Which of the following is NOT a renewable source of energy?
- A.Tidal energy
- B.Natural gas
- C.Biomass
- D.Geothermal energy
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Explanation
The correct answer is B, natural gas. Natural gas is a fossil fuel formed over millions of years from buried organic matter; the stock is fixed, so every unit burnt is gone, and it releases carbon dioxide when burnt, although less than coal for the same heat. Option A is wrong as an answer because tidal energy comes from the rise and fall of the sea caused by the pull of the moon and the sun, which will not run out. Option C is wrong as an answer because biomass is agricultural residue, dung and other plant matter, which grows again each season and is therefore renewable, though it must be used no faster than it regrows. Option D is wrong as an answer because geothermal energy draws on heat continuously produced within the earth, tapped in India at sites such as Puga valley and Manikaran.
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Practice Questions
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- A.Bituminous
- B.Lignite
- C.Peat
- D.Anthracite
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Anthracite is the oldest and hardest grade of coal, with the highest proportion of carbon, so it gives the most heat for its weight and burns with a clean, almost smokeless flame.
Read the full explanation →Compared to a conventional steam plant, the temperature and pressure in a geothermal plant are
- A.Comparable
- B.Much higher
- C.Higher
- D.Lower
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A geothermal plant takes steam or hot water from a natural underground reservoir, whose temperature is set by the rock and rarely approaches what a furnace can produce, so both the temperature and the pressure at the turbine are well below those of a coal-fired steam plant, and the thermal…
Read the full explanation →The headquarters of the International Solar Alliance is located at
- A.New Delhi
- B.Gurugram, Haryana
- C.Bengaluru, Karnataka
- D.Paris, France
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Read the full explanation →The Jawaharlal Nehru National Solar Mission was launched in which year?
- A.2006
- B.2008
- C.2010
- D.2015
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Read the full explanation →The Muppandal wind farm, one of the best known in India, is located in which state?
- A.Gujarat
- B.Rajasthan
- C.Tamil Nadu
- D.Maharashtra
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Muppandal lies in the far south of the state near Kanyakumari, where the wind pushed through a break in the Western Ghats blows strongly and steadily for much of the year, and Tamil Nadu has long been among the leading wind states of the country.
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