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(1)
When did the development of wind power in India began?
[A]
1965
[B]
1954
[C]
1990
[D]
1985
(2)
At what range of speed is the electricity from the wind turbine is generated?
[A]
100 – 125 mph
[B]
450 – 650 mph
[C]
250 – 450 mph
[D]
30-35 mph
(3)
What is the diameter of wind turbine blades?
[A]
320 feet
[B]
220 feet
[C]
80 feet
[D]
500 feet
(4)
What are used to turn wind energy into electrical energy?
[A]
Turbine
[B]
Generators
[C]
Yaw motor
[D]
Blades
(5)
What type of energy is wind energy?
[A]
Renewable energy
[B]
Non-renewable energy
[C]
Conventional energy
[D]
Commercial energy
(6)
What happens when the land near the earth’s equator is heated?
[A]
All the oceans gets heated up
[B]
Small wind currents are formed
[C]
Rise in tides
[D]
Large atmospheric winds are created
Answer: Large atmospheric winds are created
(7)
Which country created wind mills?
[A]
Egypt
[B]
Mongolia
[C]
Iran
[D]
Japan
(8)
What is the main source for the formation of wind?
[A]
Uneven land
[B]
Sun
[C]
Vegetation
[D]
Seasons
(9)
How much wind power does India hold?
[A]
20,000 MW
[B]
12,000 MW
[C]
140,000 MW
[D]
5000 MW
(10)
How much is the energy available in the winds over the earth surface is estimated to be?
[A]
2.9 X 120 MW
[B]
1.6 X 107 MW
[C]
1 MW
[D]
5MW
(11)
What does Heating and cooling of the atmosphere generates?
[A]
Thermo line circulation
[B]
Radiation currents
[C]
Convection currents
[D]
Conduction currents
Answer: Convection currents
(12)
The amount of energy available in the wind at any instant is proportional to ___ of the wind speed.
[A]
Square root power of two
[B]
Square root power of three
[C]
Square power
[D]
Cube power
(13)
Wind energy is harnessed as ______ energy with the help of windmill or turbine.
[A]
Mechanical
[B]
Solar
[C]
Electrical
[D]
Heat
(14)
Winds having following speed are suitable to operate wind turbines.
[A]
5 – 25m/s
[B]
10 – 35m/s
[C]
20 – 45m/s
[D]
30 – 55m/s
(15)
The following is (are) the classification of winds
[A]
Global wind
[B]
Local wind
[C]
Both (A) and (B)
[D]
None of the above
(16)
Global Cold wind move from
[A]
Polar to equatorial region
[B]
Equatorial to polar region
[C]
Equatorial to oceanic region
[D]
Oceanic to Equatorial region
Answer: Polar to equatorial region
(17)
Global Cold wind generated from Oceans moves to
[A]
Mountains
[B]
Equator
[C]
Plain areas
[D]
Poles
(18)
force is responsible for forcing the global winds towards westernly direction.
[A]
Coriolis
[B]
Gravitational
[C]
Centripetal
[D]
Centrifugal
(19)
Global winds towards westernly direction are known as
[A]
Trade winds
[B]
Western winds
[C]
Eastern winds
[D]
None of the above
(20)
Uneven heating occurs on land surface and water bodies are due to _____
[A]
Air Currents
[B]
Solar radiation
[C]
Lunar eclipse
[D]
None of the above
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