Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

General Test

Chapter

General Knowledge

Topic

Indian Geography

Question:
White coal is used to describe which of the following?
Options:
Thermal Power
Hydro Power
Wind Power
Tidal power
Correct Answer:
Hydro Power
Explanation:
Over the course of the early twentieth century, Europeans harnessed Alpine water power to generate more electricity than any other energy source save coal, and the term “white coal,” coined by French engineer Aristide Bèrges, became one of the most popular metaphors to describe hydroelectricity.