Renewable Energy Resources multiple choice questions #AKTU_RER #NCER_Questions #RER_Multiple_Choice_Questions part-1

Multiple Choice Questions (MCQ) on Renewable Energy Resources

 1-Which of the following is (are) renewable resource(s)

(A) wind

(B) tides

(C) geothermal heat

(D) all of the above

 

2-Which of the following country generate all their electricity using renewable energy?

(A) Iceland

(B) England

(C) USA

(D) China

 

3-Renwable energy often displaces conventional fuel in which of the following area

(A) space heating

(B) transportation

(C) electricity generation

(D) all of the above

 

4-Which of the following is used as fuel for transportation

(A) ethanol

(B) aldehyde

(C) ketone

(D) all of the above

 

5-Biodiesel is produced from oils or fats using

(A) fermentation

(B) transesterification

(C) distillation

(D) none of the above

 

6-Photovoltaic cell converts solar energy into

(A) heat energy

(B) electric energy

(C) mechanical energy

(D) chemical energy

 

7-In which of the following region winds are stronger and constant

(A) deserts

(B) offshore

(C) low altitudes sites

(D)  all of the above

 

8-Following country met more than 40% of its electricity demand from wind energy

(A) Denmark

(B) Portugal

(C) Ireland

(D) Spain

 

9-Concentrated solar power (CSP) systems use ____ to focus a large area of sunlight into a small beam.

(A) lenses

(B) mirrors

(C) tracking systems

(D) all of the above

 

10-The difference, in temperature between the core of the planet and its surface, is known as

(A) geothermal coefficient

(B) geothermal gradient

(C) geothermal constant

(D) none of the above

 

11-Biomass can be converted to

(A) methane gas

(B) ethanol

(C) biodiesel

(D) all of the above

 

12-The International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) was formed in

(A) 2008

(B) 2009

(C) 2010

(D) 2011

 

13-Which of the following was the first solar powered aircraft to complete a circumnavigation of the world?

(A) Solar impulse

(B) Solar impulse 2

(C) Solar impulse 3

(D) Solar impulse 4

 

14-Following is true for biomass and biofuels

(A) their contribution in reduction in CO2 emissions is limited

(B) both emit large amount of air pollution when burned

(C) they consume large amounts of water

(D) all of the above

 

ANSWERS:

1-(D), 2-(A), 3-(D), 4-(A), 5-(B), 6-(B), 7-(B), 8-(A), 9-(D), 10-(B), 11-(D), 12-(B), 13-(B), 14-(D)

PART-2

1. Which of the following is a non-renewable resource?

(a) Coal

(b) Forests

 (c) Water

(d) Wildlife

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

a)   Solar energy

b)   Biomass energy

c)   Hydro-power

d)   Geothermal energy

3. Identify the non-renewable energy resource from the following:

(a) Coal

(b) Fuel cells

(c) Wind power

(d) Wave power

4. 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)   High running cost

5. Photovoltaic energy is the conversion of sunlight into:

a)   Chemical energy

b)   Biogas

c)   Electricity

d)   Geothermal energy

6. Horizontal axis and vertical axis are the types of:

Nuclear reactor

Wind mills

Biogas reactor

Solar cell

7. Which among the following is not an adverse environmental impact of tidal power generation?

(a) Interference with spawing and migration of fish

(b) Pollution and health hazard in the estuary due to blockage of flow of polluted water into the sea

(c) Navigational hazard

(d) None of the above

 

 

 

8. Steam reforming is currently the least expensive method of producing:

a)   Coal

b)   Biogas

c)   Hydrogen

d)   Natural gas

9. A fuel cell, in order to produce electricity, burns:

a)   Helium

b)   Nitrogen

c)   Hydrogen

d)   None of the above

10. Fuel cells are:

(a) Carbon cell

(b) Hydrogen battery

(c) Nuclear cell

(d) Chromium cell

11. Both power and manure is provided by:

a)   Nuclear plants

b)   Thermal plants

c)   Biogas plants

d)   Hydroelectric plant

12. The outermost layer of the earth is:

a)   Magma

b)   Mantle

c)   Crust

d)   Solid iron core

13. Common energy source in Indian villages is:

a)      Electricity

b)     Coal

c)      Sun

d)     Wood and animal dung

14. The one thing that is common to all fossil fuels is that they:

(a) Were originally formed in marine environment

(b) Contain carbon

(c) Have undergone the same set of geological processes during their formation

(d) Represent the remains of one living organisms

15. The process that converts solid coal into liquid hydrocarbon fuel is called:

(a) Liquefaction

(b) Carbonation

(c) Catalytic conversion

(d) Cracking

16. Lignite, bituminous and anthracite are different ranks of:

(a) Nuclear fuel

(b) Coal

(c) Natural gas

(d) Biogas

17. Cruid oil is:

a)   Colourless

b)   Odourless

c)   Smelly yellow to black liquid

d)   Odourless yellow to black liquid

18. BTU is measurement of:

a)   Volume

b)   Area

c)   Heat content

d)   Temperature

19. The first controlled fission of an atom was carried out in Germany in:

a)   1920

b)   1928

c)   1925

d)   1938

20. Boiling water reactor and pressurised water reactors are:

a)   Nuclear reactor

b)   Solar reactor

c)   OTEC

d)   Biogas reactor

 

1. (a); 2. (b); 3. (a); 4. (c); 5. (a); 6. (b); 7. (d); 8. (c); 9. (c); 10. (b); 11. (c); 12. (c); 13. (d); 14. (b); 15. (a); 16. (b); 17. (c); 18. (c); 19. (d); 20. (a)