Tag: management of natural resources

Questions Related to management of natural resources

Drip irrigation can help in the harvesting of water.

  1. True

  2. False


Correct Option: A

Biogas is a good substitute for

  1. Natural gas

  2. Crude oil

  3. Coal

  4. All of the above


Correct Option: D

Bioenergy is the energy obtained from

  1. Coal

  2. Natural gas

  3. Biomass

  4. Petroleum


Correct Option: C
Explanation:
Biomass is the amount of organic matter present in an organism. It is the stored form of energy in an organism. Biomass is used to produce bioenergy. Biomass can be of various types such as woods, crops, landfill gas etc. Biomass can be converted to various forms to produce biofuels, biogas etc. Highest amount of biomass is present in plants as they trap solar energy and convert it into mechanical energy in the form of stored food. 
So, the correct answer is 'Biomass'.

Biogas contains

  1. $CH _4+CO+CO _2$

  2. $CH _4+CO _2+H _2$

  3. $CO+CO _2+H _2$

  4. $CO+CO _2+NO _2$


Correct Option: B
Explanation:
Biogas is a form of energy produced from anaerobic decomposition of waste material and organic matter. It is a renewable source of energy and a good alternative in place of fossil fuels which are depleting with time. Biogas is produced by methanogenic bacteria which breakdown organic matter in the absence of oxygen. They produce biogas which is a mixture of gases like methane (CH4), carbon dioxide (CO2) and hydrogen (H2) in different composition.
So, the correct answer is 'CH4CO2H2 '.

Bioenergy is obtained from

  1. Petroleum

  2. Natural gas

  3. Biomass

  4. Synthetic fuel


Correct Option: C
Explanation:
Biomass is the amount of organic matter present in an organism. It is the stored form of energy in an organism. Biomass is used to produce bioenergy. Biomass can be of various types such as woods, crops, landfill gas etc. Biomass can be converted to various forms to produce biofuels, biogas etc. Bioenergy is renewable source energy because it can be replenished over a period of time.
So, the correct answer is 'Biomass'.

Hot water of Manikaran is used for generating electricity. It is known as 

  1. Solar energy

  2. Biomass energy

  3. Geothermal energy

  4. Hydroelectric energy


Correct Option: C
Explanation:
A. Solar energy is energy generated from heat of sun.
B. Biomass energy is generated from the biomass i.e. organic matter of plants and animals which in turn, contains the stored solar energy.
C. Geothermal energy is the energy generated from heat of earth. 
D. Hydroelectric energy is generated using water which is passed over turbines which flow at a high speed and electricity is generated.
Manikaran (located in Himachal Pradesh) hot springs are used to generate geothermal energy because the heat of the water is used to produce electricity.
So, the correct answer is 'Geothermal energy'.

The scientist could who first demonstrated that nuclear energy be harnessed to produce electrical energy was :

  1. Homi Bhabha

  2. Enrico Fermi

  3. W B Lewis

  4. P A M Dirac


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Enrico Fermi (1901-1954) was an Italian physicist and recipient of the 1938 Nobel Prize in Physics. He created the world's first nuclear reactor, the Chicago Pile- 1.

So, the correct answer id 'Enrico Fermi'.

Planetesimal hypothesis is given by?

  1. Hoyle in $1939$

  2. Lyttleton in $1939$

  3. Kent in $1946$

  4. More than one correct answer


Correct Option: A

__________ is the element used to produce nuclear energy

  1. Palladium

  2. Strontium

  3. Uranium

  4. Rhodium


Correct Option: C

In which form energy flow occur in ecosystem?

  1. Solar energy

  2. Heat energy

  3. Chemical energy

  4. Electric energy


Correct Option: A