Types of sources of energy - class-X

types of sources of energy

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Question 1 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

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

  1. natural gas
  2. coal
  3. petrol
  4. biogas
Question 2 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following is non-renewable source of energy?

  1. Coal
  2. Gobar gas
  3. Solar energy
  4. Tidal energy
Question 3 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following is renewable source of energy?

  1. wood
  2. petroleum
  3. natural gas
  4. uranium
Question 4 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Choose the source ofenergy which is different from others

  1. gobar gas
  2. vegetable refuse
  3. plants
  4. crude oil
Question 5 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Choose the source of energy which is different from others

  1. lignite
  2. natural gas
  3. sun
  4. coal
Question 6 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

In which of the following does the evaporation of water play an important role ?

  1. Thermal power
  2. Hydroelectric power
  3. Solar power
  4. Wind power
Question 7 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

The sources of energy which can be replenished quickly is

  1. non-renewable
  2. renewable
  3. repost
  4. none of the above
Question 8 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following energy sources is a renewable source of energy?

  1. Coal
  2. Petroleum
  3. Natural gas
  4. Ocean current
Question 9 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Find odd one out.

  1. Wind
  2. Tidal energy
  3. Solar energy
  4. Coal
Question 10 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following energy sources is non-renewable?

  1. Solar energy
  2. Tidal energy
  3. Fossil fuels
  4. Atomic energy
Question 11 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

State whether given statement is True or False
Electricity is power.

  1. True
  2. False
Question 12 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

The predominant source of energy on Earth is

  1. plants
  2. natural gas
  3. electricity
  4. the Sun
Question 13 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

The amount of oil available for use are from oil 

  1. reserve
  2. reservoir
  3. resources
  4. barrels
Question 14 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following is used to produce electricity?

  1. Water
  2. Biomass
  3. Thermal power
  4. All of the above
Question 15 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which among the following is not a renewable source of energy?

  1. Solar
  2. Geothermal
  3. Hydropower
  4. Biomass
Question 16 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Lignite and Bituminous are 

  1. Nuclear fuel
  2. Coal
  3. Natural gas
  4. Biogas
Question 17 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Choose the correct statement.

  1. <span>Power of&nbsp; magnets in hydro power plants increases with time.</span>
  2. <span>Magnets are involved in the generation of electricity in&nbsp;</span><span>hydro&nbsp;</span><span>power plants.</span>
  3. In&nbsp;<span>hydro&nbsp;power plants, magnetic energy is converted into electrical energy.</span>
  4. <span>In&nbsp;</span><span>hydro&nbsp;power plants, electrical energy is converted into magnetic energy.</span>
Question 18 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of these is not related to energy efficiency?

  1. Useful energy
  2. $kW$
  3. Heat
  4. Energy transformation
Question 19 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of following is not a renewable source of energy?

  1. Geothermal
  2. Propane
  3. Solar
  4. Wind
Question 20 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Production of electricity by wave energy requires:

  1. extremely strong pipes to carry sea water in huge waves.
  2. devices to trap wave energy for rotation of turbine.
  3. devices to boil sea water in waves.
  4. all of the above.
Question 21 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

In thermal power plants:

  1. heat energy is converted to electrical energy.
  2. heat energy is converted to light energy.
  3. electrical energy is converted to heat energy.
  4. heat energy is converted to wind energy.
Question 22 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Electricity produced by flowing water is called:

  1. Wind energy farm
  2. Nuclear power
  3. Water power
  4. None of these
Question 23 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following is not true for non-renewable sources of energy?

  1. Present in a limited quantity in nature
  2. Not replenished by any natural process
  3. Are inexhaustible
  4. None of these
Question 24 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following is renewable source of energy?

