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1 When did the development of wind power in India began?
A 1965
B 1954
C 1990
D 1985

Answer: 1990
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

Answer: 30-35 mph
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3 What is the diameter of wind turbine blades?
A 320 feet
B 220 feet
C 80 feet
D 500 feet

Answer: 220 feet
4 What are used to turn wind energy into electrical energy?
A Turbine
B Generators
C Yaw motor
D Blades

Answer: Turbine
5 What type of energy is wind energy?
A Renewable energy
B Non-renewable energy
C Conventional energy
D Commercial energy

Answer: Renewable 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

Answer: Iran
8 What is the main source for the formation of wind?
A Uneven land
B Sun
C Vegetation
D Seasons

Answer: Sun
9 How much wind power does India hold?
A 20,000 MW
B 12,000 MW
C 140,000 MW
D 5000 MW

Answer: 20,000 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

Answer: 1.6 X 107 MW
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

Answer: Cube power
13 Wind energy is harnessed as ______ energy with the help of windmill or turbine.
A Mechanical
B Solar
C Electrical
D Heat

Answer: Mechanical
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

Answer: 5 – 25m/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

Answer: Both (A) and (B)
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

Answer: Plain areas
18 force is responsible for forcing the global winds towards westernly direction.
A Coriolis
B Gravitational
C Centripetal
D Centrifugal

Answer: Coriolis
19 Global winds towards westernly direction are known as
A Trade winds
B Western winds
C Eastern winds
D None of the above

Answer: Trade winds
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

Answer: Solar radiation
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