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Consider the following statements-
(a) Individual resources are owned privately by individuals.
(b) At present, petroleum is the only multipurpose fuel which is the most important source of thermal energy.
(c) We have abundance of hydro-electricity resources.
(d) Thermal power is not a permanent source of electricity as the coal, petroleum and natural gas deposits are exhausting
Which of the above statements are correct?

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  1. (a), (b) abd (c)

  2. (b), (c) abd (d)

  3. (a), (b) abd (d)

  4. All of the above

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Correct Option: C

India conducted its first nuclear explosion at __________.

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  1. Apsara

  2. Pokharan

  3. Koyana

  4. Kalpakkam

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

India conducted its first nuclear explosion at Pokharan.
Smiling Buddha (MEA designation: Pokhran-I) was the assigned code name of India's first successful nuclear bomb test on 18 May 1974. The bomb was detonated on the army base, Pokhran Test Range (PTR), in Rajasthan by the Indian Army under the supervision of several key Indian generals.

_________ is located in the Parvati valley near Manikarn in Himachal Pradesh.

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  1. Tidal energy plant

  2. Solar energy plant

  3. Geothermal energy plant

  4. Atomic energy plant

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Geothermal energy plant is located in the Parvati valley near Manikarn in Himachal Pradesh.
Geothermal power plant (flash steam, combined cycle) in Iceland. Geothermal power plants are used in order to generate electricity by the use of geothermal energy (the Earth's internal thermal energy). They essentially work the same as a coal or nuclear power plant, the main difference being the heat source.

What is meant by 'energy crisis'?

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  1. Shortage of hydro-electricity

  2. Malnutrition leading to short supply of energy in the human body

  3. Shortage of the thermal power

  4. Impending danger of total exhaustion of fossil fuels like coal and petroleum

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

An energy crisis is any significant bottleneck in the supply of energy resources to an economy. In literature, it often refers to one of the energy sources used at a certain time and place, in particular those that supply national electricity grids or those used as fuel in vehicles.

The most common source of energy in rural India is _______.

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  1. Thermal energy

  2. Solar energy

  3. Cow dung or cattle dung cake

  4. Tidal energy

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Common energy source in Indian villages is wood and animal dung which is burnt to form biogas

Which one of the following is not a nuclear power plant?

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  1. Korba

  2. Kalpakkam

  3. Narora

  4. Ukai

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Korba is not a nuclear power plant.
Korba is a city and an industrial area in Korba District in the Indian state of Chhattisgarh. Korba is known as the Power Capital of India.

At which place in Gujarat is the most ideal and largest biogas plant of India setup?

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  1. Siddhapur

  2. Udatal

  3. Methaan

  4. Dantiwada

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Correct Option: C

Salal is the hydro power project in ______________.

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  1. Haryana

  2. Jammu and Kashmir

  3. Himachal Pradesh

  4. Punjab

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Salal Dam, also known as Salal Hydroelectric Power Station, is a run-of-the-river power project on the Chenab River in the Reasi district of the Indian state of Jammu and Kashmir.

Which of the following is/are considered a Renewable Source of Energy?
(A) Wind Energy
(B) Solar Energy
(C) Nuclear Energy

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  1. Only (A)

  2. Only (B)

  3. Only (C)

  4. Only (A) and (B)

  5. All (A), (B) and (C)

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Correct Option: D