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The percentage of carbon in peat is:

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  1. 40%

  2. 30%

  3. 60%

  4. 70%

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

  • Peat has the carbon content of about 40%-55%
  • Anthracite has the carbon content of above 87%.
Hence, peat has the minimum carbon content and anthracite is the highest ranked coal.

Name the system that is mainly employed for the disposal of fly ash.

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  1. Pneumatic

  2. Hydraulic

  3. Both (a) & (b)

  4. Steam jet system.

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Fly ash is also known as pulverised fuel ash. It is one of the coal combustion products. The pneumatic system is employed for the disposal of fly ash. 

The elements that are combustible in the fuel are:

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  1. carbon and hydrogen

  2. carbon, hydrogen and ash

  3. carbon, hydrogen and sulphur

  4. carbon, nitrogen and ash

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

The substance that burns in the presence of oxygen and heat are called combustible substances whereas that do not burn are non-combustible substances. Elements such as carbon, hydrogen and sulphur present in the fuel makes it combustible.

The major content of coal in India is:

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  1. dust

  2. ash

  3. fly ash

  4. cinder

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

The ash content of Indian coal is 30℅. Initially, in the 1970s it was 28℅. The quality of Indian coal is deteriorating over the years. Compared to other constituents also, ash content is more in Indian coal. 


Hence, the correct option is $B$

What is the percentage of ash content in Indian coal?

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  1. 5%

  2. 10%

  3. 20%

  4. 30%

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

The ash content of indian coal is 30℅. Initially in 1970s it was 28℅. The quality of Indian coal is deteriorating over the years. However Sulphur content of Indian coal is low about 0.5℅.

What is pulverised coal?

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  1. Non smoking coal

  2. Coal free from ash

  3. Coal broken into fine particles

  4. Coal which burns for long time

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Coal is a black coloured sedimentary rock. When coal is grounded or broken into fine particles using a device called powdered coal mill, the resultant coal obtained is called powdered coal or pulverized coal. It is used in cosmetics, for the generation of electricity etc.

On which factor does the calorific value of coal depend on?

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  1. Ash content

  2. Size of coal particles

  3. Moisture content

  4. Volatile material

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The calorific value of the coal depends upon its ash content. Less the ash content present, more is the calorific value of the fuel i.e. the fuel which has less ash content produces more energy on burning. Higher the calorific value, more is the efficiency of the fuel.

In India, about ______ % of total power is generated by using nuclear energy.

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  1. 2

  2. 3

  3. 4

  4. 6

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:
3, India has a flourishing and largely indigenous nuclear power programme and expects to have $14.6 GWe$  nuclear capacity on line by 2024 and$ 63 GWe$ by 2032. It aims to supply 25% of electricity from nuclear power by 2050.
Because India is outside the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty due to its weapons programme, it was for 34 years largely excluded from trade in nuclear plant or materials, which has hampered its development of civil nuclear energy until 2009.
Due to earlier trade bans and lack of indigenous uranium, India has uniquely been developing a nuclear fuel cycle to exploit its reserves of thorium.
Since 2010, a fundamental incompatibility between India’s civil liability law and international conventions limits foreign technology provision.

Bituminous is a:

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  1. the most common form of coal

  2. most widely used in the United States

  3. a soft, intermediate grade of coal

  4. all of these

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Bituminous coal or black coal is a relatively soft coal containing a tarlike substance called bitumen or asphalt. It is of higher quality than lignite coal but of poorer quality than anthracite and has a high heating (Btu) value . Formation is usually the result of high pressure being exerted on lignite. Bituminous coal is an organic sedimentary rock formed by diagenetic and sub metamorphic compression of peat bog material. Its primary constituents are macerals: vitrinite, and liptinite. The carbon content of bituminous coal is around 60–80%; the rest is composed of water, air, hydrogen, and sulfur.

___________ is a brownish-black coal with generally high moisture and ash content, and the lowest carbon content.

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  1. bituminous

  2. lignite

  3. anthracite

  4. sub-bituminous

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Lignite is brownish-black in color and has a carbon content around 60–70 percent, a high inherent moisture content sometimes as high as 75 percent, and an ash content ranging from 6–19 percent compared with 6–12 percent for bituminous coal. The energy content of lignite ranges from 10 to 20 MJ/kg (9–17 million BTU per short ton) on a moist, mineral-matter-free basis.