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NEET 2008
Exam
NEET
Year
2008
Subject
Botany
Chapter
Sexual Reproduction in Flowering Plants

NEET 2008 · Botany · Sexual Reproduction in Flowering Plants

Which one of the following is being tried India as a biofuel...

Which one of the following is being tried India as a biofuel substitute for fossil fuels?

Options

  1. AJatropha
  2. BAzadirachta
  3. CMusa
  4. DAegilops

Correct answer

A. Jatropha

Step-by-step solution

Biofuels are substances of biological origin which are used for production of heat and other form of energy. Often biologically generated hydrogen, methane, ethanol, butanol and diesal are referred to as biohydrogen, biomethane, bioethanol, biobutanol and biodiesal respectively. Petroplants are the plants which can yield large amount of latex having long chained liquid hydrocarbons, eg, Jatropha, Euphorbia (family-Euphorbiaceae) and other members of Euphorbiaceae, Asclepiadaceae, Apocyanaceae. Wood used as a source of energy is called fuel wood. The good fuel wood should be free from resin, much smoke and offensive odours. Hard wood are generally good fuel wood, eg, Azadirachta, Dalbergia, Terminalia, Casuarina.
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