Solar Energy
Solar Energy: Overview
This topic covers concepts, such as, Solar Cooker, Limitations of Solar Cooker or Solar Heater, Solar Array & Schematic of Solar Photovoltaic Station etc.
Important Questions on Solar Energy
The picture shows how sunlight heats the water in a solar water heater.
When will the solar water heater work most efficiently?

The principle of solar cell is to convert sunlight into electricity through the phenomena of photovoltaic effect.

What is the importance of solar photovoltaic station?



Which one of the following material is used as a major component of photovoltaic cell?

The component that is not included in the process of Solar photovoltaic stations.

Is important for the formation of lightning in a developing cloud which one of the following processes?

Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer by using the codes given below:
List-I -- List-II
(Country) -- (Coal fields)
A. China -- . Pennsylvania
B. Germany -- . Saar
C. Ukraine -- . Shensi
D. U.S.A. -- . Donetz Basin

Which of the following are the potentials anticipated by the harvesting soil energy?

In which of the countries per capita use of water is maximum?

Name the semi-conductor material which is usually used for making solar cells.

The scientific study of soils, particularly their formation and distribution is called:

What percentage of soil is usually made up of minerals?

In terms of their contribution to the total power generation in India, identify the correct sequence of energy sources- Thermal Power Plants (TPP), Large Hydropower project (LHP), Nuclear Energy (NE) and Renewable Energy (RE) which includes solar energy, wing energy, biomass and small hydropower projects:

In the diagram of the solar cooker given below, name the missing part X.

In the process of photosynthesis, plants prepare their food by converting _____ energy into chemical energy.

An incubator is used for the artificial hatching of eggs. Which type of bulb is suitable for this?

Why is it said that the sun is the source of all forms of energy?

What are the advantages of making maximum use of non-conventional sources of energy for our needs?
