Tag: need for sustainable development

Questions Related to need for sustainable development

From which of the following sources of generation we get the largest amount of power?

  1. Hydro-electric projects

  2. Thermal Power projects

  3. Nuclear Power projects

  4. Solar Power projects


Correct Option: B

Non-commercial sources of energy are __________.

  1. firewood

  2. dung cakes

  3. agricultural waste

  4. all of the above


Correct Option: D

Which one of the following is the primary sources of energy in India?

  1. Coal

  2. Petroleum

  3. Hydroelectricity

  4. Biogas plants.


Correct Option: A

Nearly ________ of the villages are electrified as per August, 2013 data on rural electrification in India

  1. 55%

  2. 65%

  3. 95%

  4. 80%


Correct Option: C

National Grid Corporation envisaged increasing the inter-regional transmission capacity from it present capacity 9450 MV to about ________ by in Nov, 2011. 

  1. 20,750 M units

  2. 25,500 M units

  3. 39,000 M units

  4. 39,550 M units


Correct Option: C

At present, nearly ____________$\%$ of the energy consumed is obtained from Non-Commercial Traditional Sources.

  1. $45$

  2. $51$

  3. $23$

  4. $10$


Correct Option: C

The goal 'Power for All' will be met when the problem of load shedding is overcome, thus, leading to sustainable development in India.

  1. True

  2. False


Correct Option: A