Explore topic-wise MCQs in Biomass Energy.

This section includes 15 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Biomass Energy knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.

1.

Ash sticks to the side in a cross-draft gasifier.

A. True
B. False
Answer» C.
2.

How does air enter and exit in a cross-draft gasifier?

A. Air enters from one of the sides and exits from the top
B. Air enters from one side and exits from the other
C. Air enters from one of the sides and exits from the bottom
D. Air enters from the bottom and exits from the top
Answer» C. Air enters from one of the sides and exits from the bottom
3.

Which of the following are keys to design a gasifier?

A. Reducing biomass to charcoal and converting charcoal at suitable temperature to produce carbon monoxide and hydrogen
B. Oxidizing biomass to charcoal and converting charcoal at suitable temperature to produce carbon monoxide and hydrogen
C. Reducing biomass to charcoal and converting charcoal at suitable temperature to produce carbon dioxide and hydrogen
D. Oxidizing biomass to charcoal and converting charcoal at suitable temperature to produce carbon dioxide and hydrogen
Answer» B. Oxidizing biomass to charcoal and converting charcoal at suitable temperature to produce carbon monoxide and hydrogen
4.

Which of the following applications can the producer gas be used for?

A. Producing nickel
B. Producing copper
C. Producing glucose
D. Producing methanol
Answer» E.
5.

Which of the following applications is the product gas from downdraft gasifier suitable for?

A. Fuel for combustion engine
B. Fuel for burning wood
C. Fuel for internal combustion engine
D. Fuel for household purposes
Answer» D. Fuel for household purposes
6.

The tar content of the product gas in downdraft gasifier is _______ updraft gasifier.

A. equal to
B. less than
C. greater than
D. cleaner than
Answer» C. greater than
7.

How is the biomass material and gasification agent fed into a downdraft gasifier?

A. Biomass from top, gasifying agent from top
B. Biomass from top, gasifying agent from bottom
C. Biomass from bottom, gasifying agent from left side
D. Biomass from top, gasifying agent from right side
Answer» B. Biomass from top, gasifying agent from bottom
8.

The product gas removed from the low temperature zone undergoes _______ before being used as fuel in combustion for electricity generator.

A. liquefaction
B. condensation
C. evaporation
D. cleaning
Answer» E.
9.

What is the contaminant in the product gas that is withdrawn from a low temperature zone in a fixed bed gasifier?

A. Gold
B. Platinum
C. Tar
D. Nickel
Answer» D. Nickel
10.

How is the biomass material and gasification agent fed into an updraft gasifier?

A. Biomass from top, gasifying agent from top
B. Biomass from top, gasifying agent from bottom
C. Biomass from bottom, gasifying agent from top
D. Biomass from bottom, gasifying agent from bottom
Answer» C. Biomass from bottom, gasifying agent from top
11.

Biomass is moved at a very slow rate in fixed bed gasifier.

A. True
B. False
Answer» B. False
12.

What are the three main types of gasifiers?

A. Fixed bed, hydrothermal liquefaction and carbonisation
B. Fixed bed, fluidized gasifiers and carbonisation
C. Carbonisation, liquefaction and entrained flow gasifiers
D. Fixed bed, fluidized gasifiers and entrained flow gasifiers
Answer» E.
13.

Which of the following temperature ranges are suitable for biomass gasification?

A. Above 1000 degree Celsius
B. Between 500 and 600 degree Celsius
C. Between 700 and 1000 degree Celsius
D. Less than 500 degree Celsius
Answer» D. Less than 500 degree Celsius
14.

What is water-gas shift reaction?

A. Carbon dioxide + water Carbon monoxide + Hydrogen + small heat
B. Carbon monoxide + water Carbon dioxide + Hydrogen + small heat
C. Carbon dioxide + water + heat Carbon monoxide + Hydrogen
D. Carbon monoxide + water + heat Carbon dioxide + Hydrogen
Answer» C. Carbon dioxide + water + heat Carbon monoxide + Hydrogen
15.

Which of the following is a product of biomass gasification?

A. Hydrogen
B. Steel
C. Carbon (solid)
D. Iron
Answer» B. Steel