Renewable Energy MCQ

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• Efficiency of water electrolysis is greater than the efficiency of steam reforming.
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  True

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  False
• Which of the following uses hydrogen as fuel?
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  Vehicles

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  AA battery

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  AAA battery

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  Power plants
• What is photocatalytic water splitting?
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  Splitting of water using catalyst and electricity

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  Splitting of water using electricity

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  Combining hydrogen and oxygen to form water

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  Splitting of water using light as catalyst
• What is hydrogen compressor do to hydrogen?
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  Increases both pressure and volume

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  Decreases both pressure and volume

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  Increases pressure and decreases volume

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  Decreases pressure and increases volume
• What are the main components of a fuel cell?
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  Anode, cathode, electrolyte

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  Anode, cathode, membrane and electrolyte (including fuel)

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  Anode, cathode

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  Anode, cathode, electrolyte and connecting wires
• Cryogenic adsorption is a physical means to store hydrogen.
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  True

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  False
• Hydrogen molecules are dissociated either _________ or _________ to form hydrides.
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  under sunlight or cold temperatures

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  by substitution or electrolysis

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  by electrolysis or heterolytically

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  homolytically or heterolytically
• How is hydrogen stored chemically?
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  As ions

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  By compressing hydrogen gas

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  In the form of hydrides

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  In the form of ice
• How is hydrogen stored physically?
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  As atoms

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  By compressing hydrogen gas

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  In the form of hydrides

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  In the form of water
• By what means can hydrogen be stored?
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  Physically and chemically

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  As atoms

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  As ions

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  As fuel cells
• High pressure containers are used to store hydrogen.
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  True

  খ

  False
• Fuel cell vehicle is sourced by a battery.
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  True

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  False
• What does hydrogen fuel cell emit?
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  Water

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  Steam

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  Greenhouse gas

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  Methane
• How does hydrogen fuel cell work?
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  Membrane → hydrogen ions → electric current and recombination with oxygen

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  Electric current and recombination with oxygen → hydrogen ions → membrane

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  Hydrogen ions → membrane → electric current and recombination with oxygen

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  Recombination with oxygen → electric current → membrane → hydrogen ions
• What is a fuel cell?
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  Converts heat energy to chemical energy

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  Converts heat energy to electrical energy

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  Converts chemical energy to electrical energy

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  Converts kinetic energy to heat energy
• What is the main problem in using hydrogen as fuel for vehicles?
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  Capital intensive

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  Storage

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  Fuel cell technology is not well established

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  Cars will become heavy
• Traditionally, why is steam methane reforming preferred over electrolysis?
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  Because electrolysis requires electricity

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  Because electrolysis has lower production efficiency

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  Because steam methane reforming produces greenhouse gases

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  Because electrolysis produces greenhouse gases
• Why is hydrogen hazardous as fuel?
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  Because of high ignition and low combustion energy

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  Because of high ignition and high combustion energy

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  Because low ignition and low combustion energy

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  Because of low ignition and high combustion energy
• How does electrolysis produce hydrogen?
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  By running electricity to combine hydrogen and water

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  By separating water into hydrogen and oxygen and generating electricity

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  By passing electricity into water to separate it into hydrogen and oxygen

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  By passing electricity into water to evaporate it into hydrogen
• What is the major drawback of steam-methane reforming technique to produce hydrogen?
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  Capital intensive

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  Releases greenhouse gases into atmosphere

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  A niche technology

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  Poor efficiency
• How is hydrogen gas produced from fossil fuels?
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  Partial oxidation of methane

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  Electrolysis

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  Evaporation

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  Biomass gasification
• Which of the following is the most popular application of hydrogen fuel cell?
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  Fuel cell vehicles

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  Fuel cell energy power plants

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  Fuel cells stand-alone power supplies

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  Fuel cells spacecraft
• Which of the following use hydrogen as fuel?
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  Fossil fuels

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  Anerobic digestion

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  Fuel cells

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  Cooking
• In terms of green house gas emissions, how good or bad is hydrogen fuel?
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  Major contributor of greenhouse gas emissions

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  Zero-emission fuel

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  Lowest contributor of greenhouse gas emissions

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  Hydrogen cannot be used as fuel
• Which of the following supplies maximum amount of hydrogen gas?
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  Natural gas

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  Anaerobic Digestion

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  Wastewater treatment

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  Electrolysis
• Air conditioning is the major electricity consumer in commercial sector.
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  True

  খ

  False
• Kerosene is used for cooking and lighting lamps in rural parts of India.
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  True

  খ

  False
• What does the energy consumption in Indian transport sector depend on?
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  Fuel price

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  Driver

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  Ergonomics

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  Fuel tank
• How can energy consumption in industrial sector be reduced?
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  By not recycling

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  By using old and outdated technology

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  By wasting heat

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  By cascading and process control
• Why is the energy intensity of Indian industrial sector higher than that of the developed countries?
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  Because of less number of energy intensive industries

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  Because of lower population

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  Because of large number of energy intensive industries

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  Because of large population