Previous year MCQs

UPPSC 2021 GS-I Environment & Ecology
Question

A non-renewable source of energy is:

Answer & Solution

Answer: (Detailed Solution Below)

Option B: Petroleum

Detailed Solution:

The correct answer is “Petroleum”.

Petroleum is the non-renewable source of energy among the options.

There are four major types of nonrenewable resources: oil, natural gas, coal, and nuclear energy.

Oil, natural gas, and coal are collectively called fossil fuels.

Fossil fuels were formed within the Earth from dead plants and animals over millions of years - hence the name "fossil" fuels.

Similar Questions:

While India's Human population is growing at an astounding pace, the bird population is shrinking fastly mainly because:

1. there has been an abnormal increase in the number of hunters.
2. bio-pesticides and organic manure are being used on an large scale.
3. there has been a large scale reduction in the habitats of the birds.
4. there has been a large scale used of pesticides, chemical fertilizers and mosquito repellents.

Select your answer correctly using the codes given below:
Codes:
  1. A) 1 and 2 are correct
  2. B) 2 and 3 are correct
  3. C) 3 and 4 are correct
  4. D) 1 and 4 are correct
A non-renewable source of energy is:
  1. A) Solar energy
  2. B) Petroleum
  3. C) Wind energy
  4. D) Biogas
Dachigam National Park is associated with which of the following?
  1. A) Musk Deer
  2. B) Golden Oriole
  3. C) Yellow-throated Marten
  4. D) Hangul or Kashmir Stag
Natural resources should be used by the present generation in such a way that if there is minimum degradation of natural resources, then what kind of development would it be called?
  1. A) Economic Development
  2. B) Sustainable Development
  3. C) Social Development
  4. D) Organic Development
Which of the following represents the average increase in earth's temperature during the last century?
  1. A) 0.6 degree Celsius
  2. B) 0.7 degree Celsius
  3. C) 0.8 degree Celsius
  4. D) 0.9 degree Celsius
The highest trophic level in an ecosystem is obtained by:
  1. A) Herbivores
  2. B) Carnivores
  3. C) Decomposers
  4. D) Omnivores
Who among the following was NOT associated with the Kanpur Conspiracy Case of 1924 ?
  1. A) Muzaffar Ahmed
  2. B) Nalini Gupta
  3. C) Shaukat Usmani
  4. D) M.A. Ansari
In social forestry, plantation of which, of the following types of trees is encouraged?
  1. A) Fruit producing
  2. B) Fodder producing
  3. C) Fuel producing
  4. D) Multipurpose type
India aims to achieve land degradation neutrality by the year?
  1. A) 2025
  2. B) 2030
  3. C) 2035
  4. D) 2040
Which of the following is indicator of air pollution ?
  1. A) Puffballs
  2. B) Algae
  3. C) Lichen
  4. D) Moss
Biodiversity has maximum danger from:
  1. A) Air Pollution
  2. B) Improper agricultural operations
  3. C) Climate change
  4. D) Water Pollution
Who among the following was NOT an early member of the "Naujawan-Sabha" formed in 1926 A.D. ?
  1. A) Bhagat Singh
  2. B) Yaspal
  3. C) Chhabil Das
  4. D) Ambika Chakravarti