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Biogas and solar energy are __________ sources of energy.

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  1. commercial

  2. renewable

  3. non-renewable

  4. None of these

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Correct Option: B

State whether the following statements are True or False.
Energy can be obtained from crop-residue.

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  1. True

  2. False

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Correct Option: A

State whether the following statements are True or False.
Coal, oil and gas are non-commercial sources of energy.

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  1. True

  2. False

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Correct Option: B

State whether the following statements are True or False.
There is a great imbalance between demand and supply of all commercial fuels.

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  1. True

  2. False

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Correct Option: B

State whether the following statements are True or False.
India is self-sufficient in the production of petroleum.

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  1. True

  2. False

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Correct Option: B

The most important traditional source of energy in India is __________.

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  1. fire-wood and cow dung cake

  2. gas

  3. petroleum

  4. electricity

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Correct Option: A

Which among the following is a measure to solve energy problems in India?

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  1. Appropriate pricing policy.

  2. Private sector participation.

  3. Removal of legal barriers to expand power generation capacity.

  4. All of the above

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Correct Option: D

Identify the measure to solve energy problems in India.

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  1. Reduction in consumption of commercial sources of energy.

  2. Promoting use of non-renewable resources.

  3. Implementing legal barriers to power generation capacity.

  4. Monopoly of public sector.

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Correct Option: A

The first experiment with satellite technology in India was undertaken by Doordarshan in _______________.

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  1. $1875-76$

  2. $1982-83$

  3. $1971-72$

  4. $1965-66$

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Correct Option: A

GAIL is concerned with which of the following operations?

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  1. Refining of petroleum.

  2. Oil exploration and production.

  3. Processing and distribution of natural gas.

  4. LPG (cooking gas) distributorship.

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

GAIL (India) Limited is the largest state-owned natural gas processing and distribution company headquartered in New Delhi. GAIL has been conferred with the Maharatna status on February $1, 2013$ by the Government of India. Currently only seven Public Sector Enterprises (PSEs) enjoy this coveted status.
In $2009$, the government established the Maharatna status which raises a company's investment ceiling from $Rs. 1000$ crores to $Rs. 5000$ Crores.
Lists of Maharatnas:
$1.$ Coal India Limited
$2.$ Indian Oil Corporation Limited
$3.$ NTPC Limited
$4.$ Steel Authority of India Limited (SAIL)
$5.$ Bharat Heavy Electrical Limited
$6.$ GAIL (India) Limited
$7.$ Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC).