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Indian Power and Energy Sector

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The Indian power and energy sector questions cover nuclear plants, renewable energy targets, and solar missions. These topics are essential for the general awareness preparation of multiple competitive exams. Practice these questions to stay informed about national energy policies.

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Indian Power and Energy Sector Questions

Multiple choice

Which of the following is not a major area of cooperation between India and the United States in the energy sector?

  1. Clean Coal Technology

  2. Nuclear Energy

  3. Renewable Energy

  4. Oil Exploration
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

Oil exploration is not a major area of cooperation between India and the United States.

Multiple choice

Which of the following is not a major area of cooperation between India and Russia in the energy sector?

  1. Nuclear Energy

  2. Renewable Energy

  3. Oil Exploration

  4. Coal Mining
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

Coal mining is not a major area of cooperation between India and Russia.

Multiple choice

Which of the following is not a major area of cooperation between India and France in the energy sector?

  1. Nuclear Energy

  2. Renewable Energy

  3. Oil Exploration

  4. Coal Mining
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

Coal mining is not a major area of cooperation between India and France.

Multiple choice

Which of the following is not a major area of cooperation between India and Australia in the energy sector?

  1. Coal Mining

  2. Renewable Energy

  3. Oil Exploration

  4. Nuclear Energy
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

Nuclear energy is not a major area of cooperation between India and Australia.

Multiple choice

Which of the following is not a major area of cooperation between India and Germany in the energy sector?

  1. Renewable Energy

  2. Nuclear Energy

  3. Oil Exploration

  4. Coal Mining
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

Coal mining is not a major area of cooperation between India and Germany.

Multiple choice

Which of the following is NOT a common green building certification system in India?

  1. LEED

  2. GRIHA

  3. BREEAM

  4. Energy Star
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

Energy Star is a US-based green building certification system, while LEED, GRIHA, and BREEAM are commonly used in India.

Multiple choice

Which dam is the most important for electricity generation in India?

  1. Tehri Dam

  2. Bhakra Nangal Dam

  3. Nagarjuna Sagar Dam

  4. Hirakud Dam
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Tehri Dam is the most important dam for electricity generation in India. It has an installed capacity of 2400 MW.

Multiple choice

What is the government's target for increasing the share of renewable energy in the country's energy mix by the end of the Fourteenth Five-Year Plan?

  1. 20%

  2. 25%

  3. 30%

  4. 35%
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

The government's target for increasing the share of renewable energy in the country's energy mix by the end of the Fourteenth Five-Year Plan is 30%.

Multiple choice

What is the potential of food waste as a source of renewable energy in India?

  1. Low

  2. Moderate

  3. High

  4. Negligible
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

India has a significant potential for utilizing food waste as a source of renewable energy due to the large amount of food waste generated in the country and the availability of suitable technologies for conversion.

Multiple choice

What is the name of the Indian government scheme that promotes the use of solar energy?

  1. Solar Park Scheme

  2. Grid-Connected Rooftop Solar Scheme

  3. Off-Grid Solar PV Systems Scheme

  4. Solar Thermal Energy Scheme
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

Grid-Connected Rooftop Solar Scheme is an Indian government scheme that promotes the use of solar energy.

Multiple choice

Which Indian state has made it mandatory for all new buildings to install solar panels?

  1. Kerala

  2. Karnataka

  3. Tamil Nadu

  4. Andhra Pradesh
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

Karnataka has made it mandatory for all new buildings to install solar panels.

Multiple choice

What was the name of the first nuclear power plant to generate electricity for a civilian grid?

  1. Shippingport Atomic Power Station

  2. Calder Hall Nuclear Power Station

  3. Obninsk Nuclear Power Plant

  4. Indian Point Energy Center
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

The Calder Hall Nuclear Power Station in the United Kingdom was the first nuclear power plant to generate electricity for a civilian grid. It began operation in 1956.

Multiple choice

What is the name of the Indian supercomputer that was ranked among the top 10 most powerful supercomputers in the world in 2021?

  1. Param Siddhi

  2. Pratyush

  3. Anupam

  4. Tejas
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Param Siddhi is an Indian supercomputer developed by the Centre for Development of Advanced Computing (C-DAC).

Multiple choice

What is the target for India's renewable energy capacity by 2030?

  1. 100 GW

  2. 175 GW

  3. 225 GW

  4. 300 GW
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

India has set a target of 175 GW of renewable energy capacity by 2030.

Multiple choice

What is the name of India's nodal agency for energy planning and policy?

  1. Ministry of Power

  2. Ministry of New and Renewable Energy

  3. Ministry of Coal

  4. NITI Aayog
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D Correct answer
Explanation

NITI Aayog is India's nodal agency for energy planning and policy.