Marathwada Mitra Mandal’s

College of Engineering
Karvenagar Pune 411052
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MCQs of Energy Audit and Management

Unit 1
General aspect of Energy Management
S.N. Question Answer
1 What is energy Science 3
1. Study of Energy
2. Study of energy conversion
3. Study of energy and its conversion in other forms
4. Study of energy generation
2 Which is not Advantages of Electrical Energy over other types of energy 4
1. Clean and Green energy
2. easily converted to other form of energy
3. much cheaper than other forms of energy
4. Electrical energy cannot be controlled and monitored easily
3 Primary or final energy consumption means 1
1. Total energy demand of the country
2. Energy demand for commercial purpose
3. Energy demand for industrial purpose
4. Energy demand of residential and municipal
4 Which is not a Primary energy resources 2
1. Petroleum products
2. Electrical Energy
3. Geothermal Energy
4. Biomass like wood
5 Which is a secondary energy resource 2
1. Petroleum products
2. Electrical Energy
3. Geothermal Energy
4. Biomass like wood
6 Fossile fuels are 1
1. Non-renewable source of energy
2. Renewable source of energy
3. both (1) and (2)
4. Neither (1) nor (2)
7 Select the important factor for the site selection of a thermal power plant. 3
1. Distance from the populated area
2. Availability of fuel
3. Availability’ of water
4. Cost of plant
8 Which of the following is a commercial form of energy
1. Agricultural waste
2. Cow dung
3. Sun
4. Natural Gas
9 Coal mines in Jharkhand are located at 1
1. Jharia
2. Jamshedpur
3. Ranchi
4. Lohardaga
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10 Which central government agency is responsible for the mapping 1

and exploration of minerals?
1. The Geological Survey of India
2. Surveyor General of India
3. National Mineral Development Corporation Ltd
4. Indian Bureau of Mines
11 Where is the biggest reserve of mica? 2
1. South Africa
2. India
3. USA
4. Australia
12 The energy sources, that are either found or stored in nature are 2
1. Secondary Energy Sources
2. Primary Energy Sources
3. Both (a) and (b)
4. None of the above
13. Inexhaustible energy sources are known as 2
1. Commercial Energy
2. Renewable Energy
3. Primary energy
4. Secondary energy
14 Which country has the largest share of the global coal reserves? 3
1. Russia
2. China
3. USA
4. India
15 World oil reserves are estimated to last over 1
1. 45 years
2. 60 years
3. 200 years
4. 75 years
16 The primary energy consumption of India is 1
1. 1/29 of the world
2. 1/16 of the world
3. 1/7 of the world
4. 1/20 of the world
17 Which fuel dominates the energy mix in Indian energy scenario?– 3
1. Oil
2. Natural gas
3. Coal
4. Nuclear
18 The fourth largest producer of coal and lignite in the world is ______ 4
1. USA
2. Russia
3. India
4. China
19 Indian per capita energy consumption is ____ of the world average. 2
1. 4%
2. 20%
3. 1%
4. 10%
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20 Energy consumption per unit of GDP is called as: 2

1. Energy Ratio
2. Energy intensity
3. Per capita consumption
4. None
21 India’s energy intensity is ___ times of world average. 1
1. 1.5
2. 2.5
3. 3.6
4. 10
22 India’s current percentage peak demand shortage for electricity is: 4
1. 1%
2. 3%
3. 10%
4. 14%
23 Name the Act, which is proposed to bring the qualitative transformation 4
of the electricity sector:
1. Regulatory Commission Act 1998
2. Indian Electricity Act 1910
3. Supply Act 1948
4. Electricity Act 2003
24 Which of the following is highest contributor to the air pollution? 1
1. Carbon Monoxide
2. Hydro Carbons
3. Sulphur Oxides
4. Particulates
25 Acid rain is caused by the release of the following components from 1
combustion of fuels.
1. SOx and NOx
2. SOx and CO2
3. CO2 and NOx
4. H2O
26 Photovoltaic energy is the conversion of sunlight into: 3
1. Chemical energy
2. Biogas
3. Electricity
4. Geothermal energy
27 Common energy source in Indian villages is: 4
1. Electricity
2. Coal
3. Sun
4. Wood and animal dung
28 The process that converts solid coal into liquid hydrocarbon fuel is 1
called:
1. Liquefaction
2. Carbonation
3. Catalytic conversion
4. Cracking

