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Biomass is the organic matter like dead plants and animal waste from which we can get energy. Biomass which we have been using since long, include wood and cow-dung. But there are some major disadvantages related to their use due to which wood and cow-dung are now converted into charcoal and biogas respectively. With regard to the above information, answer the following question:

For producing biogas, it needs :

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Important Questions on Sources of Energy

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Match the items in Column I to the items in Column II.

Column I Column II
(a) An important fossil fuel usually found underground near an oil source (p) coal
(b) Most abundant fuel on earth (q) 95%
(c) % methane in biogas (r) natural gas
(d) % methane in natural gas (s) 75%

 

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2. Match the items in Column I to the items in Column II.
Column I Column II
(a) Minimum wind speed required to operate a windmill in a wind generator

(p) hydroelectric power plants
(q) 25 km/hr

(b) About 25% of India’s electric power is generated from (r) 15 km/hr
(s) thermal power plants
(c) Non-renewable energy technology (t) nuclear power plants
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It is said that coal is formed from wood which is a renewable source of energy. Why is the coal considered a non-renewable source of energy?
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Which of the fuels has the lowest calorific value?
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Which of the following fuels has the highest calorific value?

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A fuel with calorific value of 55 kJ/g is most likely to be
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A fuel has only carbon and hydrogen as its constituents. It will have the highest calorific value if it has
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Why are most of the thermal power plants set up near coal or oil-fields?