CONVENTIONAL AND NON-CONVENTIONAL SOURCES

1. Energy from burning coal is used in power plants to produce

A. heat
B. metals
C. alloys
D. electricity

2. An example of fossil fuel could be

A. gas
B. sun
C. wind
D. water

3. Most of non-renewable energy comes from

A. natural gas
B. crude oil and petroleum
C. gasoline and kerosene
D. fossil fuels

4. A non-renewable resource of energy formed from remains of plants and animals that lived
long ago is known as
A. gas
B. fossil fuel
C. petrol
D. coal

5. Fossils fuel' is regarded as an energy resource which is

A. renewable
B. non renewable
C. generating
D. producing

6. Rubbish is buried underground to produce

A. methane
B. biogas
C. oxygen
D. carbon dioxide

7. Energy of running water is exploited to run turbines in

A. hydroelectric power stations
B. railway stations
C. oceans
D. rural area

8. The energy strategies of companies have the principle of

a. restoring and preserving the environment
b. reducing wastes and pollutants
c. educating the people about energy conservation
d. all of these
Energy management is a key component of
a. Environmental management
b. Carbon management
c. Nitrogen management
d. Water management

Which is the major energy source to meet the Indian energy demand?
a. Coal
b. Oil
c. Natural gas
d. Lignite

LNG stands for

a. Liquefied natural gas
b. Liquid natural gas
c. Low nitrogen content gas
d. Liquid nitrogen gas

The main objective of energy management is to

a. Minimize energy cost
b. Minimum environmental effects
c. Maintain optimum energy procurement and utilization
d. All of these

Energy management is a key component of

a. Environmental management
b. Carbon management
c. Nitrogen management
d. Water management

Which of the following is not a requirement for site selection of hydroelectric power plant?
a) Availability of water
b) Large catchment area
c) Rocky land
d) Sedimentation

Which of the following is not an advantage of hydroelectric power plant?

a) no fuel requirement
b) low running cost
c) continuous power source
d) no standby losses

Which particle is bombarded on heavy nucleus of nuclear fuel?

a) Electron
b) Proton
c) Neutron
d) Photon
Which of the following is not an advantage of hydroelectric power plant?
a) no fuel requirement
b) low running cost
c) continuous power source
d) no standby losses

Operating charges are minimum in the case of.......for same power output
A.Gas turbine plant
B.Hydel plant
C.Thermal plant
C.Nuclearplant

Purest form of carbon is

a. Coal
b. Charcoal
c. Coke
d. All of these

Coaltar contains about

a. 300 substance
b. 400 substance
c. 200 substance
d. 100 substance

Which of the following is obtained from coal tar ?

a. Petrol
b. Coke
c. Air
d. Naphthalene balls

Which fuel is used widely in steam power plants?

a) Oil
b) Gas
c) Coal
d) Petroleum

On what basis is the coal classified?

a) Period of formation
b) Depending on capacity to burn
c) Region/area where is it formed
d) Physical and chemical composition

SOLAR RADIATION AND APPLICATIONS OF SOLAR ENERGY

The world’s first 100% solar powered airport located at
(a) Cochin, Kerala
(b) Bengaluru, Karnataka
(c) Chennai, Tamil Nadu
(d) Mumbai, Maharashtra

The efficiency of various types of collectors ______ with _______ temperature.

(A) increases, decreasing
(B) decreases, increasing
(C) remains same, increasing
(D) depends upon type of collector

The following type of energy is stored as latent heat

(A) Thermal energy
(B) Chemical energy
(C) Electrical energy
(D) Mechanical energy

The sun subtends an angle of _____ minutes at the earth’s surface.

(A) 22
(B) 32
(C) 42
(D) 52

The value of Solar Constant is

(A) 1347 W/m2
(B) 1357 W/m2
(C) 1367 W/m2
(D) 1377 W/m2

Absorption of Solar radiations at earth’s surface occur due to presence of

(A) Ozone
(B) Water vapours
(C) Carbon di-oxide
(D) All of the above

Global radiation =
(A) Direct radiation – Diffuse Radiation
(B) Direct radiation + Diffuse Radiation
(C) Direct radiation / Diffuse Radiation
(D) Diffuse Radiation / Direct radiation

The zenith angle is the angle made by the sun’s rays with the ____ to a ______ surface.
(A) normal, horizontal
(B) tangent, horizontal
(C) normal, vertical
(D) tangent, vertical

