Which one of the following is a major constituent of biogas?
[ A ] Carbon dioxide
[ B ] Methane
[ C ] Hydrogen
[ D ] Nitrogen dioxide
Answer : Option B
Explanation :
Biogas is typically a gas evolved by the biological breakdown of organic wastes in absence of $O_ 2$ . It is used as biofuel and made up basically of $CH_ 4$ (50-75%), $CO_ 2$ (25-50%) $N_ 2$ (0 -10%), $H_2$ (0-1%), $H_ 2$ s (0-3%) and $O_ 2$ (0-1%)