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MCQs

Total Questions : 60 | Page 2 of 6 pages

Question 11. Tidal barrage is similar to ______

wind plant
dam
wind turbines
coal plant

Discuss Question

Answer: Option B. -> dam
Answer: (b).dam

Question 12. Which of the following is a potential problem of a tidal barrage?

Impacts on deep sea/ocean marine life
Impacts on estuaries of the tidal basin
A two-way tidal power system
Decrease in turbidity

Discuss Question

Answer: Option B. -> Impacts on estuaries of the tidal basin
Answer: (b).Impacts on estuaries of the tidal basin

Question 13. Which of the following best describes the working of tidal barrage for outgoing tides?

Generator → basin → ocean → outgoing tide
Generator → ocean → basin → outgoing tide
Ocean → generator → basin → outgoing tide
Outgoing tide → generator → basin → ocean

Discuss Question

Answer: Option D. -> Outgoing tide → generator → basin → ocean
Answer: (d).Outgoing tide → generator → basin → ocean

Question 14. Which of the following best describes the working of a tidal barrage for an incoming tide?

Incoming tides → generator → barrage → basin
Incoming tides → basin → generator → barrage
Incoming tides → barrage → basin → generator
Generator → barrage → basin → incoming tides

Discuss Question

Answer: Option C. -> Incoming tides → barrage → basin → generator
Answer: (c).Incoming tides → barrage → basin → generator

Question 15. Tidal barrages are a two-way tidal power system.

True
False
May be True or False
Can't say

Discuss Question

Answer: Option A. -> True
Answer: (a).True

Question 16. How does a tidal lagoon work?

By storing sea water
By creating a difference in water levels
By placing the turbine in the running water
By creating barrages

Discuss Question

Answer: Option B. -> By creating a difference in water levels
Answer: (b).By creating a difference in water levels

Question 17. What is a tidal lagoon?

A man-made structure that spans the area of coastline with a high tidal range
A man-made structure that spans the entire coastline
A barrage
A fast-flowing water body caused due to tides

Discuss Question

Answer: Option A. -> A man-made structure that spans the area of coastline with a high tidal range
Answer: (a).A man-made structure that spans the area of coastline with a high tidal range

Question 18. Tidal lagoon is _______

unidirectional
unpredictable
the same as tidal stream
bi-directional

Discuss Question

Answer: Option D. -> bi-directional
Answer: (d).bi-directional

Question 19. Tidal power is renewable because _________

tide falls and rises without fuel
tide falls and rises with fuel
tide neither falls nor rises without fuel
tide neither falls nor rises with fuel

Discuss Question

Answer: Option A. -> tide falls and rises without fuel
Answer: (a).tide falls and rises without fuel

Question 20. Which of the following steps best describes the working of tidal lagoons?

Floods → generator turbines → turbine wicket gates → lagoon → difference in water level between lagoon and sea
Floods → turbine wicket gates → generator turbines → lagoon → difference in water level between lagoon and sea
Floods → turbine wicket gates → lagoon → difference in water level between lagoon and sea → generator turbines
Turbine wicket gates → floods → lagoon → difference in water level between lagoon and sea → generator turbines

Discuss Question

Answer: Option C. -> Floods → turbine wicket gates → lagoon → difference in water level between lagoon and sea → generator turbines
Answer: (c).Floods → turbine wicket gates → lagoon → difference in water level between lagoon and sea → generator turbines