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The resource that can be used again and again after due processing are called.

  1. Abiotic resources

  2. Natural resources

  3. Cyclical resources

  4. Human-made resources


Correct Option: C

Methane gas has highest........... among all hydrocarbons.

  1. Ignition temperature

  2. Ratio of hydrogen to carbon

  3. Calorific value

  4. Both Band C are correct


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Hydrogen has the highest calorific value of 150 kJ/g. Among the hydrocarbon, methane has the highest calorific value of 55 kJ/g.

Which of the following devices does not make use of solar energy directly?

  1. Solar panels

  2. Solar furnaces

  3. Solar cells

  4. Dry cells


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Other than dry cells, i.e., the battery cells, all the three devices have been invented to make use of solar energy.

Find the odd one out.

Coal, Petroleum, Natural Gas, Nuclear power.

  1. Coal

  2. Petroleum

  3. Natural gas

  4. Nuclear power


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Coal, petroleum and natural gas are conventional source of energy. Nuclear power is a non-conventional source of energy.

What type of energy is described from heated ground water?

  1. Hydroelectric

  2. Nuclear

  3. Solar

  4. Geothermal


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Geothermal energy is described from heated ground water.

Common source of energy used for cooking in rural parts of India is:

  1. Sun

  2. Coal

  3. Wood and animal dung

  4. None of the above 


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Wood and animal dung are major source of energy for cooking in rural areas. It is readily available and is cheap form of energy, while solar energy is not abundantly used because its difficult to harness solar energy and coal is not cost efficient.

Geothermal energy can be best described as:

  1. light energy from Sun.

  2. heat energy from rocks inside Earth's surface. 

  3. heat energy from temperature difference in tides.

  4. heat energy from combustion of minerals.


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Geothermal energy is heat from within the Earth. The core and lower part of mantle generates large amount of heat. Deep, super heated water present, can be pumped to surface and used to produce electricity.

Define renewable sources of energy.

  1. A source whose energy supplied can be renewed is called renewable source of energy.

  2. A source of energy which will exhaust in future is called renewable source of energy.

  3. A natural source providing us energy which takes long time to replenish.

  4. A source of energy which causes environmental pollution is called renewable source of energy.


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

A natural source of energy that can provide us energy continuously without being exhausted is called a renewable source of energy.

Which of the following is not ultimately derived from the Sun's energy?

  1. geothermal energy

  2. wind energy

  3. nuclear energy

  4. bio-mass.


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

All the sources of energy are directly or indirectly derived from the ultimate source of energy. i.e. Sun, except for the nuclear energy. Nuclear energy is derived from the molecules of the radioactive elements.