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  1. Choose the correct statements on the "Rajiv Gandhi Grameen Vidyutikaran Yojana" — 1. It aimed to bring electricity to rural homes. 2. It was brought in to fulfil a promise of the (UPA) Common Minimum Programme. 3. Kutir Jyoti was part of it, giving subsidy to BPL homes. 4. It began in April 2008.
    1. 1 only
    2. 1 and 2
    3. 1, 2 and 3
    4. All
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    Answer: (C) 1, 2 and 3

    The scheme began in April 2005, not 2008.

  2. The main crude-oil producing regions of India are —
    1. Brahmaputra valley, Gujarat coast, western offshore, eastern offshore
    2. Malabar coast, Konkan coast, Ganga valley, Maharashtra coast
    3. Eastern coast, Narmada valley, western coast, Maharashtra coast
    4. Ganga valley, Kaveri delta, Konkan, Saurashtra
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    Answer: (A) Brahmaputra valley, Gujarat coast, western offshore, eastern offshore

    Assam, the Cambay basin, Mumbai High and K-G-Cauvery — the four main oil regions.

  3. Which project did ONGC launch for deep-sea oil exploration?
    1. Samudra Ratna
    2. Swarna Jayanti
    3. Sagar Samriddhi
    4. Mahasagar Vikas
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    Answer: (C) Sagar Samriddhi

    It used the drillship Belford Dolphin.

  4. Choose the correct statements — 1. The first nuclear power station was built at Tarapur (Maharashtra) in 1969. 2. In a reactor uranium is split by a controlled chain reaction. 3. The Atomic Energy Commission was set up in 1948 at Bhabha's initiative. 4. The Atomic Energy Establishment at Trombay is today called the Bhabha Atomic Research Centre.
    1. 1 and 2
    2. 2 and 3
    3. 3 and 4
    4. All
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    Answer: (D) All

    AEET (1954) was renamed BARC in 1967.

  5. Correct statements on the Jawaharlal Nehru National Solar Mission — 1. It began in 2010. 2. The original target was 20,000 MW of solar power by 2022. 3. In 2015 the target was raised to 1,00,000 MW.
    1. 1 only
    2. 1 and 2
    3. 2 and 3
    4. All
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    Answer: (D) All

    The target went from 20 GW to 100 GW.

  6. Where was India's first biodiesel plant set up?
    1. Mandvi (Gujarat)
    2. Kakinada (Andhra Pradesh)
    3. Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh)
    4. Amritsar (Punjab)
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    Answer: (B) Kakinada (Andhra Pradesh)

    October 2007, Naturol Bioenergy.

  7. Which is/are characteristic(s) of Indian coal? 1. High ash content 2. Low sulphur content 3. Low ash fusion temperature
    1. 1 and 2
    2. 2 only
    3. 1 and 3
    4. All
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    Answer: (A) 1 and 2

    The ash of Indian coal has a high fusion temperature, so statement 3 is wrong. (UPSC 2013)

  8. Why does India import millions of tonnes of coal despite huge reserves? 1. A policy of saving reserves for the future 2. Coal-based power plants do not get enough coal from within the country 3. Steel companies need coking coal
    1. 1 only
    2. 2 and 3
    3. 1 and 3
    4. All
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    Answer: (B) 2 and 3

    There is no policy of keeping reserves in store. (UPSC 2012)

  9. The Tapovan and Vishnugad hydro-electric projects are in which state?
    1. Madhya Pradesh
    2. Uttar Pradesh
    3. Uttarakhand
    4. Rajasthan
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    Answer: (C) Uttarakhand

    Both in Chamoli district on the Dhauliganga-Alaknanda. (UPSC 2008)

  10. The Namchik-Namphuk coalfield is in which state?
    1. Arunachal Pradesh
    2. Meghalaya
    3. Manipur
    4. Mizoram
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    Answer: (A) Arunachal Pradesh

    A Tertiary coalfield of the north-east (Changlang district). (UPSC 2008)

  11. Which company is linked with oil exploration and commercial production in Rajasthan's Barmer-Sanchore basin?
    1. Cairn Energy
    2. Unocal Corporation
    3. Reliance Energy Ventures
    4. GAIL
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    Answer: (A) Cairn Energy

    Mangala, Bhagyam, Aishwariya — the block of Cairn (now Vedanta) and ONGC.

  12. As per 2026 data, which state is first in installed wind-power capacity?
    1. Tamil Nadu
    2. Gujarat
    3. Karnataka
    4. Rajasthan
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    Answer: (B) Gujarat

    Gujarat ≈ 16 GW, Tamil Nadu ≈ 12.3 GW.

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