Explore topic-wise MCQs in Energy Engineering.

This section includes 27 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.

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
2.

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
3.

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
4.

What type of tide is it if the difference between high and low tide is greatest?

A. Diurnal tide
B. Neap tide
C. Spring tide
D. Ebb tide
Answer» D. Ebb tide
5.

For exactly how much time does it take for one tidal cycle?

A. 22h, 20min
B. 24h, 50min
C. 20h, 10min
D. 22h, 50min
Answer» C. 20h, 10min
6.

The tides are rhythmic and constant.

A. True
B. False
Answer» C.
7.

Water to the turbine is allowed through the __________

A. Pipes
B. Sluice gates
C. Canals
D. Pumps
Answer» C. Canals
8.

How is water trapped from coastal waters?

A. By building canals
B. By building dams
C. By digging wells
D. By storing in tanks
Answer» C. By digging wells
9.

Which type of turbine is commonly used in tidal energy?

A. Francis turbine
B. Kaplan turbine
C. Pelton wheel
D. Gorlov turbine
Answer» C. Pelton wheel
10.

Which country has world’s largest tidal power plant?

A. Netherlands
B. South Korea
C. Laos
D. Bolivia
Answer» C. Laos
11.

What does OTEC stand for?

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.

How is OTEC caused?

A. By wind energy
B. By geothermal energy
C. By solar energy
D. By gravitational force
Answer» D. By gravitational force
13.

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.
14.

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.
15.

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
16.

One Terra-watt is equal ______________

A. 1 trillion-watts
B. 100 trillion-watts
C. 5 trillion-watts
D. 10 trillion-watts
Answer» B. 100 trillion-watts
17.

Name the process of excavation activity usually carried underwater of purpose of gathering up bottom sediments.

A. Police drag
B. Dredging
C. Auger suction
D. Anti-eutrophication
Answer» C. Auger suction
18.

What is the term used for transport of non-cohesive sediments?

A. Dirt drop
B. Flick
C. Littoral drift
D. Droplet drifts
Answer» D. Droplet drifts
19.

What is the movement of water away from the shore called?

A. Flood tide
B. Spring tide
C. Ebb tide
D. Neap tide
Answer» D. Neap tide
20.

Any location where the fresh water meets salty water is called ________?

A. Dredging
B. River
C. Delta
D. Estuary
Answer» E.
21.

How much must be the tidal range over barrage to be feasible?

A. 7 meters
B. 25 meters
C. 10 meters
D. 20 meters
Answer» B. 25 meters
22.

On what is two-pool tidal system is less dependent?

A. Barrage
B. Tidal fluctuation
C. Reservoir
D. Gravitational force
Answer» C. Reservoir
23.

What happens if the turbine generators are smaller and operate much longer?

A. Resulting work is reduced
B. High power generation
C. Less power loss
D. Less sound is created
Answer» B. High power generation
24.

How many high peaks occur in a single pool tidal system?

A. 1
B. 2
C. 3
D. 4
Answer» C. 3
25.

What is time period for one tide to occur in a day?

A. 6h, 12.5 min
B. 6h, 40.5 min
C. 6h, 0 min
D. 6h, 25.6 min
Answer» B. 6h, 40.5 min
26.

How much energy is estimated as total tidal power that is generated throughout the world?

A. 2.4 X 10<sup>6</sup> MW
B. 8.3 X 10<sup>6</sup> MW
C. 4.9 X 10<sup>6</sup> MW
D. 12 X 10<sup>6</sup> MW
Answer» B. 8.3 X 10<sup>6</sup> MW
27.

How many basins does a single pool tidal system have?

A. 1
B. 2
C. 3
D. 4
Answer» B. 2