Explore topic-wise MCQs in Energy Engineering.

This section includes 74 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Energy Engineering knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.

1.

The hole on earth’s surface from where the steam from the earth comes out is called as ________

A. Gash
B. Mud pot
C. Void
D. Fumarole
Answer» E.
2.

Earth’s outer layer rock is called as __________

A. Mantle
B. Crust
C. Outer core
D. Asthenosphere
Answer» C. Outer core
3.

Unlike other power plants, in geothermal power plants, no __________ is burned.

A. Kerosene
B. Petrol
C. Bio gas
D. Fossil fuel
Answer» E.
4.

Most of the future geothermal power plants will be of ____________ type.

A. Dry stream geothermal plants
B. Flash geothermal plants
C. Binary geothermal plants
D. Neither dry stream nor flash
Answer» D. Neither dry stream nor flash
5.

Binary geothermal power plants, the hot water is passed by a secondary fluid with less boiling point than ____________

A. Water
B. 0oC
C. 50oC
D. 100oC
Answer» B. 0oC
6.

Flash geothermal power plants turns the high pressure hot water into ___________

A. Low pressure hot water
B. Low pressure cool water
C. High pressure hot water
D. High pressure hot water
Answer» C. High pressure hot water
7.

Dry steam geothermal energy generator takes steam out of __________ in the ground.

A. Fractures
B. Rocks
C. Magma
D. Water
Answer» B. Rocks
8.

Resources of geothermal energy range from the shallow ground to hot water.

A. True
B. False
Answer» B. False
9.

The geothermal energy is the ________ from the earth.

A. Heat
B. Light
C. Photons
D. Protons
Answer» B. Light
10.

From what material is the float (platform) made of _____________

A. Molded plastic
B. Thermocole
C. Stainless steel
D. Tubes
Answer» B. Thermocole
11.

What is the full form of OTEC in Geothermal Energy?

A. Ocean thermal energy cultivation
B. Ocean thermal energy conversion
C. Ocean techno energy conservation
D. Ocean thermal energy consumption
Answer» C. Ocean techno energy conservation
12.

Which is the working fluid in open cycle?

A. Propane
B. Water
C. Engine oil
D. ISO-butane
Answer» C. Engine oil
13.

Which is the type of energy where the energy is harnessed by the heat accumulated on the surface of water?

A. Wind energy
B. Wave energy
C. Ocean thermal energy conversion
D. Solar energy
Answer» D. Solar energy
14.

Who first recognized the OTEC?

A. d'Arsonval
B. Alexander Edmond Becquerel
C. James Prescott joule
D. LA Rance
Answer» B. Alexander Edmond Becquerel
15.

A tide whose difference between high and low tides is least is called as ______

A. Diurnal tide
B. Neap tide
C. Spring tide
D. Ebb tide
Answer» C. Spring tide
16.

The working fluid chosen by Anderson OTEC cycle is ______

A. Propane
B. Water
C. Engine oil
D. ISO-butane
Answer» B. Water
17.

What is the movement of water generated by or associated with the change in mean sea level called?

A. Tidal Variation
B. Tidal volume
C. Tidal Range
D. Tidal Current
Answer» E.
18.

Earth's outer layer rock is called as __________

A. Mantle
B. Crust
C. Outer core
D. Asthenosphere
Answer» C. Outer core
19.

Which gas is always present in geothermal fields?

A. CO2
B. H2S
C. N2O
D. H2O
Answer» C. N2O
20.

Does harnessing of geothermal energy cause earthquakes?

A. True
B. False
Answer» B. False
21.

Which of the turbine can be mounted vertically and horizontally?

A. Pelton wheel
B. Kaplan turbine
C. Gorlov turbine
D. Francis turbine
Answer» D. Francis turbine
22.

How much is the efficiency of geothermal plant?

A. 0.28
B. 0.15
C. 0.42
D. 0.3
Answer» C. 0.42
23.

Anderson cycle is also known as _________

A. Open cycle
B. Claude cycle
C. Closed cycle
D. Otto cycle
Answer» D. Otto cycle
24.

Which geothermal system utilizes relatively low temperature heat of geothermal sources?

A. Hybrid geothermal Fossil system
B. Flashed steam system
C. Liquid dominated total flow concept
D. Petro thermal systems
Answer» B. Flashed steam system
25.

What is major disadvantage of wave energy?

A. It is not efficient enough
B. It is available only in ocean
C. The harnessing cost is more
D. Unstable during high wind pressures
Answer» C. The harnessing cost is more
26.

