100 questions worth 2 marks each = total 200 marks. Penalty for wrong answer= Minus 0.67 (=1/3rd of the mark allotted to correct answer.) time limit 2 hours If you cannot solve some of these question‚ don’t get demotivated. In UPSC there will be always some question from outside of what you’ve prepared‚ but you’re not required to tick 100/100 to crack prelims. Question 1 to 20 1. Which of the following concepts can be used to study the rate of acceleration of the Universe? 1. Supernovae Explosions
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Energy Resources and its Management First Mr. Ankit Kumar Sharma‚ Second Mr. Arpit Kapoor‚ and Third Mr. Anil Kumar Yadav ankit_krishnaa@yahoo.in‚ arpitknp@gmail.com‚ anilyadav07@rocketmail.com Assistant Professor‚ Deptt. Of Electrical Engg.‚ JNU‚ Jaipur; Final Year‚ Electrical Engineering‚ JNU Jaipur; Final Year‚ Electrical Engineering‚ JNU‚ Jaipur ABSTRACT The present energy needs of the world are supplied by the drastic use of non-renewable sources of energy‚ which are mainly the
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The Russian Gas Distribution to Poland and Germany Geopolitics of Natural Gas in Belarus Circiu Alexandra Facultatea de Relatii Economice Internationale Specializarea: Comunicare de afaceri in limba engleza Forma de invatamant: ZI Anul de studiu: I Grupa 1 Seria A Introduction Natural gas is rapidly gaining in geopolitical importance. Gas has grown from a marginal fuel consumed in regionally disconnected markets to a fuel that is transported across great distances for consumption in many
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Industrial waste is a type of waste produced by industrial activity‚ such as that of factories‚ mills and mines. It has existed since the outset of the industrial revolution.[1] Much industrial waste is neither hazardous nor toxic‚ such as waste fiber produced by agriculture and logging.[2] Toxic waste‚ chemical waste‚ Industrial solid waste and Municipal solid waste are designations of industrial waste. Sewage treatment can be used to clean water tainted with industrial waste. Penalties and fees
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S H E L L N E D E R L A N D R A F F I N A D E R I J B . V. Company / Shell Pernis is one of the Netherlands’ largest industrial complexes‚ located in the Rijnmond area in the Municipality of Rotterdam. Shell Pernis consists first and foremost of two independent operating companies of the Royal Dutch/Shell Group: Shell Nederland Raffinaderij B.V. (oil refining) and Shell Nederland Chemie B.V. (chemicals). Various other chemical companies formerly owned by Shell are also located on the site. These
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a.electrostatic precipitator b.coal gasification c.fluidized bed combustion d.burning low sulfur coal e.energy conservation 79.Which of the following would function as a pollution cleanup method for motor vehicles? a.Improve motor efficiency. b.Rely on mass transit and bicycles. c.Use
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(H2‚CO) obtain- able from more than one source. It is included in this chapter and is fur- ther noted in Chapter 5 in relation to methane as a major feedstock for this mixture. This chapter discusses the use of synthesis gas obtained from coal gasification and from different petroleum sources for produc- ing gaseous as well as liquid hydrocarbons (Fischer Tropsch synthesis). Naphthenic acids and cresylic acid‚ which are extracted from certain crude oil fractions‚ are briefly reviewed at the end
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groundwater as mineral water. No treatment shall be given to them. They are on average three times less expensive than natural mineral waters. * Table water ; they designate tap water bottling. The treatments are tolerated here especially for gasification and of course to ensure its potability. * Home and office delivery (HOD); the Home and Office Delivery is a growing segment‚ accounting for 28% of the volume of bottled water. Strategic segmentation of bottled water is relatively simple even
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POWER SECTOR – INTRODUCTION Hydro-power and coal based thermal power have been the main sources of generating electricity in the Indian power sector which has registered significant progress since 1950 when the process of planned development of the economy began. Nuclear power development has been at a slower pace‚ since its inception in the late sixties. In spite of the overall development in the recent times‚ the power supply industry has been under constant pressure to bridge the gap between
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CO2 Capture Technologies and Opportunities in Canada “Strawman Document for CO2 capture and Storage (CC&S) Technology Roadmap” Murlidhar Gupta‚ Irene Coyle and Kelly Thambimuthu CANMET Energy Technology Centre Natural Resources Canada 1st Canadian CC&S Technology Roadmap Workshop‚ 18-19 September 2003‚ Calgary‚ Alberta‚ Canada 1 Contents 1. 2. 3. 4. Introduction CO2 emission profile in Canada How to capture CO2 Types of CO2 capture technologies 4.1 Chemical/physical absorption
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