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The energy obtained from biological resources is called as

  1. Electrical energy

  2. Mechanical energy

  3. Bioenergy

  4. Life energy
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

Bioenergy is renewable energy made available from materials derived from biological sources. Biomass is any organic material which has stored sunlight in the form of chemical energy. As a fuel it may include wood, straw, manure, sugarcane, and many other byproducts from a variety of agricultural processes.

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One of the country where alcohol has been very successfully used as motor fuel is?

  1. U.S.A

  2. Brazil

  3. Japan

  4. Germany
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation
Alcohol has been used as biofuel in many countries especially Brazil. The alcohols that are used as biofuels are methanol, ethanol, propanol and butanol. Ethanol is most commonly used as biofuel. Brazil has highest production of ethanol as biofuel. Ethanol in brazil is produced from sugarcane. The bagasse of sugar cane i.e. residual cane waste is fermented to produce ethanol. In 2015/16, Brazil raised about 80 billion gallons of ethanol. Ethanol is the blended in gasoline and used as fuel for engines.
So, the correct answer is 'Brazil'.
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Domestic cooking gas cylinder contains

  1. Coal gas

  2. Liquid petroleum gas

  3. Diesel oil

  4. Alcohol
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation
  • The domestic cooking gas cylinder contains Liquid petroleum gas.
  • Its composition is propane or butane or a mixture of both, are flammable mixtures of hydrocarbon gases used as fuel in heating appliances, cooking equipment, and vehicles.
  • So, the correct answer is 'Liquid petroleum gas'.
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Gasohol was first used in

  1. 1970's

  2. 1980's

  3. 1940's

  4. 1800's
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

Gasoline or petrol is a derivative product of petroleum distillation. The ethanol or ethyl alcohol is produced from fermentation and distillation of grains e.g., corn, barley, wheat. When gasoline is blended with ethanol it becomes Gasohol, the percentage is 90 and 10 respectively. It was first used in Nebraska 1940. It is used as an alternative fuel. Hence the first use of Gasohol was in the 1940s.

Hence, the correct answer is '1940's'.

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Amount of alcohol allowed to be mixed with petrol in India is

  1. 2.5 %

  2. 5%

  3. 10 %

  4. 10 - 15 %
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation
  • Alcohol(ethanol) is mixed with petrol because It enhances the octane contents in the fuel and hence acts as an anti-knocking agent(reduces knocking of the engines). 
  • Ethanol, when mixed with petrol, reduces the emissions from the vehicles.
  • The Amount of alcohol allowed to be mixed with petrol in India is 5%.
  • So, the correct answer is '5%'.
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Amount of ethanol that can be added in petrol and used in conventional gasoline engines is

  1. 5-10%

  2. 10-20%

  3. 15-25%

  4. 25-40%
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Amount of ethanol that can be added in petrol and used in conventional gasoline engines is about 5% to 10%. This is done because ethanol is a particulate-free burning fuel source. At many gas stations, E10 ethanol is widely used. It is a mixture of 10% ethanol with 90% gasoline.  

Thus, the correct answer is '5-10%.'

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Fuelwood demand in India is

  1. 90 million $m^3$
  2. 150 million $m^3$
  3. 216 million $m^3$
  4. 300 million $m^3$
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation
  • Fuelwood is a fuel, such as firewood, charcoal, chips, sheets, pellets, and sawdust.
  • Fuelwood can is used for cooking and heating, and occasionally for fueling steam engines and steam turbines that generate electricity. It can also be used indoors in a furnace, stove, or fireplace, or outdoors in furnace, campfire, or bonfire.
  • In India, Fuelwood demand is about 300 million m3.
  • So, the correct answer is '300 million m3'.
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Mineral oil is

  1. Mustard oil

  2. Petroleum

  3. Liquefied petroleum gas

  4. Palm oil
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation
Petroleum is dark coloured thick crude oil and is also called fossil fuel. It is known as mineral oil as it is procured during refining and extraction of crude oil.
A. Mustard oil is obtained from the seeds of the black and white mustard plant. These oils are edible vegetable oils. 
B. Petroleum is mineral oil.
C. LPG is prepared by oil refining or during natural gas processing. 
D. Palm oil is obtained from palm fruit. 
Hence, the correct answer is 'Petroleum'
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Which one of the following is not a fossil fue;?

  1. uranium

  2. coal

  3. natural gas

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

Uranium is not a fossil fuel. It is a radioactive mineral used in nuclear reactors. Coal, natural gas, and petroleum are all fossil fuels formed from decomposed ancient organic matter. The question has a typo (fossil fue;) but the meaning is clear.