  1. Nuclear fuels
  2. Natural gas
  3. Fossil fuels
  4. Geothermal energy
Question 25 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Sequence of energy conversion in a thermal power plant is:
P) Heat energy Q) Electrical energy R) Mechanical energy

  1. $P\rightarrow Q\rightarrow R$
  2. $P\rightarrow R\rightarrow Q$
  3. $R\rightarrow Q\rightarrow P$
  4. $Q\rightarrow R\rightarrow P$
Question 26 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following energies is used for generating electricity?

  1. Solar energy
  2. Nuclear energy
  3. Wind energy
  4. All of these
Question 27 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following is a classification of sources of energy?

  1. Conventional and Non - Conventional
  2. Mechanical and Electrical
  3. Potential and Kinetic energy
  4. None of these
Question 28 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Wind potential in India is about:

  1. <font color="#252525" face="sans-serif">$2000\ GW$</font>
  2. $2000\ MW$
  3. <span>$2\ GW$</span>
  4. $1\ GW$
Question 29 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which form of energy is harnessed by a turbine to convert it into an electrical
energy?

  1. Light energy
  2. Mechanical energy
  3. Chemical energy
  4. Thermal energy
Question 30 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following is a characteristic of wind energy?

  1. Renewable source.
  2. Non renewable source.
  3. Not echo friendly.
  4. Costly.
Question 31 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which one of the following is a renewable resource?

  1. Natural gas
  2. Petroleum
  3. Wind
  4. Coal
Question 32 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

State whether the given statement is True or False :
Solar panels converts light energy to mechanical energy.

  1. True
  2. False
Question 33 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

State whether the given statement is True or False :

Non conventional sources of energy are cheaper than conventional sources of energy in most of the cases. 

  1. True
  2. False
Question 34 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What term is known as when the solar energy fall on the Earth's atmosphere exposed perpendicularly to the rays of the Sun at the average distance between the Sun and Earth?

  1. Solar panel
  2. Solar Constant
  3. Solar Time
  4. Solar Energy
Question 35 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What are hot spots?

  1. Molten rock in the earths crust is pushed upward and trapped in certain regions
  2. Solid rock in the earths crust is pushed upward and trapped in certain regions
  3. Molten rock in the earths crust is pushed downward and trapped in certain regions
  4. Solid rock in the earths crust is trapped in certain regions
Question 36 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Out of the following which one is not a unconventional source of energy ?

  1. Tidal power
  2. Geothermal energy
  3. Nuclear energy
  4. Wind power
Question 37 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Live storage of coal in a power plant means 

  1. coal ready for combustion
  2. preheated coal
  3. storage of coal sufficient to meet 24 hour demand of the plant
  4. coal in transit
Question 38 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Water gas is a mixture of -

  1. $CO _2 and O _2$
  2. $O _2and H _2$
  3. $H _2, N _2 and O _2$
  4. $CO, N _2 and H _2$
Question 39 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following is considered as superior quality of coal ?

  1. Bituminous coal
  2. Peat
  3. Lignite
  4. Coke
Question 40 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Coal used in power plant is also known as -

  1. steam coal
  2. charcoal
  3. coke
  4. soft coal
Question 41 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Pulverized coal is

  1. coal free from ash
  2. non-smoking coal
  3. coal which bums For long time
  4. coal broken into fine particles
Question 42 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following enters the super heater of a boiler ?

  1. Cold water
  2. Hot water
  3. Wet steam
  4. Super-heated steam
Question 43 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

The efficiency of a thermal power plant improves with 

  1. increased quantity of coal burnt
  2. larger quantity of water used
  3. lower load in the plant
  4. use of high steam pressures
Question 44 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

As steam expands in turbine-

  1. its pressure increases
  2. its specific volume increases
  3. its boiling point increases
  4. its temperature increases
Question 45 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

sources of energy:

  1. Highly polluting
  2. Unreliable supply
  3. High running cost
  4. High waste disposal cost
Question 46 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

The equipment installed in power plants to reduce air pollution due to smoke is

  1. Induced draft fans
  2. De-super heaters
  3. Electrostatic precipitators
  4. Re-heaters