29 Boiling water reactor and pressurised water reactors are:

1. Nuclear reactor
2. Solar reactor
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3. OTEC
4. Biogas reactor

30 Which of the following is a disadvantage of renewable energy? 4

1. High pollution
2. Available only in few places
3. High running cost
4. Unreliable supply
31 Which among the following have a large amount of installed grid 1
interactive renewable power capacity in India?
1. Wind power
2. Solar power
3. Biomass power
4. Small Hydro power
32 Which of the following is not under the Ministry of New and Renewable 4
Energy?
1. Wind energy
2. Solar energy
3. Tidal energy
4. Large hydro
33 Which of the following energy has the greatest potential among all the 1
sources of renewable energy?
1. Solar energy
2. Wind Energy
3. Thermal energy
4. Hydro-electrical energy
34 In what form is solar energy is radiated from the sun? 3
1. Ultraviolet Radiation
2. Infrared radiation
3. Electromagnetic waves
4. Transverse waves
35 How much is the energy available in the winds over the earth surface is 2
estimated to be?
1. 2.9 X 120 MW
2. 1.6 X 107 MW
3. 1 MW
4. 5MW
36 How much wind power does India hold? 1
1. 20,000 MW
2. 12,000 MW
3. 140,000 MW
4. 5000 MW
37 The aerobic digestion of sewage is used to produce __________ 2
1. Biomass
2. Bio fuels
3. Synthetic fuels
4. Metal articles
38 _________ is called as the bio gas. 2
1. Bio ethanol
2. Bio methane
3. Bio diesel
4. Bio butane
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39 How is OTEC caused? 3

1. By wind energy
2. By geothermal energy
3. By solar energy
4. By gravitational force
40 What does OTEC stand for? 2
1. Ocean thermal energy cultivation
2. Ocean thermal energy conversion
3. Ocean techno energy conservation
4. Ocean thermal energy consumption
41 Which of the following is a disadvantage of renewable energy? 4
1. High pollution
2. Available only in few places
3. High running cost
4. Unreliable supply
42 In hydroelectric power, what is necessary for the production of power 1
throughout the year?
1. Dams filled with water
2. High amount of air
3. High intense sunlight
4. Nuclear power
43 Which Ministry is mainly responsible for research and development in 3
renewable energy sources such as wind power, small hydro, biogas
and solar power?
1. Human Resource Development
2. Agriculture and Farmers Welfare
3. Ministry of New and Renewable Energy
4. Health and Family Welfare
44 The world’s first 100% solar powered airport located at ___________ 1
1. Cochin, Kerala
2. Bengaluru, Karnataka
3. Chennai, Tamil Nadu
4. Mumbai, Maharashtra
45 Where is the largest Wind Farm located in India? 2
1. Jaisalmer Wind Park, Rajasthan
2. Muppandal Wind Farm, Tamil Nadu
3. Vaspet Wind Farm, Maharashtra
4. Chakala Wind Farm, Maharashtra
46 Which Indian enterprise has the Motto “ENERGY FOREVER”? 1
1. Indian Renewable Energy Development Agency
2. Indian Non-Renewable Energy Development
3. Indian Agricultural Development
4. Indian Biotechnology Development
47 Sunlight, air, soil, and water are examples of 1
1. Renewable resources
2. Non- renewable resources
3. Conventional resources
4. Non-natural resources

48 Which of the following is a disadvantage of most of the renewable energy 1

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sources?
1. Unreliable supply
2. Highly polluting
3. High waste disposal cost
4. High running cost

49 The Act which has been enacted to provide for efficient use of energy 1
and its conservation and for matters connected therewith is?
1. Indian Electricity Act 2003
2. Energy Conservation Act 2001
3. Indian Electricity Act 2010
4. Energy Conservation Act 2007
50 We should not keep hot food items inside the refrigerator since? 2
1. Hot food items may burn the refrigerator
2. Hot food items will consume more energy for cooling
3. Hot food items will get bad smell
4. Hot food items cannot be cooled
51 Kyoto protocol deals with 3
1. AIDS
2. Food Security
3. Global Warming
4. Solar energy
52 The unit for measurement of electrical energy is? 2
1. Kilowatt
2. Kilowatt Hour
3. Horse Power
4. Calorie
53 What is called for an organism that helps to define an entire 3
ecosystem?
1. Super species
2. Keystone species
3. Dominant species
4. Precious species
54 What is called for the diagram that shows how food chain linked 1
together into more complex feeding relationship?
1. Food web
2. Food chain
3. Food circle
4. Food triangle
55 Energy management is a key component of 1
1. Environmental management
2. Carbon management
3. Nitrogen management
4. Water management
56 The main objective of energy management is to
1. Minimize energy cost
2. Minimum environmental effects
3. Maintain optimum energy procurement and utilization
4. All of these
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57 The monitor and control of energy management system is done by 2

using
1. MATLAB
2. SCADA
3. AUTO - CAED
4. All of these