Which of the following energy sources is considered ‘Non-Commercial’ or traditional?
Correct Answer: Fuel wood
Subject: geography
- Petroleum
- Hydropower
- Fuel wood
- Electricity
Explanation: • Fuel wood is a non-commercial or traditional source of energy.
• It is primarily used for domestic cooking and heating in rural areas without being traded on massive commercial exchanges.
• Commercial sources are those that are bought and sold in the market on a large scale (Grid).
• Petroleum, Electricity, and Hydropower are highly commercialized.
• Trick: 'Commercial = Metered/Sold. Wood from forest = Free/Non-commercial'.
• Biomass (including wood) provides about 32% of India’s primary energy, supporting 70% of the rural population.