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India's Energy Resources

37 MCQ questions with answers and explanations · page 1 of 2

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Q1. Which of the following comes under the category of non-conventional source of energy?

  1. ACoal
  2. Bpetroleum
  3. Cnatural gas
  4. DBio Gas
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Answer: D) Bio Gas

Q2. Which of the following is not a conventional source of energy?

  1. Anatural gas
  2. BCoal
  3. CMineral Oil
  4. Dgeothermal energy
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Answer: D) geothermal energy

Q3. Which of the following types of energy causes the least air pollution?

  1. Athermal energy
  2. Bhydropower
  3. Cnuclear energy
  4. DSolar energy
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Answer: D) Solar energy

Q4. What is the main source of energy in India?

  1. Amolecular
  2. Bthermal
  3. Chydroelectricity
  4. Dsolar
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Answer: B) thermal

Q5. India's first wave energy project is set up at which of the following places?

  1. AKandla
  2. BBijinjam
  3. CKarwar
  4. DDharwad
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Answer: B) Bijinjam

Q6. Which of the following was established at a place called 'Kalpakkam' near Chennai?

  1. Anewsprint plant
  2. BLignite Plant
  3. Cnuclear power plant
  4. Doil refinery
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Answer: C) nuclear power plant

Q7. 'Kakrapara Atomic Power Station is located in which of the following states?

  1. AKarnataka
  2. BGujarat
  3. CTamil Nadu
  4. DMaharashtra
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Answer: B) Gujarat

Q8. 'Kaiga' contains-

  1. Apotassium extraction
  2. Bnuclear power generation
  3. Chydroelectric power generation
  4. Dcoal mining
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Answer: B) nuclear power generation

Q9. India's first nuclear power generation centre is-

  1. ANarora (Uttar Pradesh)
  2. BTarapur (Maharashtra)
  3. CKalpakkam (Tamil Nadu)
  4. DKakrapara (Gujarat)
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Answer: B) Tarapur (Maharashtra)

Q10. In which state is the Manikaran power plant based on geothermal energy located?

  1. AArunachal Pradesh
  2. BHimachal Pradesh
  3. CJammu and Kashmir
  4. DUttarakhand
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Answer: B) Himachal Pradesh

Q11. The contribution of thermal power to the total electricity production in the country is approximately-

  1. A60
  2. B70
  3. C75
  4. D80
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Answer: A) 60

Q12. 'Talcher' and 'Ennore' are noteworthy-

  1. Afor nuclear power plants
  2. Bfor hydroelectric power plants
  3. CFor geothermal power plants
  4. DFor thermal power plants
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Answer: D) For thermal power plants

Q13. Which of the following thermal power stations and their respective states is not correctly matched?

  1. AObra - Uttar Pradesh
  2. BVindhyachal - Madhya Pradesh
  3. CTalcher - Odisha
  4. DKorba - Madhya Pradesh
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Answer: D) Korba - Madhya Pradesh

Q14. The first hydroelectric project of India is-

  1. AShivasamudram Project on Krishna River
  2. BMahatma Gandhi Project on Sharavati River
  3. CShivasamudram Project on the Cauvery River
  4. DBhakra Nangal Project on the Sutlej River
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Answer: C) Shivasamudram Project on the Cauvery River

Q15. Chukha Hydroelectric Project, a joint project of India and Bhutan, is located on which river?

  1. AMahakali River
  2. BTeesta River
  3. CWangchu River
  4. DManas River
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Answer: C) Wangchu River

Q16. Mahatma Gandhi Hydroelectric Project is located at-

  1. AOn the Kaveri River in Karnataka
  2. BOn the Tungabhadra River in Karnataka
  3. COn the Sharavati River in Karnataka
  4. DOn the Krishna River in Karnataka
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Answer: C) On the Sharavati River in Karnataka

Q17. Dulhasti Hydroelectric Project is located at-

  1. AOn the Jhelum River in Jammu and Kashmir
  2. BOn the Chenab River in Jammu and Kashmir
  3. COn the Sutlej River in Himachal Pradesh
  4. DOn the Beas River in Himachal Pradesh
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Answer: B) On the Chenab River in Jammu and Kashmir

Q18. Loktak Power Project is located in which of the following states?

  1. AWest Bengal
  2. BKerala
  3. CMeghalaya
  4. DManipur
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Answer: D) Manipur

Q19. At which of the following places electricity is generated from hydropower?

  1. ANeweli
  2. BEnnore
  3. CTuticorin
  4. DMettur
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Answer: D) Mettur

Q20. Based on the contribution of the following resources to India's total energy consumption, their correct descending order is-

  1. ACoal, petroleum, hydro-electricity, natural gas
  2. BCoal, petroleum, natural gas, hydroelectricity,
  3. CPetroleum, coal, natural gas, hydroelectricity
  4. DPetroleum, coal, hydroelectricity, natural gas
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Answer: A) Coal, petroleum, hydro-electricity, natural gas

Q21. What is India's position in the world in the production of wind energy?

  1. ASecond
  2. Bthird
  3. CFourth
  4. DFifth
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Answer: C) Fourth

Q22. Where was the first hydroelectric power station established in India in 1897?

  1. AShivasamudram
  2. BDarjeeling
  3. CPawn
  4. DKhopoli
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Answer: B) Darjeeling

Q23. Asia's first underground hydroelectric project is located in which of the following states of India?

  1. AJammu and Kashmir
  2. BHimachal Pradesh
  3. CArunachal Pradesh
  4. DUttar Pradesh
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Answer: B) Himachal Pradesh

Q24. Where did electricity supply first start in India?

  1. AKolkata
  2. BDarjeeling
  3. CMumbai
  4. DChennai
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Answer: B) Darjeeling

Q25. Which pair is correct in the context of thermal power project?

  1. ATalcher - Andhra Pradesh
  2. BKorba - Uttar Pradesh
  3. CKavas - Gujarat
  4. DRamagundam - Madhya Pradesh
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Answer: C) Kavas - Gujarat

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