Bioenergy Quiz:
Biofuels are
(a) Renewable
(b) Orthodox
(c) Pollution producing
(d) Organic waste
The wood considered unfit as fuel is
(a) Bombax ceiba
(b) Madhuca indica
(c) Pinus roxburghii
(d) All of these
Which of the following gases is chiefly found in biogas?
(a) Nitrogen
(b) Hydrogen
(c) Methane
(d) Ethane
Which of the renewable resources takes a comparatively longer time to renew itself ?
(a) Wind
(b) Solar energy
(c) Water
(d) Forests
Which one of the following is a renewable source of energy?
(a) Petroleum
(b) Coal
(c) Nuclear fuel
(d) Trees
The incorrectly matched pair is
(a) Biogas produced from dung
(b) Latex source of liquid hydrocarbons
(c) Ethanol used as gasoline
(d) Animal energy used most efficiently
Solar energy transducer is
(a) Agaricus
(b) Rhizobium
(c) Orobanche
(d) Chlorella
L.P.G. cooking gas is
(a) Low pressure gas
(b) Biogas
(c) Fossil fuel
(d) Low Price Gas
Energy plantation refers to
(a) Setting up new electricity plants
(b) Growth of fuel wood trees
(c) Manufacture of more generators
(d) Erection of more dams
Petroleum resources are
(a) Renewable
(b) Non-renewable
(c) Synthetic and biodegradable
(d) Infinite and unconventional
Growing of plants for alcohol production is called
(a) Energy plantation
(b) Energy cropping
(c) Biomass production
(d) None of these
Coal is
(a) Renewable source
(b) Non-renewable source
(c) Cycling source
(d) All these
Producer gas differs from biogas in having
(a) Methane
(b) Carbon monoxide
(c) Carbon dioxide
(d) Formed by fermentation
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The best source of alcohol is
(a) Wood
(b) Noble cane
(c) Tapioca
(d) Barley
Thermal power generation is
(a) Conventional, renewable, polluting
(b) Conventional, renewable, non-polluting
(c) Conventional, non-renewable, polluting
(d) Non-conventional, non-renewable and non-polluting
Which of the following is a part of organic impurities of sewage?
(a) Phosphate
(b) Urea
(c) Carbohydrate
(d) None of these
Citric acid production is by action of
(a) Aspergillus niger
(b) Acetobacter
(c) Candida
(d) None of these
The fuel wood crisis can be overcome by
(a) Efficient forest extractions
(b) Afforestation
(c) More efficient heat transfer
(d) A combination of these
Which is a fossil?
(a) Diatomaceous earth
(b) Coal
(c) Petroleum
(d) All these
Which of the sources of energy is non-renewable?
(a) Wild life
(b) Forest wealth
(c) Coal reserves
(d) Hydroelectric
Which of the following is not a renewable source of energy?
(a) Coal
(b) Wood
(c) Cow dung
(d) Agriculture waste
Which of the following is a nonrenewable resource?
(a) Nuclear energy
(b) Hydroelectric
(c) Hydrogen
(d) Geothermal energy
It is possible to extract maximum energy from wood through
(a) Biomass
(b) Cracking
(c) Direct burning
(d) Gasification
The biomass can be used to
(a) Obtain alcohol
(b) Generate biogas
(c) Generate producer gas
(d) All of these
Major autotrophic biomass in the oceans is contributed by
(a) Forests
(b) Algae and phytoplanktons
(c) Crops
(d) None of these
Non-renewable sources of energy are
(a) Forest wealth
(b) Wild life
(c) Hydroelectric
(d) Coal reserves
What type of fuel are coal, petrol and natural gas?
(a) Biofuels
(b) Electrical fuels
(c) Fossil fuels
(d) Liquid fuels
The energy source of this earth is
(a) Sunlight
(b) Respiration
(c) Photosynthesis
(d) Mitochondria
Which of the sources of energy is non-renewable?
(a) Wild life
(b) Forest wealth
(c) Coal reserves
(d) Hydroelectric
Conventional energy sources include:
(a) coal
(b) solar energy
(c) wind energy
(d) geothermal energy
Formation of biogas from cow dung is
(a) Slow change
(b) Periodic change
(c) Reversible change
(d) Irreversible change
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