Solar radiation flux is usually measured with the help of a

(A) Anemometer
(B) Pyranometer
(C) Sunshine recorder
(D) All of the above

Beam radiations are measured with

(A) Anemometer
(B) Pyrheliometer
(C) Sunshine recorder
(D) All of the above

The angle made by the plane surface with the horizontal is known as
(A) Latitude
(B) Slope
(C) Surface azimuth angle
(D) Declination
The angle made in the horizontal plane between the horizontal line due south and the
projection of the normal to the surface on the horizontal plane is
(A) Hour angle
(B) Declination
(C) Surface azimuth angle
(D) Solar altitude angle

Surface azimuth angle varies from

(A) 0 to 90°
(B) -90 to 90°
(C) 0 to 180°
(D) -180° to 180°

The hour angle is equivalent to

(A) 10° per hour
(B) 15° per hour
(C) 20° per hour
(D) 25° per hour

The complement of zenith angle is

(A) Solar altitude angle
(B) Surface azimuth angle
(C) Solar azimuth angle
(D) Slope

WIND ENERGY
Winds caused by greater solar heating of the earth's surface near the equator than near the
northern or southern poles, are known as
(A) local winds
(B) equatorial winds
(C) planetary winds
(D) trade winds.
The total power of a wind stream is proportional to
(A) velocity of stream
(B) ( velocity of stream )2
(C) (velocity of stream )3
(D) 1/ (velocity of stream)

Horizontal axis and vertical axis are the types of:

(a) Nuclear reactor
(b) Wind mills
(c) Biogas reactor
(d) Solar cell

What does Heating and cooling of the atmosphere generates?

a) Thermo line circulation
b) Radiation currents
c) Convection currents
d) Conduction currents

The amount of energy available in the wind at any instant is proportional to ___ of the wind
speed.
(A) Square root power of two
(B) Square root power of three
(C) Square power
(D) Cube power

Wind energy is harnessed as ______ energy with the help of windmill or turbine.
(A) Mechanical
(B) Solar
(C) Electrical
(D) Heat

Winds having following speed are suitable to operate wind turbines.

(A) 5 – 25m/s
(B) 10 – 35m/s
(C) 20 – 45m/s
(D) 30 – 55m/s

The following is (are) the classification of winds

(A) Global wind
(B) Local wind
(C) Both (A) and (B)
(D) None of the above

Global Cold wind move from

(A) Polar to equatorial region
(B) Equatorial to polar region
(C) Equatorial to oceanic region
(D) Oceanic to Equatorial region

_____ force is responsible for forcing the global winds towards westernly direction.
(A) Coriolis
(B) Gravitational
(C) Centripetal
(D) Centrifugal

Global winds towards westernly direction are known as

(A) Trade winds
(B) Western winds
(C) Eastern winds
(D) None of the above

The following factor affects the distribution of wind energy

(A)humidity
(B) The hills, trees and buildings
(C) Ocean current
(D) Wind turbine

Global Cold wind generated from Oceans moves to

(A) Mountains
(B) Equator
(C) Plain areas
(D) Poles

Theoretical maximum efficiency of wind power is about

a) 30%
b) 48%
c) 59%
d) 65%

Which type of Generator is employed in wind power plant:

a) Synchronous generator
b) Induction generator
c) Permanent magnet motor
d) Brushless motor

The kinetic energy per unit volume is given by where ρ is the density of the air and v is the
velocity of wind in m/sec
a) 0.5ρV2
b) ρV2
c) 2ρV2
d) 4ρV2
 BIOMASS ENERGY

The term biomass most often refers to ___________

a) Inorganic matter
b) Organic matter
c) Chemicals
d) Ammonium compounds

Biomass is useful to produce __________

a) Chemicals
b) Fibres
c) Biochemicals
d) Transportation fuels

Which one of the following is an example of starch crops biomass feed stocks?
a) Sugar cane
b) Wheat straw
c) Corn stover
d) Orchard prunings

Which of the following forestry materials can be used as biomass?

a) Logging residues
b) Tallow
c) Fish oil
d) Manure

The aerobic digestion of sewage is used to produce __________

a) Biomass
b) Bio fuels
c) Synthetic fuels
d) Metal articles

Bio ethanol is denatured alcohol that is also called as __________

a) Ethylene
b) Methylated spirit
c) Ethylene glycol
d) Methylene

The production of bio ethanol is by fermenting the _________ and starch components.
a) Acid
b) Milk
c) Sugar
d) Alcohol
The bio ethanol is subjected to rectification to remove ___________
a) Sugar
b) Enzymes
c) Yeast
d) Impurities

The bio ethanol obtained in the fermentation process has __________ purity.
a) 99%
b) 99.2%
c) 99.4%
d) 99.7%

The by-products that are produced during rectification of bio ethanol is used as_________
a) Pig feed
b) Cow feed
c) Dog feed
d) Sheep feed

_________ is called as the bio gas.

a) Bio ethanol
b) Bio methane
c) Bio diesel
d) Bio butanol