fossil fuel. It is known as mineral oil as it is procured during refining and extraction of crude oil.
A. Mustard oil is obtained from the seeds of the black and white mustard plant. These oils are edible vegetable oils. 
B. Petroleum is mineral oil.
C. LPG is prepared by oil refining or during natural gas processing. 
D. Palm oil is obtained from palm fruit. 
Hence, the correct answer is 'Petroleum'

Which one of the following is not a fossil fue;?

  1. uranium

  2. coal

  3. natural gas

  4. petroleum


Correct Option: A

Revised data for petroleum depletion time is

  1. 2010

  2. 2020

  3. 2030

  4. 2040


Correct Option: C
Explanation:
With the increased rate of population, the demand for natural energy resources has also increased over a period of time. 
Petroleum is a non-renewable source of energy because it takes thousands of years for the crude oil to be formed in the earth. 
The increasing demand for the use of petroleum is much faster than the rate at which petroleum is produced. 
So, the petroleum in the earth's reservoir is estimated to be finished in next few years by the end of 2030 as per the reports of IEA (International Energy Agency).
So, the correct answer is '2030'

Number one country in the production of gasohol through biotechnology is 
__________.

  1. China

  2. Japan

  3. Brazil

  4. India


Correct Option: C
Explanation:
  •  The most common grains that are used to produce ethanol are corn, barley and wheat. Ethanol is also called ethyl alcohol or grain alcohol.
  • It is usually blended with gasoline to create a fuel called gasohol. 
  • Brazil is the number one country in the production of gasohol through biotechnology.
  • Hence, Number one country in the production of gasohol through biotechnology in Brazil.
  • So, the correct answer is 'Brazil'.

Unleaded petrol contains _____________ which are known as carcinogenic compounds

  1. nitrates

  2. sulphates

  3. benzene

  4. phosphates


Correct Option: C

Energy resources derived from natural organic materials are called

  1. geothermal energy sources

  2. fossil fuels

  3. biomass

  4. all of these


Correct Option: B

The Jatropha curcas, source of inedible vegetable oil that is used to produce biofuel and which works as a carbon sink is native to which of the following regions of the world?

  1. Europe

  2. Central Africa

  3. Central America

  4. South America


Correct Option: C

who was the first scientist to classify fossils?

  1. Friedrich Wilhelm Humboldt

  2. Georges Cuvier

  3. William Smith

  4. Antoina Laurent de Jussieu


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Georges Cuvier was a French naturalist and zoologist, known as the "founding father of paleontology".

So, the correct option is 'Georges Cuvier'.

Petro plants were first identified by ____________.

  1. C. Darwin

  2. H. Kerbs

  3. M. Calvin

  4. N. Borlaugh


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Dr. M. Calvin of the University of California reported for the first time the collection and use of photosynthetically produced hydrocarbons from the plants . Furthermore, he suggested it as a substitute for conventional petroleum sources.

Along with Jatropha, the seed oil of which among the following plants has been found to be useful in diesel generators being explored in hundreds of projects throughout India and other developing countries as feedstock for biodiesel?

  1. Arachis hypogea

  2. Pongamia pinnata

  3. Butea monosperma

  4. Pterocarpus santalinius


Correct Option: B

The main source of biomass energy is 

  1. Coal

  2. Heat energy

  3. Thermal energy

  4. Cow-dung


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Organic matter that is obtained from living or dead organisms is called as biomass. Biomass energy is a renewable energy source. Coal, heat energy, and thermal energy are all fossil fuels while biomass is a source of energy available from organic matter like plant and animal wastes.

Thus, the correct answer is option D.

An example of petroleum plant is

  1. Zea mays

  2. Beta vulgaris

  3. Euphorbia lathyris

  4. Solanum tuberosum


Correct Option: C

Gasohol is a _____________.

  1. Renewable fuel

  2. Non-renewable fuel

  3. Newly discovered fossil fuel

  4. Combination of renewable and non-renewable resources


Correct Option: D
Explanation:
Gasohol is a  combination of renewable and non-renewable resources.
Gasohol is an alternative fuel consisting of a mixture of typically 90 percent gasoline with 10 percent anhydrous ethanol. Gasohol can be used in most modern and light duty vehicles with an internal combustion.
Gasohol is a mixture of gasoline and alcohol (mostly ethanol).

The term used for a blend of 10-15% ethanol with petrol is known as ___________.

  1. Gasohol

  2. Glycol

  3. Xylol

  4. Hexanol


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

A- A fuel mixture of 10% ethanol and 90% petrol is known as gasohol or E10. It can be used in most modern automobiles and is also cost effective.

Who is credited with identified petrocrops?

  1. M. S. Swaminathan

  2. M. Calvin

  3. H. Krebs

  4. N. Borlaug


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Euphorbiaceae serve as the petroplants. Dr. M. Calvin (1979) was the first to collect the hydrocarbons from plants of Euphorbiaceae. He suggested that these can be the renewable substitute for the conventional petroleum sources. Latex of Euphorbia lathyrus contains fairly high percentage of terpenoids. These can be converted into high grade transportation fuel. 

Thus, the correct answer is option B.

The fruit of which of the following plant is capable of producing biodiesel?

  1. Ficus

  2. Zizyphus

  3. Pongamia

  4. Jatropha


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

A) Opuntia Ficus-indica can produce oils in vegetative tissues for biofuel production.

B) Ziziphus mauritiana's seed oil meets all the major biodiesel requirements.

C) Pongamia pinata's seed oil can also be used as a biodiesel.

D) Jatropha curcas fruit is capable of producing biodiesel.

So, the correct answer is 'Jatropha'.

One of the following is not a possible reason for use of CNG in automobiles

  1. It can be adulterated

  2. It is cheaper than petrol

  3. It burns more efficiency

  4. It reduces pollution


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Compressed natural gas vehicles require a greater amount of space for fuel storage than conventional gasoline-powered vehicles. Since it is a compressed gas, rather than a liquid like gasoline, CNG takes up more space for each GGE (gasoline gallon equivalent). However, the tanks used to store the CNG take up space in the trunk of a car or bed of a pickup truck which has been modified to additionally run on CNG. This problem is solved in factory-built CNG vehicles that install the tanks under the body of the vehicle, leaving the trunk free (e.g.,  Volkswagen) which sold in countries such as Peru). Another option is installed on the roof (typical on buses), but this could require structural modifications.

SO the correct answer is 'It can be adulterated'.

The earliest use of petroleum was in

  1. Heating

  2. Furnace

  3. Medicine

  4. Production of gas


Correct Option: C
Explanation:
The ancient use of petroleum traced back to medicinal purposes. It was used to treat camels by desert nomads, Roman emperor can be said to have treated his gout with petroleum while Persians and Sumatrans also believed that petroleum has commercial value. Petroleum as of now is most popularly used as fuel, it's products include fuel oils for heating and electricity. The refining of petroleum produces by-products which are further brought into use to obtain products for example gasoline. 
Hence, the correct answer is 'Medicine'.

Sea tides can be used as

  1. Sufficient amount of sunlight stored

  2. A device to take sun bath

  3. An energy source

  4. All of the above


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Sea tides can be used as a source for generating electricity & in hydroelectric plants, the other options are incorrect and is not related to uses of sea tides.

So, the correct answer is 'An energy source'

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