Each question in this quiz is timed.
Which of the following developing countries derives the most energy from solar power?
South Africa
India
Ethiopia
Pakistan
How much renewable energy does the world generate approximately?
4,000 billion kWh
50,000 billion kWh
500,000 billion kWh
6,800,000 billion kWh
Of the 192 countries in the world, how many have defined renewable energy policy targets, till last year?
30
102
86
144
What is the oldest known use of renewable energy?
In 200 BC people in China and the Middle East used windmills to pump water and grind grain.
In 500 BC people in England used windmills to plant grain
In 1800 BC windmills in India were used to pump water for salt making
In south Africa, 1.8m BC biomass was used as fuel for fire
Which among the following is most energy efficient?
Incandescent bulb
Fluorescent tube light
Compact fluorescent lamp
As going by the trends in global energy consumption, what is expected to continue to provide the majority of the increase in marketed energy use worldwide?
Coal
Petroleum
Natural Gas
Oil
In India when was the importance of renewable energy sources, in the transition to a sustainable energy base, first recognised?
Mid 1960s
Early 1970s
Late 1970s
1980s
What all kinds of implementation programmes does the Indian Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) facilitate?
Harnessing renewable power
Use of renewable energy to rural areas for lighting, motive power, and decentralised renewable energy system for rural application
Use of renewable energy in urban, industrial and commercial applications
Development of alternate fuels and applications
All of the above
What is the major renewable energy resource used for electricity generation in Spain ?
Solar power
Wind power
Geothermal power
Hydroelectric power
As of 2015, what approx percentile of Spain’s electricity is generated from technologies that produce zero carbon emissions, i.e., renewable and nuclear energy?
69%
47%
79%
30%
Which country recently became first in the world to have relied on wind as its top energy source for an entire year?
Brazil
Germany
Denmark
Spain
Under Spain’s royal decree law 24/2013, of the electricity sector, what were the major targets covered for clean energy use?
Multiple RE sources, power, solar photovoltaic
Bio-energy, geothermal
Multiple RE sources, power
According to the Global Trends in Renewable Energy Investment 2015, which country in the world saw the biggest renewable energy investments in 2014, 39% upwards from 2013?
USA
China
Which historical global conference was the FIRST major step towards a global agreement on greenhouse emissions reduction and first to recognise atmosphere as a natural resource?
The Vienna convention in 1985
The Montreal Protocol in 1987
The ‘Earth Summit’ in Rio in 1992
Under Directive 2009/28/EC of the European Parliament, on the promotion of the use of energy from renewable sources, what is the set target to be achieved by all member states in energy consumption in the transportation sector by 2020?
20%
10%
17%
13%
What are the major challenges that have traditionally characterised the Spanish energy sector?
High degree on energy dependency
High levels of greenhouse gas emissions
Energy consumption relatively high as per unit of gross domestic production
Lack of funding
All of the above except (d)
(a) and (b)
Which country developed the first windmill?
Japan
Korea
Ireland
Is lack of funding, a major reason in developing countries regarding the unsuccessful implementation of renewable resources?
True
False
By next century, global temperature is expected to rise by about 2 degree Celsius, which UN Convention reached an agreement, a global agreement on the reduction of climate change, efforts to limit the temperature increase to 1.5C, the text of which represented a consensus of the representatives of the 196 parties attending?
The Earth Summit, 1992, Rio
COP 21, 2015, Paris
COP 15, Copenhagen, 2009
COP 19, Poland, 2013
The International Energy Agency (IEA) forecasts that world primary energy demand between now and 2030 will increase by 1.5% per year, from just over 12,000 million tonnes of oil equivalent (Mtoe) to 16,800 Mtoe- an overall increase of 40%. Which countries are more likely to be the main drivers of this growth?
Developing Asian countries
Middle Eastern countries
Europe
