Biogas offers multiple benefits for rural India:
1. Clean cooking fuel: Reduces dependency on firewood, minimizing indoor pollution.
2. Energy source: Provides electricity and fuel for small-scale applications.
3. Waste management: Utilizes agricultural and animal waste, reducing environmental pollution.
4. Bio-fertilizer: The slurry left after biogas production is an excellent organic fertilizer.
5. Cost-effective: Reduces energy costs and promotes self-reliance.
Match Column-I with Column-II and choose the correct option:
| Column-I (Minerals) | Column-II (Features) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| A. | Copper | (i) | Used in manufacturing of steel and plants |
| B. | Bauxite | (ii) | Used in electric and electronic industries |
| C. | Mica | (iii) | Used in electric cables and utensils |
| D. | Manganese | (iv) | Used in aluminium production |
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Give reasons:
(i) The sky appears dark to passengers flying at very high altitudes.
At very high altitudes, passengers are above the atmosphere where there is less scattering of sunlight. As a result, they do not see the scattered blue light and the sky appears dark, similar to the condition experienced by astronauts in space.
(ii) 'Danger' signal lights are red in color.