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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 towards green energy non-conventional sources of energy electric energy generation and environment renewable and non-renewable energy

Non-conventional forms of energy can be

  1. created.

  2. transduced from other forms of energy.

  3. exhausted in our lifetime.

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

Non-conventional energy sources, such as solar or wind, involve converting natural energy flows into usable forms like electricity. They are not created from nothing but are transduced from existing natural energy forms.

Multiple choice physics towards green energy non-conventional sources of energy electric energy generation and environment renewable and non-renewable energy

Non-conventional sources of energy are 

  1. pollution-free

  2. renewable

  3. inexhaustible

  4. exhaustible
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A,B,C Correct answer
Explanation

 Natural resources like wind, tides, solar, biomass, etc generate energy which is known as "Non-conventional resources“. These are pollution free ,renewable,inexhaustible  and hence we can use these to produce a clean form of energy without any wastage.

Multiple choice physics sources of energy non-conventional sources of energy electric energy generation and environment renewable and non-renewable energy

Which of the following is a renewable source of energy

  1. Wood

  2. Petrol

  3. LPG

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

Wood is a renewable source of energy because trees can be replanted and grown over a relatively short timeframe compared to fossil fuels. Petrol and LPG are non-renewable fossil fuels formed over millions of years.

Multiple choice geography understanding development: perspectives, measurement and sustainability introduction to natural resources (eco) basic problems of an economy resources - types and conservation

__________ is mostly used to light homes, buildings and heat water.

  1. Wind power

  2. Solar power

  3. Biomass

  4. Hydro-electricity
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

Solar power is the conversion of sunlight into electricity, either directly using photovoltaics (PV), or indirectly using concentrated solar power. Concentrated solar power systems use lenses or mirrors and tracking systems to focus a large area of sunlight into a small beam. It is mostly used to light home, buildings and heat water.

Multiple choice geography basic problems of an economy introduction to natural resources (eco) understanding development: perspectives, measurement and sustainability resources - types and conservation

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

  1. Oil

  2. Water

  3. Wind

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

Renewable energy sources are naturally replenished on a human timescale. Oil is a fossil fuel formed over millions of years and is considered a non-renewable resource.

Multiple choice zoology respiration in organisms active transport and passive transport types of plant transport atp

Which one is not a commercial energy?

  1. Coal

  2. Animal power

  3. Petroleum and natural gas

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

Commercial energy is obtained to the users at some price and is used mostly for commercial purposes. It is a non-renewable form of energy. Where as, non-commercial energy is a renewable form, obtained from cow dung, fire wood and agricultural waste. 

So the correct option is 'Animal power'

Multiple choice

Which of the following is a renewable source of energy?

  1. Coal

  2. Natural gas

  3. Nuclear energy

  4. Solar power
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

Solar power is a renewable energy source because it is derived from the sun, which is inexhaustible on human timescales. Coal and natural gas are fossil fuels, while nuclear energy relies on finite uranium.

Multiple choice

Which of the following is an example of a renewable energy source?

  1. Fossil fuels

  2. Solar energy

  3. Nuclear energy

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

Solar energy is a renewable energy source that harnesses the power of the sun.

Multiple choice

Which of the following is a renewable resource?

  1. Fossil fuels

  2. Solar energy

  3. Wind energy

  4. Nuclear energy

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

Solar energy is a renewable resource as it is derived from the sun, which is a continuously renewable source of energy.

Multiple choice

Which of the following is not a renewable energy source?

  1. Solar energy.

  2. Wind energy.

  3. Hydropower.

  4. Nuclear energy.
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

Nuclear energy is not a renewable energy source because it relies on uranium, which is a finite resource.

Multiple choice

Which of the following is NOT a type of sustainable transportation technology?

  1. Biodiesel

  2. Ethanol

  3. Solar power

  4. Wind power
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

Solar power is not a type of sustainable transportation technology because it is not used to power vehicles.

Multiple choice

What is the term used to describe the energy carried by the wind?

  1. Wind power

  2. Wind energy

  3. Wind kinetic energy

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

Wind energy is the term used to describe the energy carried by the wind, which can be harnessed and converted into electricity.

Multiple choice

What is the primary component of a wind turbine that converts wind energy into electrical energy?

  1. Rotor

  2. Blades

  3. Nacelle

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

The rotor, consisting of blades, is the primary component of a wind turbine that converts wind energy into electrical energy.