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MCQ on Renewable Energy for Students
Choose the correct statement
(a) Sun can be taken as an inexhaustible source of energy
(b) There is infinite storage of fossil fuel inside the earth
(c) Hydro and wind energy plants are nonpolluting sources of energy
(d) Waste from a nuclear power plant can be easily disposed off
Option a – Sun can be taken as an inexhaustible source of energy
In a nuclear power plant, uranium atoms
(a) combine and give off heat energy
(b) split and give off heat energy
(c) burn and give off heat energy
(d) split and give off electrons
Most of the energy we use originally come from
(a) the sun
(b) the air
(c) the soil
(d) the oceans
Option a – the sun
Electrical energy can be produced from
(a) mechanical energy
(b) chemical energy
(c) radiant energy
(d) All of the above
Option d – All of the above
Coal, petroleum, natural gas, and propane are fossil fuels. They are called fossil fuels because :
(a) they are burned to release energy and they cause air pollution
(b) They were formed from the buried remains of and plants tiny animals that lived hundreds of millions of years ago
(c) they are nonrenewable and will run out
(d) they are mixed with fossils to provide energy
Option b – They were formed from the buried remains of and plants tiny animals that lived hundreds of millions of years ago
In a hydropower plant
(a) Potential energy possessed by stored water is converted into electricity
(b) Kinetic energy possessed by stored water is converted into potential energy
(c) Electricity is extracted from water
(d) Water is converted into steam to produce electricity
Option a – Potential energy possessed by stored water is converted into electricity
Which is the ultimate source of energy?
(a) Water
(b) Sun
(c) Uranium
(d) Fossil fuels
Option b – Sun
Ocean thermal energy is due to
(a) energy stored by waves in the ocean
(b) temperature difference at different levels in the ocean
(c) pressure difference at different levels in the ocean
(d) tides arising out in the ocean
Option b – temperature difference at different levels in the ocean
Which part of the solar cooker is responsible for the greenhouse effect?
(a) Coating with black color inside the box
(b) Mirror
(c) Glass sheet
(d) Outer cover of the solar cooker
Option c – Glass sheet
The main constituent of biogas is
(a) methane
(b) carbon dioxide
(c) hydrogen
(d) hydrogen sulphide
Option a – methane
The power generated in a windmill
(a) is more in the rainy season since damp air would mean more air mass hitting the blades
(b) depends on the height of the tower
(c) depends on wind velocity
(d) can be increased by planting tall trees close to the tower
Option c – depends on wind velocity
Which of the following is not a consequence of establishing hydroelectric power plants?
(a) displacement of people
(b) production of methane
(c) occurrence of floods
(d) ecological disturbance
Option c – occurrence of floods
Which of the following is an example of a fossil fuel
(a) oxygen gas
(b) Hydrogen gas
(c) natural gas
(d) producer gas
Option c – natural gas
Most of the fuels are
(a) carbon compounds with sulphur
(b) nitrogen compounds with carbon
(c) carbon compounds with hydrogen
(d) none of these
Option c – carbon compounds with hydrogen
Nuclear fusion reactions happen spontaneously in
(a) the core of the earth
(b) the commercial nuclear reactor
(c) the atmosphere of the sun
(d) the eruption of a volcano
Option c – the atmosphere of the sun
Which metal is used to connect solar cells to solar panels
(a) Gold
(b) Silver
(c) Copper
(d) Aluminum
Option b – Silver
Which one of the following is an example of a Biomass Energy source?
(a) Nuclear Energy
(b) Sun Energy
(c) Gobar Gas
(d) Wind Energy
Option c – Gobar Gas
In biogas, which gas is present in the maximum amounts
(a) Carbon dioxide
(b) Methane
(c) Hydrogen
(d) Oxygen
Option b – Methane
Which one of the following is not a source of nonconventional energy
(a) Coal
(b) Solar energy
(c) Wind energy
(d) Biogas
Option a – Coal
Gobar gas is
(a) foul-smelling gas
(b) sweet-smelling gas
(c) having high caloric value
(d) useless
Option c – having high caloric value
Biogas is produced from biomatter by
(a) anaerobic degradation
(b) distructing distillation
(c) fractional distillation
(d) mixing petrol in biomatter
Option a – anaerobic degradation
L.P.G. is mostly liquified
(a) hydrogen
(b) oxygen
(c) butane
(d) methane
Option c – butane
Today, which renewable energy source provides India with the most energy?
(a) wind
(b) solar
(c) geothermal
(d) hydropower
Option d – hydropower
How much of the energy in burning coal reaches the consumer as electricity
(a) 1/3 (one-third)
(b) 1/2 (one-half)
(c) 3/4 (three-quarters)
(d) 9/10 (nine-tenths)
Option a – 1/3 (one-third)
Which form of energy is contained in wind energy
(a) Kinetic energy
(b) Potential energy
(c) Electric energy
(d) Thermal energy
Option a – Kinetic energy
Boron rods in a nuclear reactor are used to
(a) absorb excess neutrons
(b) absorb alpha particles
(c) slow down the reaction
(d) speed up the reaction
Option a – absorb excess neutrons
Which of the following is the best nuclear fuel
(a) thorium 236
(b) plutonium 239
(c) uranium 236
(d) neptunium 239
Option b – plutonium 239
Control rods used in nuclear reactors are made of
(a) stainless steel
(b) graphite
(c) cadmium
(d) plutonium
Option c – cadmium
Gasoline is produced by refining which fossil fuel?
(a) natural gas
(b) coal
(c) petroleum
(d) propane
Option c – petroleum
Propane is used instead of natural gas on many farms and in rural areas. Why is propane often used instead of natural gas?
(a) it’s safer
(b) it’s portable
(c) it’s cleaner
(d) it’s cheaper
Option b – it’s portable
What sector of the Indian economy consumes most of the nation’s petroleum?
(a) residential
(b) commercial
(c) industrial
(d) transportation
Option d – transportation
Natural gas is transported mainly by
(a) pipelines
(b) trucks
(c) barges
(d) all three equally
Option a – pipelines
Global warming focuses on an increase in the level of which gas in the atmosphere.
(a) ozone
(b) sulfur dioxide
(c) carbon dioxide
(d) nitrous oxide
Option c – carbon dioxide
Solar, biomass, geothermal, wind, and hydropower energy are all renewable sources of energy. They are called renewable because they
(a) are clean and free to use
(b) can be converted directly into heat and electricity
(c) can be replenished by nature in a short period of time
(d) do not produce air pollution
Option c – can be replenished by nature in a short period of time
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