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This section includes 15 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Renewable Energy knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
| 1. |
Dams and reservoirs lead to adverse environmental and sociological impacts. |
| A. | True |
| B. | False |
| Answer» B. False | |
| 2. |
Aerosols, CFCs and freons damage the ozone layer. |
| A. | True |
| B. | False |
| Answer» B. False | |
| 3. |
What happens when a nuclear reactor core is damaged? |
| A. | Significant amounts of radioactive isotopes are released |
| B. | Significant amounts of radio-inactive isotopes are released |
| C. | Significant amounts of nitrogen oxides are released |
| D. | Greenhouse gases are released |
| Answer» B. Significant amounts of radio-inactive isotopes are released | |
| 4. |
Which of the following is an example of a nuclear accident? |
| A. | Construction of dams |
| B. | Burning of fossil fuels |
| C. | Nuclear fusion |
| D. | Nuclear reactor core melt |
| Answer» E. | |
| 5. |
Wind plants affect the habitat of _______ |
| A. | tigers |
| B. | whales |
| C. | birds and bats |
| D. | fish |
| Answer» D. fish | |
| 6. |
What does ozone protect the earth from? |
| A. | Sound waves |
| B. | Harmful UV radiation |
| C. | Visible radiation |
| D. | Greenhouse effect |
| Answer» C. Visible radiation | |
| 7. |
What is a solar cooling technology? |
| A. | Sun’s thermal energy is transferred to a heat transfer fluid which passes through a heat exchanger |
| B. | Sun’s thermal energy is transferred to a heat transfer solid which passes through a heat exchanger |
| C. | Sun’s nuclear energy is transferred to a heat transfer fluid which passes through a cold exchanger |
| D. | Sun’s thermal energy is transferred to a heat transfer fluid which passes through a cold exchanger |
| Answer» B. Sun’s thermal energy is transferred to a heat transfer solid which passes through a heat exchanger | |
| 8. |
Which of the following energy sources is affected when energy crops compete with food production? |
| A. | Solar |
| B. | Wind |
| C. | Hydro |
| D. | Biomass |
| Answer» E. | |
| 9. |
Which of the following is/are major contributor(s) of acid rain? |
| A. | Sulphur |
| B. | Sulphur and sulphur dioxide |
| C. | Sulphur dioxide and nitrogen dioxide |
| D. | Nitrogen dioxide and argon |
| Answer» D. Nitrogen dioxide and argon | |
| 10. |
Which of the following is/are directly harming the atmosphere? |
| A. | Contamination of water bodies |
| B. | Ozone layer depletion and emission of acidic gas |
| C. | Global climate change and contamination of water bodies |
| D. | Land fills and industrial emissions into water bodies |
| Answer» C. Global climate change and contamination of water bodies | |
| 11. |
What is the pH level of acid rain? |
| A. | Between 3-4 |
| B. | Between 6-8 |
| C. | 7 |
| D. | Between 11-14 |
| Answer» B. Between 6-8 | |
| 12. |
How does acid rain affect the environment? |
| A. | By precipitating clean and fresh rainwater only in freshwater bodies |
| B. | By precipitating clean and fresh rainwater in all water bodies at once |
| C. | By consuming all polluted water and precipitate clean water from water cycle |
| D. | By precipitating acidic rainwater |
| Answer» E. | |
| 13. |
What is the major problem with wind energy? |
| A. | Generates energy from wind |
| B. | It is a renewable source of energy |
| C. | Requires large area of land |
| D. | Compact and does not require large area of land |
| Answer» D. Compact and does not require large area of land | |
| 14. |
Which of the following has caused global warming? |
| A. | Burning of biomass |
| B. | Burning of fossil fuels |
| C. | Releasing CFCs into the atmosphere |
| D. | Melting metals |
| Answer» C. Releasing CFCs into the atmosphere | |
| 15. |
Which of the following has caused global warming since the past 150 years? |
| A. | Anthropogenic greenhouse gas emissions |
| B. | Ice age greenhouse gas emission |
| C. | Emissions of sulphur |
| D. | Emissions of aerosols |
| Answer» B. Ice age greenhouse gas emission | |