GK
GENERAL SCIENCE
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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Nonrenewable resource
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Renewable resource
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Either A or B
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -A renewable resource is a natural resource that cannot be used up or it is one that can be replaced within a human life span. Air, water, soil, plants, and animals are examples of renewable resources.
Detailed explanation-2: -Renewable resources can be replaced by natural processes within a lifetime – that is, about 80 years. Non-renewable resources take longer to be replaced and so are more likely to be used up. The sunlight used by cars in the World Solar Challenge is a renewable resource.
Detailed explanation-3: -Humans are not an exhaustible source of energy. Hence the correct answer is option ‘A’. Note: Exhaustible resources is the other name of non renewable sources of energy, whereas inexhaustible resources of energy is the other name of renewable source of energy.