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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 physics save energy types of sources of energy renewable and non-renewable resources renewable and non-renewable sources of energy

Choose the correct statement.

  1. Power of magnets in hydro power plants increases with time.

  2. Magnets are involved in the generation of electricity in hydro power plants.

  3. In hydro power plants, magnetic energy is converted into electrical energy.

  4. In hydro power plants, electrical energy is converted into magnetic energy.
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

Magnets slowly lose their strength with time.

In hydro power plants, kinetic energy from water is converted to electrical energy. This is done with the help of magnets. A coil is rotated (from kinetic energy of water) between two magnets to generate electricity.

Multiple choice physics save energy types of sources of energy renewable and non-renewable resources renewable and non-renewable sources of energy

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

Wave energy requires devices to trap the energy. A wide variety of devices have been developed to trap wave energy for rotation of turbine and production of electricity.

Multiple choice physics save energy types of sources of energy renewable and non-renewable resources renewable and non-renewable sources of energy

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

Non renewable sources of energy are exhausted by natural human activities over a certain period of time.

Multiple choice physics save energy types of sources of energy renewable and non-renewable resources renewable and non-renewable sources of energy

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

Sources of energy can be classified as conventional/non-renewable or non-conventional/renewable sources of energy.

Multiple choice physics save energy types of sources of energy renewable and non-renewable resources renewable and non-renewable sources of energy

Which of the following is a characteristic of wind energy?

  1. Renewable source.

  2. Non renewable source.

  3. Not echo friendly.

  4. Costly.
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Advantages of the wind energy are as follows:

1. Clean source of energy.
2. It is renewable source of energy.
3.Echo-friendly as creates no pollution.
4.Cost efficient as naturally available and easy to harness.

Multiple choice physics save energy types of sources of energy renewable and non-renewable resources renewable and non-renewable sources of energy

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

Nuclear energy is generally considered a conventional source of energy in many contexts, whereas tidal, geothermal, and wind are unconventional (renewable/alternative).

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OTEC refers to ________.

  1. Oceanic mineral resources

  2. Tidal and wave energy.

  3. Ocean thermal energy conversion.

  4. None of these
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

Ocean thermal energy conversion (OTEC) uses the ocean thermal gradient between cooler deep and warmer shallow or surface seawaters to run a heat engine and produce useful work, usually in the form of electricity

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Which one of the following types of energy production takes place in a belt from Nagercoil to Madurai?

  1. Solar

  2. Wind

  3. Tidal

  4. Thermal
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

India now ranks as a “wind superpower” in the world. The largest wind farm cluster is located in Tamil Nadu from Nagercoil to Madurai. Apart from these, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Gujarat, Kerala, Maharashtra and Lakshadweep have important wind farms. Nagarcoil and Jaisalmer are well known for effective use of wind energy in the country.