What is the material used for building turbines in geothermal plant?

A. Chrome steel
B. Bronze alloys
C. Cast iron
D. Copper alloys
Answer» B. Bronze alloys
27.

Who proposed closed cycle approach?

A. Barjot
B. Alexander Edmond Becquerel
C. James Prescott joule
D. LA Rance
Answer» B. Alexander Edmond Becquerel
28.

Which material is recommended for condensate pipes?

A. Cast iron
B. Aluminum
C. Copper
D. Steel
Answer» C. Copper
29.

How many known geothermal areas are there in India?

A. 200
B. 340
C. 147
D. 60
Answer» C. 147
30.

Water _________ decreases with an increase in temperature.

A. volume
B. density
C. pressure
D. force
Answer» C. pressure
31.

Which geothermal systems are composed of hot dry rock (HDR) but no underground water?

A. Hybrid geothermal Fossil system
B. Flashed steam system
C. Liquid dominated total flow concept
D. Petro thermal systems
Answer» E.
32.

What tide of tide is it called when two high tides and two low tides of approximately equal size occur?

A. Diurnal tide
B. Spring tide
C. Neap tide
D. Semi-Diurnal tide
Answer» E.
33.

How do Non-condensable gases escape from geothermal plant?

A. Air vents
B. Trap holes
C. Condenser ejectors
D. Centrifugal Filters
Answer» D. Centrifugal Filters
34.

How many possible arrangements are there for Hybrid geothermal plants?

A. 2
B. 3
C. 4
D. 5
Answer» B. 3
35.

Which kind geothermal plant is most common type?

A. Dry steam
B. Flash
C. Binary
D. Wet steam
Answer» C. Binary
36.

What types of tides occur when there is so much interference with continents?

A. Diurnal tide
B. Neap tide
C. Spring tide
D. Ebb tide
Answer» B. Neap tide
37.

Difference between water height at high tide and water height at low tide is called _______

A. Tidal Variation
B. Tidal volume
C. Tidal Range
D. Tidal Current
Answer» D. Tidal Current
38.

Which is the environmental problem caused by geothermal energy?

A. Landslide
B. Loose soil
C. Land surface subsidence
D. Loss of fertility of land
Answer» D. Loss of fertility of land
39.

Which among the following is problem caused by geothermal plant?

A. Land usage
B. Noise pollution
C. Global warming
D. Greenhouse effect
Answer» C. Global warming
40.

Which process could avoid discharging large quantities into the river?

A. Filtration
B. Centrifuge distillation
C. Re-injection
D. Condensation
Answer» D. Condensation
41.

A _______ attached to the float moves up and down inside a cylinder?

A. chain
B. barrel
C. piston
D. load
Answer» D. load
42.

Any location where the fresh water meets salty water is called _________

A. Dredging
B. River
C. Delta
D. Estuary
Answer» E.
43.

Non condensable are environmentally undesirable because __________

A. tare not soluble
B. they contain Solid particles
C. they partly escape into atmosphere
D. they damage the machineries
Answer» D. they damage the machineries
44.

How are solids present in steam and water of geothermal energy removed?

A. Flocculation
B. De-sanding Hydro clones
C. Centrifugal separators
D. Gravity setting
Answer» D. Gravity setting
45.

A spring that shoots jets of hot water and steam into the air is called as _______

A. Mine hole
B. Geyser
C. Hot spring
D. Mud pot
Answer» C. Hot spring
46.

Which of the following can affect the fisheries in river?

A. Heat pollution
B. Noise pollution
C. Land erosion
D. Air borne poisons
Answer» B. Noise pollution
47.

The hole on earth's surface from where the steam from the earth comes out is called as ________

A. Gash
B. Mud pot
C. Void
D. Fumarole
Answer» E.
48.

Which country has world's largest tidal power plant?

A. Netherlands
B. South Korea
C. Laos
D. Bolivia
Answer» C. Laos
49.

What type of energy is wave energy?

A. Non – conventional
B. Commercial
C. Non – renewable
D. Exhaustible
Answer» B. Commercial
50.

BINARY_GEOTHERMAL_POWER_PLANTS,_THE_HOT_WATER_IS_PASSED_BY_A_SECONDARY_FLUID_WITH_LESS_BOILING_POINT_THAN_____________?$

A. Water
B. 0<sup>o</sup>C
C. 50<sup>o</sup>C
D. 100<sup>o</sup>C
Answer» B. 0<sup>o</sup>C