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Energy Resources and Storage

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Energy Resources questions explore conventional and renewable energy sources, including wind, hydropower, and biomass technologies. These concepts are crucial for SSC, UPSC, and state competitive exams. Practice these questions to understand energy generation and storage technologies better.

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Energy Resources and Storage Questions

Multiple choice biology water and air and their importance water management - case studies introduction to natural resources management of natural resources

The biggest source of energy on earth's surface is

  1. Coal

  2. Tides

  3. Atoms

  4. Solar radiations

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation
Plants are the primary producers. They photosynthesize using solar energy. They form the basis of the food chain thereby providing energy to all higher life forms. Solar radiations regulate the weather and provide a habitable environment for all living creatures. It is also responsible for the water cycle. Thus the correct answer is option D.
Multiple choice biology water and air and their importance water management - case studies introduction to natural resources management of natural resources

A natural resource that has inherent capacity to replenish is called as

  1. Renewable resource

  2. Non renewable resource

  3. Exhaustible resource

  4. Inexhaustible resource

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Renewable resources are those that are replenished naturally over relatively short periods of time. It includes solar energy, tidal energy, geothermal energy, biomass, etc. Thus the correct answer is option A.

Multiple choice biology water and air and their importance water management - case studies introduction to natural resources management of natural resources

A renewable exhaustible natural resource is 

  1. Forest

  2. Coal

  3. Petroleum

  4. Minerals

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Natural resources occur naturally within environments, that exist relatively undistributed by humanity, in a natural form. A natural resource is often characterized by amounts of biodiversity and geodiversity existent in various ecosystems. Natural resources are derived from the environment. Biotic resources are obtained from the biosphere (living and organic material), such as forests and animals, and the materials, that can be obtained from them. Forests and wildlife are both renewable in the short term but non renewable once a point has been reached or to a point. Forests can be managed to some degree sustainable forestry cuts older trees, while planting new one to replace them, this works in some types of environments better than others.

Multiple choice components and importance of food science of kitchen evs

Which of the following is the renewable source of energy?

  1. Ethanol

  2. Jatropa plant

  3. Bagasse

  4. All of the above

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation
  • Renewable energy sources are energy sources that are always being replenished. They can never be depleted. Some examples of renewable energy sources are solar energy, wind energy, hydropower, geothermal energy, biomass energy, ethanol, jatropha plant, and bagasse.
  • Ethanol, derived from plant material, is a renewable energy source because the production and combustion of ethanol complete a cycle.
  • The oil from Jatropha plants is mainly converted into biodiesel for use in diesel engines(biodiesel).
  • Bagasse is the dry pulpy residue left after the extraction of juice from sugar cane. Bagasse is usually combusted in furnaces to produce steam for power generation. 
  • Hence ethanol, jatropha plant and Bagasse are the renewable sources of energy.
  • So, the correct answer is 'All the above'.
Multiple choice components and importance of food science of kitchen evs

The production of alternative sources of non renewable sources is called as

  1. Renewable resources

  2. Eco-efficiency

  3. Sustainable development

  4. None of the above

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation
  • The production of alternative sources of non-renewable (not capable of being replenished) sources is called as Eco-efficiency.
  • The term eco-efficiency was coined by WBCSD(World Business Council for Sustainable Development) in its 1992 publication
  • Eco-efficiency can be achieved by the use of alternative raw materials and recycling wastes.
  • Hence the production of alternative sources of non-renewable sources is called as Eco-efficiency.
  • So, the correct answer is 'Eco-efficiency'.
Multiple choice components and importance of food science of kitchen evs

Which one of the following is not a conventional sources of energy 

  1. LPG

  2. Coal

  3. Petroleum

  4. Solar cooker

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

Solar cooker is a non conventional sources of energy. Increasing population would need more and more energy. New sources such as solar energy, nuclear energy are being used. Solar cooker uses solar energy. 

Multiple choice physics towards green energy renewable and non-renewable resources renewable and non-renewable sources of energy production of electricity from solar energy

Fill  in the blank.

Renewable source of energy is ______ .

  1. coal

  2. fossil fuel

  3. natural gas

  4. Sun

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

Renewable energy is generally defined as energy that comes from resources which are naturally replenished on a human time scale such as sunlight, wind, rain, tides, waves and geothermal heat. Hence, Sun is naturally coming and can be used in the form of solar energy, to evaporate water which turns into rain and rains are useful in many uses. Ultimately, Sun is the renewable source of energy.

Multiple choice physics towards green energy renewable and non-renewable resources renewable and non-renewable sources of energy production of electricity from solar energy

Select the renewable and non-renewable sources of energy from the following:
(a) Coal
(b) Wood
(c) Water
(d) Diesel
(e) Wind
(f) Oil

  1. Renewable-(b), (c) and (e) and Non-renewable-(a), (d) and (f)

  2. Renewable-(a), (d) and (f) and Non-renewable-(b), (c) and (e)

  3. Renewable-(a), (d) and (e) and Non-renewable-(b), (c) and (f)

  4. Renewable-(a), (c) and (e) and Non-renewable-(b), (d) and (f)

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Renewable- (b), (c) and (e); Non-renewable- (a), (d) and (f).
Here once petrol,diesel, coal and oil are consumed, for example in our vehicle, it cannot come back and renew to some other thing where as in wood, wind and water once we use it for some purpose we can use it for some other thing again like if wood is used in making bed then again we can make it back to wood or some other thing. Hence, these are renewable sources.

Multiple choice physics towards green energy renewable and non-renewable resources renewable and non-renewable sources of energy production of electricity from solar energy

Select the renewable and non-renewable sources of energy from the following:
(a) Coal
(b) Wood
(c) Water
(d) Diesel
(e) Wind
(f) Oil

  1. Renewable-(a), (d) and (f) and Non-renewable-(b), (c) and (e)

  2. Renewable-(b),(c) and (e) and Non-renewable-(a), (d) and (f)

  3. Renewable-(a), (c) and (e) and Non-renewable-(b), (d) and (f)

  4. Renewable-(b), (d) and (e) and Non-renewable-(a), (c) and (f)

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

Renewable-(b), (c) and (e); Non-renewable-(a), (d) and (f).
Here once petrol, diesel, coal and oil are consumed, for example in our vehicle, it cannot come back and renew to some other thing whereas in wood, wind and water once we use it for some purpose we can use it for some other thing again like if wood is used in making bed then again we can make it back to wood or some other thing. Hence, these are renewable sources.

Multiple choice biology solar equipment renewable and non-renewable resources renewable and non-renewable sources of energy production of electricity from solar energy

Which of the following is an indirect form of solar energy?

  1. Tidal energy

  2. Energy from wastes

  3. Geothermal energy

  4. Electricity

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Tidal energy is caused by the gravitational pull of the Moon and Sun on Earth's oceans, which is distinct from direct solar radiation, though it is often categorized as a renewable energy source.

Multiple choice physics world energy needs renewable and non-renewable resources renewable and non-renewable sources of energy production of electricity from solar energy

State True or False :
Geothermal energy can be used to produce electricity.

  1. True

  2. False

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

The steam comes from reservoirs of hot water found a few miles or more below the earth's surface. The steam rotates a turbine that activates a generator, which produces electricity Hence Geothermal energy can be used to produce electricity.