Biomass energy
Biomass energy is a Environment concept from the MPSC syllabus, tested in 3 past MPSC questions (2013, 2020, 2022). Below are those real questions with their correct answers and explanations, plus the concepts worth being comfortable with first.
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देशातील ग्रामीण घरातील बायोमासची भूमिका स्पष्ट करा. Explain the role of biomass of the rural households in the country.
Biomass serves as a primary source of domestic energy in rural Indian households, used predominantly for cooking and heating through firewood and crop residues.
खालीलपैकी कोणती विधाने बरोबर आहेत? / Which of the following statements are correct?
(a)ब्राझीलने जैवइंधन उत्पादनात आघाडी घेतली. / Brazil took lead in the bio-fuel production.
(b)अमेरीकेत ऊसापासून इथनॉल हस्तगत केले जाते. / Ethanol is obtained from sugarcane in America.
(c)युरापातील जर्मन हा देश बायोडिज्हेलचा सर्वात मोठा उत्पादक देश आहे. / Germany is the largest producer of biodiesel in Europe.
Brazil is a pioneer in bio-fuel and ethanol production. Germany is recognized as a major producer of biodiesel in Europe. Statement (b) is incorrect because ethanol is predominantly obtained from sugarcane in Brazil, not America (which mostly uses corn).
कोणता इंधन स्रोत सर्वात अधिक विनाशकारी सिद्ध झाला आहे ? Which energy source has proved to be the most destructive ?
Fuel wood (लाकूडफाटा) or traditional biomass usage historically and cumulatively caused massive deforestation, habitat destruction, and indoor/outdoor pollution, often cited in environmental literature as profoundly destructive on a localized and global ecological scale when overused.