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WorksheetsCOGNITIONIS#14
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 11mins
Which group of cities has started operating biofuel-powered buses?
Kolkata
Panaji
Bangalore and Nagpur
All of the above
Which institution has been involved in developing the solar-powered Gramateller Duo ATMs for rural India?
Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore
Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur
Indian Institute of Technology, Madras
The Energy and Resources Institute, New Delhi
From better gas masks to more effective aeroplane wing de-icers. She also invented new and improved smoke screens during World War II. She achieved invisible glass that cast no reflection
Katharine Burr Blodgett
Esther Sans Takeuchi
Rita Levi-Montalcini
Chien-Shiung Wu
She took on the challenge of increasing the power of batteries used to power implantable cardiac defibrillators (ICDs), tiny devices placed inside patients needing an occasional shock to regulate heartbeat. During her career, this notable scientist has received more than 140 patents. She now serves as chief scientist at the Department of Energy’s Brookhaven National Laboratory.
Esther Sans Takeuchi
Mae Carol Jemison
Gerty Theresa Cori
Linda Brown Buck
She developed and implemented computer code used to analyze and solve energy problems both in outer space and here on Earth. Her work included solar and wind projects and battery technology that was used for early hybrid vehicles.
Sara Seager
Annie Easley
Sylvia Alice Earle
Dame Helen Charlotte Isabella Gwynne-Vaughan
She was part of the team that developed the long cycle-life nickel-hydrogen batteries that first powered the electricity on the International Space Station (ISS), which has been crewed continuously since 2000.She became NASA Glenn Research Center’s highest-ranking Hispanic official and earned the NASA Exceptional Service Medal (1993) and the NASA Medal for Outstanding Leadership (2002).
Olga González-Sanabria
Anne Hope Jahren
Marie Maynard Daly
Christiane Nüsslein-Volhard
Which is the first fully solar-powered educational Institute in India?
The Canadian International School, Bangalore
Chennai Corporation Middle School, Chennai
Sri Aurobindo International centre for education, Puducherry
None of the above
She began working on modifying the DNA of enzymes and then inserting them into bacteria, which change the enzymes further until they’re optimized to serve as catalysts in the creation of cleaner fuels. She worked as an engineer at the Solar Energy Research Institute in Colorado and in Brazil and South Korea before moving her sights toward a PhD in chemical engineering at the University of California, Berkeley.
Frances Arnold
Christiane Nüsslein-Volhard
Sylvia Alice Earle
Rosalyn Sussman Yalow
Which has become the first law university to utilise solar energy to illuminate its 63-acre campus?
The National University of Study and Research in law, Ranchi
Maharashtra National Law University, Mumbai
Hidayatullah National Law university ,Raipur
Dr Ram Manohar Lohiya National Law University, Lucknow
India’s first solar-powered island is
Minicoy, Lakshadweep
Androth, Lakshadweep
Diu, Daman and Diu
Ross island, Andaman and Nicobar
India’s fully solar-powered railway station is
Chandigarh
Chittaranjan
Guwahati
Pune
In August 2018, India tested its first biofuel-powered aircraft between Dehradun and Delhi. Which aircraft operator achieved this feat?
Boeing 787 Dreamliner, AirIndia
Airbus A-350-900, Jet Airways
Bombardier Q400, Spicejet
ATR 72-600,Indigo
Which was the first multipurpose hydropower project in independent India?
Damodarwali Project
Bhakra Nangal Hydroelectric Power plant
Idukki Hydro Electric Power plant
Dulhasti
Which is India’s first hydroelectric power station?
Idukki Hydro Electric Power plant
Shivanasamudra Hydroelectric Power plant
Koyna Hydroelectric Power plant
Bhakra Nangal Hydroelectric Power plant
Which is the largest generator of electricity in India?
Thermal power
Rivers
Wave power
None of the above
Kota Thermal Power Plant in Rajasthan is located on the banks of which river?
Chambal
Banaras
Kali Sindh
Sukri river
Which state has the largest number of home solar rooftops installed in India?
Delhi
Gujarat
Rajasthan
Kolkata
Which is the first hydroelectric power plant in India?
Bhakra Nangal Hydroelectric Power plant
Sardar Sarovar Hydro Electric Power plant
Dehar Hydroelectric Power plant
The Hydroelectric power plant near Sivasamudram falls of the Cauvery in Karnataka
Year the Indian Atomic Energy Commission came into existence
August 10, 1948
September 15, 1989
January 2, 1949
June 9, 2000
Year in which the National Hydro Electric Power Corporation was established
1965
1987
1975
1979
