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Common fuel used in nuclear reactors is

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  1. Lead

  2. Copper

  3. Uranium

  4. Thorium

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Common fuel used in atomic reactors is uranium. Fast breeder reactor can use thorium and rest two are non-radioactive elements (lead, copper).

The components of LPG are ____________

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  1. Methane & Hexane

  2. Propane & Butane

  3. Ethane & Methane

  4. Propane & Ethane

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Correct Option: B

____________ is mixed with petrol for being used in automobiles

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  1. Gasohol

  2. Methanol

  3. Propanol

  4. Ethanol

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Correct Option: D

Which one of the following is a non-renewable resource?

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  1. Solar energy

  2. Coal

  3. Water

  4. Fisheries

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Correct Option: B

Which of the following is a fossil fuel?

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  1. Coal

  2. Metal

  3. Plastic

  4. Solar Energy

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Correct Option: A

Approximately, 90% of energy consumed in USA, produced from petroleum, natural gas and

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  1. Solar Energy

  2. Wood

  3. Coal

  4. Wind Energy

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Correct Option: C

Which among the following is world's top country in terms of clean energy investment?

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  1. USA

  2. China

  3. Japan

  4. Germany

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Correct Option: B

What does coal and oil contain?

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  1. CO

  2. Nitrogen

  3. Sulphur impurities

  4. $CO _{2}$

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Correct Option: C

Petroleum is ________ natural resource.

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  1. Inexhaustible

  2. Exhaustible

  3. Both A & B

  4. None of these

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Resources which get exhausted and are not available in nature in plenty and are known as exhaustible  natural resources. They take longer to get replenished. For example coal, petroleum, forest, minerals,  etc.

The amount of oil that may become available for use is called oil

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  1. Reserves

  2. Reservoirs

  3. Resources

  4. Traps

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Correct Option: C