Environment and Ecology | Non-Conventional Energy

Environment and Ecology | Non-Conventional Energy

1. Solar energy is drawn from which of the following?

Moon
Ocean
Sun
The Wind

2. Among following energy sources which one is used maximum in organic form?

Nuclear energy
Solar energy
Geo-thermal energy
Tidal energy

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

Coal
Nuclear energy
Petrol
Solar energy

4. Which of the following is the largest storehouse of alternative energy?

Solar energy
Tidal energy
Nuclear energy
Geo-thermal energy

5. Which of the following energy source is most eco-friendly?

Petroleum product
Forest product
Nuclear fission
Solar cell

6. Which one of the following is not a fossil fuel?

Coal
Petroleum
Natural gas
Uranium

7. Which form of energy does not create environment issue?

Coal
Nuclear
Petrol
Solar

8. Which one of the following fuels creates the least pollution?

Diesel
Coal
Hydrogen
Kerosene

9. What is meant by energy crisis?

Shortage of hydro-electricity
Malnutrition leading to a short supply of energy in the body
Shortage of thermal power
The danger of extinction of fosssil fuel like coal and petrol

10. Which one of the following is the best source of generating electricity in India from the view point of sustainable development?

Coal
Mineral oil and gas
Hydro-electricity
Atomic energy

11. Which one of the following sources of renewable energy has the greatest potential in India?

Solar power
Biomass power
Small hydel power
Energy recovery from waste

12. Which of the following statements about bio-fuel is not correct?

Bio-fuel is eco-friendly
Bio-fuel is cost effective
Bio-fuel can contribute to remedy energy crisis
Bio-fuel is also made from corn

13. Which one of the following is a bio- diesel crop?

Cotton
Sugarcane
Jatropha
Potato

14. Which of the following is the source of 'Green Fuel'?

Pyne
Carnage
Furn
All of these

15. Given below are the names of four energy crops. Which one of them can be cultivated for ethanol?

Jatropha
Maize
Pongamia
Sunflower

16. Under the Nuclear Power Projects, Environmental Effects that have to be studied and resolved are

Radioactive contamination of air, soil and water
Deforestation and loss of flora and fauna
Radioactive waster disposal
All of the above

17. Which of the following renewable power resources had highest installed capacity in the country?

Biomass power
Solar power
Waste to energy
Wind power