Electricity in India - MCQs with answers - Part II

Electricity in India - MCQs with answers - Part II


1. Which one of the following utilities has the highest electricity consumption, as per 2012-13?

a) Agriculture
b) Commercial
c) Domestic
d) Industry

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ANSWER: d) Industry

Industry with 44.84% share is the utility with highest electricity consumption followed by domestic with 22.01%, agriculture with 17.3%, commercial with 8.9% and traction with 1.85% share.



2. Which state has the highest number of villages electrified in India, as per 2010-11?

a) Madhya Pradesh
b) Maharashtra
c) Rajasthan
d) Uttar Pradesh

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ANSWER: d) Uttar Pradesh

Uttar Pradesh is the state with the highest number of villages electrified followed by Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra and Rajasthan.



3. When was the Department of Non-Conventional Energy Sources established?

a) 1967
b) 1975
c) 1982
d) 1987

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ANSWER: c) 1982

The DNES was upgraded to the Ministry of Non-Conventional Energy sources in 1992.



4. When was Indian Renewable Energy Development Agency was established?

a) 1967
b) 1975
c) 1987
d) 1992

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ANSWER: c) 1987

IREDA is a Public Limited Government Company under the administrative control of Ministry of New and Renewable Energy(MNRE). It promotes, develops and extends financial assistance for renewable energy.



5. When was the first wind farms installed in India?

a) 1967
b) 1975
c) 1986
d) 1992

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ANSWER: c) 1986

The first wind farms were installed in coastal areas of Tamil Nadu, Gujarat, Maharashtra and Orissa.



6. Where is the largest installation of wind turbines located in the country?

a) Tamil Nadu
b) Maharashtra
c) Gujarat
d) Karnataka

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ANSWER: a) Tamil Nadu

The wind turbine at Muppandal-Perungudi has the largest concentrations of wind farm capacity.



7. Which is the Indian state with the highest technical potential in wind power?

a) Gujarat
b) Maharashtra
c) Tamil Nadu
d) Uttar Pradesh

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ANSWER: b) Maharashtra

Technical potential in wind power is the highest in Maharashtra followed by Gujarat and Tamil Nadu.



8. Which state has the largest wind power installed capacity in India, as per 2012-13?

a) Gujarat
b) Karnataka
c) Maharashtra
d) Tamil Nadu

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ANSWER: a) Gujarat

Gujarat is the leading state in wind power installed capacity followed by Tamil Nadu, Karnataka and Maharashtra.



9. Which state has the highest estimated potential in biogas?

a) Andhra Pradesh
b) Madhya Pradesh
c) Uttar Pradesh
d) West Bengal

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ANSWER: c) Uttar Pradesh

Uttar Pradesh has the highest estimated potential in biogas followed by Madhya Pradesh and Andhra Pradesh.



10. Which state has the highest number of installed plants in biogas?

a) Gujarat
b) Maharashtra
c) Uttar Pradesh
d) West Bengal

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ANSWER: b) Maharashtra

Maharashtra has the highest number of installed plants in biogas followed by Uttar Pradesh and Gujarat.



11. Which source of energy has the highest potential?

a) Energy from waste
b) Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion
c) Tidal Energy
d) Wave Energy

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ANSWER: c) Tidal Energy

Tidal energy has the highest potential followed by wave energy, ocean thermal energy conversion and energy from waste.


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