Environmental Studies · Science General

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
  1. Forest

  2. Air

  3. Water

  4. Sunlight

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

 There are a large number of natural resources of air, water and sunlight. These will not get exhausted in spite of continuous usage. Forests, if continuously cut down will get exhausted. They are renewable but an exhaustible resource. 

Multiple choice
  1. Air

  2. Water

  3. Sunlight

  4. Petroleum

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

 Renewable resources are the ones, which can be replenished at a rate at, which they are consumed. Air, water, and sunlight are present in huge amounts in nature but formation of petroleum takes millions of years and cannot be replenished at the rate at, which it is consumed. 

Multiple choice
  1. Lack of ability of recycling and replenishment.

  2. Their more demand and less supply.

  3. Due to their wider range of usage.

  4. Their appearance and process of refining makes them non-renewable.

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

 Non-renewable resources are the ones, which can not be replenished at the rate at which they are consumed. Also, they can't be recycled to optimize their usage. This applies to minerals and fossil fuels and so, they are known as non renewable resources. 

Multiple choice
  1. solar energy

  2. biomass

  3. producer

  4. carbohydrates

  5. none of these

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

Solar energy powers photosynthesis in producers, which forms the base of food chains. Biomass, producers, and carbohydrates all derive their energy from the sun ultimately.

Multiple choice
  1. upright

  2. downward

  3. upright in pond and downright in forest

  4. upright in forest and downright in pond

  5. none of the above

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

Pyramid of energy is upright because when energy flows from a trophic level to next trophic level, some energy is always lost as heat at each step. Finally, it is lost to atmosphere and never goes back to the Sun.

Multiple choice
  1. wind energy

  2. geothermal energy

  3. solar energy

  4. tidal energy

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

Suzlon Energy is an Indian company that became a major global player in wind turbine manufacturing. They're not involved in geothermal, solar, or tidal energy - their core business has always been wind power generation and related infrastructure.

Multiple choice
  1. renewable source of energy

  2. low pressure gas

  3. fossil fuel

  4. biogas

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

LPG (Liquefied Petroleum Gas) is a fossil fuel derived from petroleum refining or natural gas processing. It consists primarily of propane and butane. It is non-renewable because it comes from finite underground reserves, unlike biogas which is renewable, and it's stored under pressure, making it 'liquefied' not 'low pressure'.

Multiple choice
  1. Petroleum

  2. Coal

  3. Sunlight

  4. Natural gas

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

Fossil fuels (coal, petroleum, natural gas) are formed from decomposed organic matter over millions of years. Sunlight is a renewable energy source from nuclear fusion in the sun, not a fossil fuel.

Multiple choice
  1. Coal

  2. Sun light

  3. Petroleum

  4. Natural gas

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

Fossil fuels (coal, petroleum, natural gas) are formed from ancient buried organisms. Sunlight is a renewable energy source from nuclear fusion in the Sun, not a fossil fuel. Coal, petroleum, and natural gas are all classified as fossil fuels because they form from decomposed organic matter over geological time.

Multiple choice
  1. hydro power

  2. thermal power

  3. nuclear power

  4. fuel cell

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

Hydro power is considered a clean and renewable source of energy because it generates electricity using the kinetic energy of flowing water without burning fossil fuels or emitting harmful pollutants into the atmosphere.