Energy | MCQs

Explanation

Pakistan's current energy mix roughly 68% is based on thermal sources like:

1. High-speed diesel,
2. Furnace oil,
3. Heavy fuel oil,
4. Coal,
5. Natural gas.
   

Explanation

Kashiwazaki-Kariwa Nuclear Power Plant, Japan, 7,965MW.

Opened in 1985 and owned by Tokyo Electric Power Co.'s (TEPCO).

Bilibino Nuclear power plant (NPP) in the Chukotka Autonomous Okrug, Russia, houses the world's smallest commercial nuclear reactor. 

Explanation

As per the OPEC + deal, Azerbaijan is obligated to decrease its daily oil production by 131,000 barrels from August and December

Additional information 

Multiple OPEC+ countries have recently announced additional voluntary cuts to their oil production, including:

• Saudi Arabia: 1,000 barrels per day
• Iraq: 220 barrels per day
• United Arab Emirates: 163 barrels per day
• Kuwait: 135 barrels per day
• Kazakhstan: 82 barrels per day
• Algeria: 51 barrels per day
• Oman: 42 barrels per day 

These cuts are in addition to the voluntary cuts that were previously announced in April 2023 and extended until the end of 2024.

The total cut is 5.86 million barrels per day, or about 5.7% of global demand. 

OPEC+ members agreed to extend these cuts until the end of 2025

Explanation

Diamer-Bhasha Dam is constructed, on the River Indus 

between Kohistan district in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Diamer district in Gilgit Baltistan

 Its foundation stone was laid by the then Prime Minister of Pakistan in 1998

Opened: 2028

Height: 272 m

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ND10-1-2023

Explanation

Around 70% of the world's electricity is generated from thermal power plants, which use coal, natural gas, or oil to generate electricity.

This remains the dominant source of electricity worldwide despite the growing use of renewable energy.

Explanation

Coal is a major source of energy.

It is used in power generation.

Pakistan has significant coal reserves, especially in the Thar region of Sindh.

Explanation

The Bhikki Power Plant is a natural gas-fired power plant located in Bhikki, Sheikhupura District, Punjab, Pakistan.

It is a combined cycle power plant with a generation capacity of 1,180 MW.

Explanation

• The Turkmenistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan-India (TAPI) pipeline, also known as the Trans-Afghanistan pipeline, is a natural gas pipe developed by  Galkynysh – TAPI Pipeline Company Limited with the participation of the Asian Development Bank.
  
• It is a line.  The pipeline transports natural gas from the Garkinish gas field in Turkmenistan via Afghanistan to Pakistan and then to India. 
• Construction of the project will begin in Turkmenistan on  December 13, 2015, 
• work on the Afghanistan section will begin in February 2018, and work on the Pakistan section will begin in December 2018.
  

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 Prime Minister Huseyn Suhrawardy established the Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission (PAEC) in March 1956.

Explanation

قدرتی گیس ایک اہم معدنی وسیلہ ہے جو زمین کے اندر سے حاصل ہوتا ہے۔

پاکستان میں یہ توانائی کا بڑا ذریعہ ہے، خاص طور پر صنعتوں اور گھریلو استعمال کے لیے۔