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About __________ of the villages in India do not have electricity supply at all.

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  1. $90\%$

  2. $60\%$

  3. $50\%$

  4. $19\%$

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Correct Option: D

'Rajiv Gandhi Grameen Vidhyutikiran' Programme focusses on ________.

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  1. improving the quality of power

  2. rural electrification

  3. restructuring of SEBs

  4. encouraging private sector Investment in Power

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Correct Option: B

All India Power Grid is also called __________.

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  1. Thermal Power Grid

  2. Central Government Grid

  3. National Power Grid

  4. Nuclear Power Grid

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Correct Option: C

Presently how many villages are not electrified?

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  1. $50\%$

  2. $60\%$

  3. $15\%$

  4. None of these

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Correct Option: D

Which of the following is a Non-Developmental Expenditure of the Government?

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  1. Production of Energy

  2. Construction of Roads

  3. Expansion of Railway Network

  4. Subsidies

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Correct Option: D

Transmission and distribution losses in power sector was around _________ in 2013.

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  1. 20%

  2. 23%

  3. 25%

  4. 81%

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Correct Option: B

According to the latest data $(2012-13)$ Plant Load Factor (PLF) is lowest in ___________.

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  1. Southern Region

  2. Northern Region

  3. Western Region

  4. Eastern Region

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

According to the latest data $(2012-13)$ of the energy sector the Plant Load Factor (PLF) is lowest in Eastern region, i.e., $62\%$ in $2012 - 2013$.

'Right to work' is referred as __________.

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  1. MRTP.

  2. PMGRY.

  3. NREGA.

  4. IGAY.

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

"Right to work" present under Article 41 of the constitution is enforced under the flagship programme of NREGA (now MGNREGA) by the government of India. The programme entitles every rural household to at least one hundred days of guaranteed wage employment in a financial year.

The aim of Prime Minister Rozgar Yozana (PMRY) is to create self-employment opportunities for educated unemployed youth in rural ares and _________.

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  1. Big towns

  2. Small towns

  3. States

  4. Big cities

  5. None of these

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

The aim of Prime Minister Rozgar Yojana (PMRY) is to create self-employment opportunities for educated unemployed youth in rural areas and small towns due to the absence of infrastructure and other facilities in small towns.

Wagering Agreements void _______.

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  1. in all of India

  2. in all of India except Jammu & Kashmir

  3. in all of India except Mumbai

  4. in all of India except Calcutta

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Correct Option: C