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UNIT-3 ENERGY & NATURAL RESOURCES

OBJECTIVE QUESTIONS

1. What percentage of geographical area of a country should be under forest cover?


a) 23% b) 43% c) 13% d) 33%

2. Major causes of deforestation are


a) Shifting cultivation b) Fuel requirements
c) Raw materials for industries d) All of these.

3. Which of the following statements about forest is not correct?


a) Forests reduces soil erosion b) Provides recreational opportunities
c) Provides a source of economic development d) None of the above.

4. ……….. are referred to as earth’s lungs.


a) Forests b) Carbon cycles c) Water sources d) Minerals

5. Among the total water available on the earth, the percentage of fresh water is about
a) 50 % b) 10 % c) 5 % d) Less than 1 %

6. Mineral resources are


a) Renewable b) Available in plenty c) Non renewable d) Equally distributed.

7. The oceans are the largest storage of water of earth containing


a) 95 % of earth’s water
b) 85 % of earth’s water
c) 97 % of earth’s water
d) 75 % of earth’s water.
8. Which are the following is not a part of the hydrological cycle?
a) Précipitation b) Infiltration c) Transpiration d) Perspiration.

9. The ground water depends on


a) Amount of rain fall b) Geological formations
c) Run off d) All of the above.

10. Which of the following is not a renewable source of energy?


a) Fossil fuels b) Solar energy c) Tidal wave energy d) Wind energy

11. Which of the following is a disadvantage of most of the renewable energy sources
a) Highly polluting b) High waste disposal cost
c) Unreliable supply d) Low running cost

12. ‘OTEC’ is an energy technology that converts


a) Energy in large tides of ocean to generate electricity
b) Energy in ocean waves to generate electricity
c) Energy in ocean due to thermal gradient to generate electricity
d) Energy in the fast moving ocean currents to generate electricity

13. Which of the following source of energy is less ecofriendly?


a) Biogas b) Wind c) Solar d) Nuclear

14. Solar energy is stored in


a) carbon_carbon bonds b) green leaves c) fossil fuels d) biomass

15. Identify the non-renewable source of energy from the following


a) Coal b) Fuel cells c) Wind Power d) Wave power
16. Wind Farms are located in
a) River basin b) Plain area c) Hilly area d) Valley area

17. Wind energy generation depends on


a) direction of wind b) velocity of wind c) humidity d) precipitation

18. With a minimum resource maximum energy can be created by


a) solar radiation b) wind c) Nuclear fuels d) tidal waves

19. Direct conversion of solar thermal energy is attained by


a) solar photo voltaic system b) solar diesel hybrid system
c) solar thermal system d) solar air heater

20. In Hydropower plants power is generated by


a) hotsprings b) wind c) Sun d) water

21. Nuclear power is being produced from


a) Carbon-14 b) nuclear fission c) petroleum combustion d) natural gas

22. Nuclear fusion uses which among the following as a fuel


a) Carbon b) Helium c) Hydrogen d) water

23. Which is the source of energy that can be replaced at the same rate at which it is used ?
a) coal b) petroleum c) Oil d) Biomass

24. Biomass consists of


a) Lignin b) Hemi cellulose c) Cellulose d) All of the above
25. Which of the following is used mostly as a moderator in the nuclear reactor?
A) Graphite
B) Helium gas
C) Heavy water
D) Light water
ANSWER: D
26. Nuclear wastes is active for
a) 5 years b) 10 years c )50 years d) centuries

27. Nuclear power plant in Karnataka is located at


a) Bhadravathi b) Sandur c) Raichur d) Kaiga

28. Fossil fuels are converted into energy by


a) Combustion b) cooling c) sublimation d) melting

29. Natural gas contains


a) carbon dioxide b) hydrogen c) Methane d) nitrogen

30. Which place in India the tidal energy has been experimented
a) Goa b) Karnataka c) Kerala d) Tamil Nadu

31. Highest producer of Oil and petroleum is from


a) Middle East countries b) America c) China d) India

32. Cow Dung can be used


a) as Manure b) for production of Bio gas c) as fuel d) all of the above
33. Biogas is gaseous fuel composed mainly of
a) Methane and Carbon dioxide b) methane and hydrogen sulphide
c) Methane and carbon monoxide d) None of the above

34. Molasses from sugar industry is used to generate


a) Biodiesel b) Hydrogen c) Bioethanol d) Biomethanol

35. Which of the following is conventional source of energy?


a) Wind Energy b) Thermal Energy c) Wave Energy d) All

36. One Joule of energy is equivalent to


a) 0.2389 Calories b) 23.89 Calories c) 238.9 Calories d) 2.389 Calories

37. The World’s annual energy consumption rate is increasing at a rate of


a) 5 to 10 % b) 10 to 20 % c) 2 to 5 % d) None

38. Radiated energy can be transferred in


a) Medium of air b) Free space c) Solid medium d) Both a) & b)

