Question : What was a primary motivation for India's development of its nuclear program?
Option 1: To achieve energy independence
Option 2: To enhance scientific research capabilities
Option 3: To deter potential security threats
Option 4: To promote international disarmament
Correct Answer: To deter potential security threats
Solution : Correct Option: 3 Explanation: A primary motivation for India's development of its nuclear program was to deter potential security threats, particularly from neighboring countries with whom it had territorial disputes or military conflicts.
Question : The energy that can harness heat stored below the earth's surface is known as:
Option 1: thermal energy
Option 2: nuclear energy
Option 3: tidal energy
Option 4: geothermal energy
Question : In a water-lifting electric pump, we convert
Option 1: electrical energy into potential energy
Option 2: kinetic energy into electrical energy
Option 3: kinetic energy into potential energy
Option 4: electrical energy into kinetic energy
Question : In which form is the supplied heat energy stored during change in temperature of substance?
Option 1: Heat energy
Option 2: Kinetic energy
Option 3: Potential energy
Option 4: Both kinetic and potential energy
Question : Which non-conventional energy source depends on the sun's heat?
Option 1: Wind energy
Option 2: Tidal energy
Option 3: Geothermal energy
Option 4: Solar energy
Question : 'Greenhouse effect' means
Option 1: Cultivation of crops in a greenhouse to conserve heat
Option 2: Trapping of solar energy due to carbon dioxide gases
Option 3: Trapping of solar energy by the Earth's upper surface
Option 4: Increase of heat due to atmospheric pollution
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