Target Exam

CUET

Subject

Economics

Chapter

Indian Economic Development: Infrastructure

Question:

Given below are some statements. Read them carefully and choose the correct statement (s) from the given options.

Statement 1: All the commercial sources of energy are exhaustible.   

Statement 2: All the non-commercial sources or traditional are renewable.    

Options:

Only Statement 1 is correct.

Only Statement 2 is correct.

Both statements are correct.

None of the given statement is correct.

Correct Answer:

None of the given statement is correct.

Explanation:

The correct answer is option 4: None of the given statement is correct.

Statement 1 is incorrect because not all commercial sources of energy are exhaustible. For example, commercial renewable energy sources like hydro energy are not exhaustible.

Statement 2 is also incorrect because not all non-commercial or traditional sources of energy are renewable. For instance, fuelwood, a non-commercial source, can be non-renewable if deforestation occurs faster than the regrowth of trees.