39. EMR propagates energy with a velocity of


a) 3 x 106 m/sec b) 3 x 108 m/sec c) 0.3 x 108 m/sec d) 30 x 104 m/sec

40. A long term atmospheric impact of burning fossil fuel is


a) Oxygen consumption b) Global warming c) Reduction in photosynthesis d) All

41. Which solar thermal system can be used to achieve temperature of 1000 0C ?
a) Flat plate collector b) Parabolic dish collector
c) Parabolic trough collector d) None
42. Physical & Chemical characteristics of Coal depends on
a) Temperature of formation b) Pressure of formation
c) Both a) & b) d) None
43. Heating of Coal in absence of air to produce coal gas is called
a) Carbonization of Coal b) Coal gasification
c) Coal liquification d) None

44. One gram of U235 can give electrical energy equivalent to


a) 100 MW b) 10000 KW c) 1 MW d) 1000 MW

45. Most popular bio gas plants in rural India is having the capacity of
a) 0.5 m3/day b) 3 m3/day c) 10 m3/day d) 650 m3/day

46. Out of the following nutrients in fertilizer, which one causes minimum water pollution?
a) Nitrogen b) Phosphorous c) Potassium d) Organic matter.

47. What is the permissible range of pH for drinking water as per the Indian standards?
a) 6 to 9 b) 6.5 to 7.5 c) 6 to 8.5 d) 6.5 to 8.5

48. What is the maximum allowable concentration of fluorides in drinking water?


a) 1.0 mg/L b) 1.25 mg/L c) 1.50 mg/L d) 1.75 mg/L

49. Excess fluorides in drinking water is likely to cause


a) Blue baby syndrome b) Fluorosis c) Taste and odour d) Intestinal irritation

50. The required iron content in drinking water specified by USPH is


a) 300 mg/L b) 30 mg/L c) 3 mg/L d) 0.3 mg/L
51. The term sustainable energy is applicable to which among the following sources;
A) Fossil fuels
B) Nuclear fuels
C) Geothermal energy
D) None of these.
ANSWER: B

52. The wavelength of ultraviolet radiation is


A) 200 to 400 nm
B) 400 to 700nm
C) 700 to 3000nm
D) 0.5 TO 200 nm
ANSWER: A

53. Kaiga nuclear power plant is located at


A) Kerala
B) Tamilnadu
C) Maharashtra
D) Karnataka
ANSWER: D

54. Mini and micro hydroelectric plants is of the capacity


A) 10MW to 100 MW
B) 100MW to 1000 MW
C) 1MW to 10 MW
D) 1KW to 100 KW
ANSWER: A
55. An electrochemical energy conversion device that converts hydrogen and oxygen into water,
producing electricity and heat in the process is known as
A) Battery
B) Fuel cell
C) Semiconductor
D) OTEC
ANSWER: B

56. What is the permissible range of pH for drinking water as per the USPH standards?
A) 6.0 to 9.0
B) 6.5 to 7.5
C) 6.0 to 8.5
D) 6.5 to 8.5
ANSWER: C

57. The required iron content in drinking water specified by BIS standard is
A) 300 mg/L
B) 30 mg/L
C) 1.0 mg/L
D) 0.3 mg/L
ANSWER: C

58. The technique involved in the removal of underwater mineral deposits is known as
A) Area strip mining
B) Counter strip mining
C) Dredging
D) Shredding.
ANSWER: C
59.The minerals which are removed from parent rocks and deposited at the bases of hills and
valley bottoms are known as
A) Placer deposits
B) Sedimentary deposits
C) Mineral deposits
D) None of these
ANSWER: A
60. Turbidity in water in measured in terms of the unit;
A) NTU
B) BTU
C) STU
D) None
ANSWER: A
61. The maximum permissible levels of TDS in domestic water is according to USPH standard is
A) 300 PPM
B) 500 PPM
C) 700 PPM
D) 1000 PPM
ANSWER: B
62. The intensity of color is measured in _________ units.
A) Co-Pt unit
B) Co-Pd unit
C) Co-Ni unit
D) Co-Mn unit
ANSWER: A
63. The permissible colour of for drinking water is
a) 5 ppm b) 20 ppm c) 50 ppm d) 100 ppm
64. Which solar thermal system can be used to achieve temperature of 300 0C ?
a) Flat plate collector b) Parabolic dish collector
c) Parabolic trough collector d) None

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