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Which of the following is a fossil fuel?

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  1. Coal

  2. Metal

  3. Plastic

  4. Solar Energy

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Correct Option: A

Approximately, 90% of energy consumed in USA, produced from petroleum, natural gas and

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  1. Solar Energy

  2. Wood

  3. Coal

  4. Wind Energy

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Correct Option: C

Which among the following is world's top country in terms of clean energy investment?

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  1. USA

  2. China

  3. Japan

  4. Germany

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Correct Option: B

What does coal and oil contain?

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  1. CO

  2. Nitrogen

  3. Sulphur impurities

  4. $CO _{2}$

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Correct Option: C

Petroleum is ________ natural resource.

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  1. Inexhaustible

  2. Exhaustible

  3. Both A & B

  4. None of these

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Resources which get exhausted and are not available in nature in plenty and are known as exhaustible  natural resources. They take longer to get replenished. For example coal, petroleum, forest, minerals,  etc.

The amount of oil that may become available for use is called oil

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  1. Reserves

  2. Reservoirs

  3. Resources

  4. Traps

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Correct Option: C

Centre of Modern nuclear technology in India

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  1. CRAS

  2. SARC

  3. BARC

  4. None of these

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Correct Option: C

Which one of the following is an inexhaustible resources?

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  1. Soil

  2. Fossil fuels

  3. Minerals

  4. Solar radiation

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Solar radiation is an inexhaustible and renewable source of energy. Soil, Fossil fuels and Minerals, all are exhaustible and their replenishment becomes impossible or very difficult.

So, the correct answer is "D".

The biggest source of energy on earth's surface is

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  1. Coal

  2. Tides

  3. Atoms

  4. Solar radiations

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Correct Option: D
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.

Universal non-polluting source of energy is

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  1. Fossil fuel

  2. Sun

  3. Nuclear

  4. Wind and water

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

option  B sun is correct answer . as remaining is pollutating sources