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15 Questions | By Vravinder1120899 | Updated: Mar 22, 2022 | Attempts: 571

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1.

Which is the single piece of legislation in history that has saved the most lives?
- A.
  
  The Highway Safety
- B.
  
  The Clean Air Act
- C.
  
  Newborn Screening Saves Lives Act
- D.
  
  The Clean Water Act
2.

Which of the following activities contributes the most to carbon emissions globally?
- A.
  
  Agriculture
- B.
  
  Forestry
- C.
  
  Transport
- D.
  
  Energy supply
3.

Which country has the most fossil fuel in the ground?
- A.
  
  Saudi Arabia
- B.
  
  Russia
- C.
  
  United States
- D.
  
  China
4.

The world's fastest growing energy resource is
- A.
  
  Hydroelectric dams
- B.
  
  Wind power
- C.
  
  Nuclear power
- D.
  
  Coal fired power plants
5.

Gaseous and liquid biofuels include
- A.
  
  Biogas
- B.
  
  Liquid methanol
- C.
  
  Wood alcohol
- D.
  
  All of these
6.

Cells that convert solar energy directly into electricity are called
- A.
  
  Photovoltaic cells
- B.
  
  Photoelectric cells
- C.
  
  Solarelectric cells
- D.
  
  Electrosolar chips
7.

Which one of the following is not an example of air pollution from furnace oil fired boilers and furnaces?
- A.
  
  Sulphur dioxide (SO2)
- B.
  
  chloro-fluro carbons (CFC)
- C.
  
  Nitrous oxide(NOX)
- D.
  
  Carbon monoxide (CO)
8.

Which of the following is false?
- A.
  
  Electricity is high-grade energy
- B.
  
  High grade forms of energy are highly ordered and compact
- C.
  
  Low grade energy is better used for applications like melting of metals rather than heating water for bath
- D.
  
  The molecules of low grade energy are more randomly distributed than the molecules of carbon in coal
9.

The Designated National Agency (DNA) of India for Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) is
- A.
  
  Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF)
- B.
  
  Bureau of Energy Efficiency (BEE)
- C.
  
  Central Electricity Authority (CEA)
- D.
  
  Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (CERC)
10.

6. One unit of electricity is equivalent to ___ kcal heat units.
- A.
  
  800
- B.
  
  860
- C.
  
  400
- D.
  
  680
11.

Among the world's coal producers, India's position is
- A.
  
  10
- B.
  
  17
- C.
  
  4
- D.
  
  26
12.

"New admin" building of TML Pantnagar is certified with IGBC (Indian Green Building Council) with which certification?
- A.
  
  Gold
- B.
  
  Silver
- C.
  
  Bronze
- D.
  
  Platinum
13.

In which two years TML Pantnagar got Golden Peacock Award for Environment Management?
- A.
  
  2015 & 2016
- B.
  
  2013 & 2015
- C.
  
  2014 & 2016
- D.
  
  2014 &2015