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Energy Management - Non Conventional Sources and Ene...

Description: Energy Mangement - Non conventional sources & energy crises
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How is tidal energy generated?

  1. Due to the difference in water levels in sea and rivers

  2. Due to fast blowing winds

  3. Due to high and low tides

  4. Both (1) and (3)


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

The gravitational pull of Moon on spinning Earth causes the rise and fall in the sea level. This is called high tide and low tide and the difference in water levels between high and low tides gives us tidal energy.

Which of the following is not an advantage of nuclear energy?

  1. Nuclear fuel can be used for a long time.

  2. It can cause very serious health problems in case of an accident.

  3. Even a small amount of nuclear fuel has the ability to generate very high amount of energy.

  4. It helps to reduce the dependence on fossil fuels.


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Accidents involving nuclear power plants are disastrous and have very grave consequences.

Which of the following mirrors can be used to focus sunlight in a solar cooker?

  1. Concave

  2. Convex

  3. Plane

  4. Any of them


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Sunrays are focused at a point using concave reflectors. The solar radiations falling on the concave reflectors are focused at a point. Thus, large amount of heat radiations concentrated at a point increases the temperature of that point to a high value. Hence, option (1) is correct.

The most powerful energy source, if utilised properly, is

  1. biomass energy

  2. wind energy

  3. nuclear energy

  4. geothermal energy


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

The most powerful energy source, if utilized properly, is nuclear energy as it is the result of bombarding uranium nuclei by neutrons. Hence, option (3) is correct.

Which of the following is not an energy form obtained from the sea?

  1. Tidal energy

  2. Ocean thermal energy

  3. Hydro energy

  4. Wave energy


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Hydro energy is not a form of energy obtained from the sea.

How is geothermal energy influenced by the sun?

  1. Geothermal energy increases due to an increase in the intensity of the sun's rays.

  2. Geothermal energy decreases due to decrease in the intensity of the sun's rays.

  3. Geothermal energy converts nuclear energy to thermal energy.

  4. Geothermal energy is not influenced by the sun.


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Geothermal energy is not influenced by the sun. The source of geothermal energy is the heat present in the earth's crust.

In a nuclear fission reaction,

  1. heavier nuclei combine to give a heavier nucleus and release of energy

  2. heavier nucleus breaks up into lighter nuclei and release of energy

  3. lighter nuclei combine to give heavier nucleus and release of energy

  4. lighter nucleus breaks up into even lighter nuclei and release of energy


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

In a nuclear fission reaction, heavier nucleus breaks up into lighter nuclei and releases energy.

A glass structure used to protect the plants from cold is known as

  1. solar heater

  2. glass house

  3. green house

  4. warm house


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Green house is a glass structure used to protect the plants from cold as it is a property of glass. Hence, option (3) is correct.

Energy crisis can be solved by utilising

  1. geothermal energy

  2. nuclear energy

  3. solar energy

  4. All of the above


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Energy crisis can be solved by utilising geothermal energy, nuclear energy and solar energy. So, option (4) is correct.

A major drawback of a nuclear power plant is that it

  1. contaminates environment with hazardous radiations

  2. is very costly to set up

  3. uses uranium which is available scarcely

  4. All of the above


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Following are the major drawbacks of a nuclear power plant: (i)   It contaminates environment with hazardous radiations. (ii)  It is very costly to set up. (iii) It uses uranium, which is scarcely available and not in abundance. Since all these are the drawbacks of a nuclear power plant, then option (4) is correct.

Solar cooker can be used to cook food on a

  1. cloudy day

  2. sunny day

  3. stormy day

  4. rainy day


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Solar cooker is used to cook food on a sunny day because it requires a temperature of about 100o C to 140oC. Hence, option (2) is correct.

Geothermal energy is produced due to the

  1. geography of region

  2. climatic changes

  3. geological changes

  4. wind in that region


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Geothermal energy is produced due to geological changes. Hence, option (3) is correct.

Which of the following is/are the drawback(s) of solar cell panel, inspite of being a good source of energy?

  1. It is costly to set up.

  2. It is a low power source.

  3. It is not compact in size.

  4. All of these.


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

The following are the drawbacks of solar cell panel: (i)    It is costly to set up. (ii)   It is a low power source. (iii)  It is associated with pollution. Option 4 is the correct answer. 

We are facing an energy crisis because

  1. energy cannot be created

  2. energy cannot be destroyed

  3. energy changes from useful to useless form

  4. energy changes from useless to useful form


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

If energy changes from useful to useless form, then energy crisis occurs. Hence, option (3) is correct.

Which of the following energy sources is renewable?

  1. Fossil fuels

  2. Thermal power plant

  3. Hydropower plant

  4. Both (2) and (3)


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Hydropower is a renewable source of energy. Hence, option (3) is correct.

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