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A short 12 minutes Quiz on Energy Conservation

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Q1.Which of the following will NOT help you save energy while using your PC/Laptop?

Make sure your hard drive and monitor go into “sleep” mode when they’re left idle for a few minutes.

Shutdown the computer after use

Disconnect your external devices like webcam, printer, sound system when not in use

Keep the charger plugged in all the time

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Q2.This method of cooking can save cooking gas by 20% on Rice, 46% on daal and 42% on meat in homes. What method of cooking are we talking about?

Baking

Grilling

Frying

Pressure Cooking

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Q3.This popular concept is supposed to revolutionise the world, but it consumes so much power that it has been banned by some countries like China. What are we talking about?

Electronic-Gold

Cryptocurrency

Artificial Intelligence

Non-Fungible Token

China banned it as it does not help it achieve its goal of carbon neutrality and also led to severe power shortage. Bitcoin consumes as much power as the country of Netherlands!

China banned it as it does not help it achieve its goal of carbon neutrality and also led to severe power shortage. Bitcoin consumes as much power as the country of the Netherlands!

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Q4.India’s PAT scheme introduced in 2012 has incentivized industries to save over 5000 MW of energy and Rs 9,500 crores in cost! What is the full form of PAT?

Perform, Analyse, Target

Perform, Achieve, Trade

Penalise, Achieve, Trade

Penalty, Aim, Trade

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Q5. The Students' Educational and Cultural Movement of Ladakh (SECMOL), an organisation based in freezing Ladakh, runs a school which is heated without using any fuel like firewood, gas, or electricity – even in -25 degrees weather! What technology is used by SECMOL to heat their school?

Solar Photovoltaic

Geothermal Energy

Wind Energy

Passive Solar Heating

SECMOL was founded by Sonam Wanghcuk who has been credited with multiple inventions and the school was featured in the Hindi movie 3 Idiots.

SECMOL was founded by Sonam Wanghcuk who has been credited with multiple inventions and the school was featured in the Hindi movie 3 Idiots.

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Q6. Vinisha, a 14-year-old from Tamil Nadu won the Children Climate Prize in 2020 for designing an Ironing cart (to press/iron clothes) that does not use Charcoal. What did she use to power the ironing cart?

Biomass energy from Agri residue

Wind Energy

Solar panels

Mechanical Energy from cycling the cart

It has a potential saving 5 crore kgs of charcoal being burnt every year. She also spoke at the recent summit on climate change.

It has a potential saving 5 crore kgs of charcoal being burnt every year. She also spoke at the recent summit on climate change.

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Q7. In 2020-21, M&M Ltd. saved 27,317 GJ of energy, which is equivalent to meeting the annual energy requirements of ………rural households! Fill in the Blank.

980

2232

520

1621

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Q10. India has built over 1 lakh kilometres of roads using a material that is often considered waste. Guess the material!

Construction debris

Gunny/Jute bags

Plastic waste

Glass waste

Using plastic waste has helped save 1 ton of bitumen (petroleum by-product) for every kilometre of this type of road built.

Using plastic waste has helped save 1 ton of bitumen (petroleum by-product) for every kilometre of this type of road built.

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Q8. A global switch to energy-efficient light-emitting diode (LED) technology could save over ………. million tons of CO2 by 2025. Fill in the blank.

12,000

22,000

5,200

1,400

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Q9. Which of the following types of tube light is the most energy-efficient?

T2

T12

T5

T8

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Q11. According to a Purdue University study, switching to dark theme mode can save up to ……. of battery power in mobile phones at 100 % brightness! Fill in the blank.

47%

70%

12%

22%

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Q12. This new water heater technology pulls heat from the surrounding air to transfer it for heating purposes and saves 60% electricity over ordinary water heaters! What is this technology called?

Air2heat

Reverse flow

Zero Carbon

Adaptive Energy Saving

Air2Heat heaters work like a refrigerator in reverse order. For each unit of electricity consumed, the Air2Heat heater generates 2.3 units of heat energy.

Air2Heat heaters work like a refrigerator in reverse order. For each unit of electricity consumed, the Air2Heat heater generates 2.3 units of heat energy.

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Q13. At the young age of 16, Ann Makosinski from Canada invented a torch that could work without batteries, so that her friend in the Philippines could study at night! What is this innovation powered with?

The movement of our body

Wind energy

The warmth from the human body

Solar energy

In 2016, Ann won a $50,000 investment for inventions that are powered by body heat. In 2017, she was included on the Forbes 30 Under 30 list.

In 2016, Ann won a $50,000 investment for inventions that are powered by body heat. In 2017, she was included on the Forbes 30 Under 30 list.

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Q14. As of today, Mahindra auto takes……. less energy to produce a vehicle than 8 years back. Fill in the blank.

67%

50%

30%

20%

Mahindra Heavy Engines Ltd. has achieved the 15-year target of doubling its energy productivity in a record time of four years!

Mahindra Heavy Engines Ltd. has achieved the 15-year target of doubling its energy productivity in a record time of four years!

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Q15. As per the tests on Indian cars, which speed range is best recommended to give the car 40% extra mileage?

45-55 km/hr

30-40 km/hr

20-30 km/hr

60-70 km/hr

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