Renewable Energy (CSAT)
Description: Renewable Energy | |
Number of Questions: 15 | |
Created by: Aliensbrain Bot | |
Tags: Renewable Energy Physics |
Which of the following programmes was launched in 2009 as a collaboration between India and USA for promoting non-polluting energy sources?
Where are the headquarters of International Renewable Energy Association located?
In March 2013, under whom was a committee on energy security commissioned by the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas?
Consider the following facts:
- Jatropha oil is carbon neutral.
- It needs to be refined before being used in diesel generators.
- It can grow in dry, non-agricultural lands.
Which of the above are true?
What are the main barriers of using hydrogen as an alternate source of energy?
- It is not cost-effective.
- It is not completely pollution free.
- It poses problems of storage and distribution.
After the waiving of sanctions by the Nuclear Supply Group, which country was the first to sign a civilian nuclear agreement with India?
Which of the following universities is conducting an intensive research on the production, utilisation and storage of hydrogen fuels in India?
Consider the following facts:
- An advanced heavy water reactor is an Indian design which has thorium as its core.
- It forms the 3rd stage of India's three-stage nuclear power programme slated to begin operations in 2016.
Which of the above is/are true?
Consider the following facts about International Partnership for Energy Efficiency Cooperation.
- Only developed countries are permanent members of this organisation. Developing countries are granted non-member observer status.
- Both members and non-members, and the private sector can benefit by IPEEC supported initiatives.
- IPEEC is a forum for dialogue on energy, environment and economy.
Which of the above statements is/are true?
Consider the following facts:
- India's three-stage nuclear power programme was formulated by former President Dr. A. P. J. Abdul Kalam.
- The focus of the programme is on enabling uranium based nuclear power, and India has abundant uranium reserves in southern states.
Which of the above statements is/are true?
Pyrolisis and gasification are methods to obtain energy from which of the following?
- Wastes having high moisture content
- Wastes having high organic content
What is the motto of the Indian Renewable Energy Development Agency?
Consider the following statements:
- Tidal energy is more reliable than wind energy or solar power.
- The Indian state of Tamil Nadu is the first to invest into harnessing tidal energy and building a tidal power station off its coast.
Which of the above statements is/are true?
Gulf of Cambay and Gulf of Kutch are most attractive locations for generation of
Where was India’s first solar power plant under Jawaharlal Nehru National Solar Mission commissioned?