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Environment & Ecology Quiz: Energy Conservation: BEE, Star Labelling and UJALA

  • 11 questions
  • 11 minutes
  • Difficulty: Medium
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This Environment & Ecology quiz on Energy Conservation: BEE, Star Labelling and UJALA puts 11 multiple-choice questions to you, the verified MCQs published with GK24's note on the topic. Every question carries a full explanation of why the correct option is right and why the other options are wrong, so you learn the fact behind the answer rather than the letter. Attempt it right after reading the note, keep to the timer, and use the explanations at the end to mark what needs another look. Sit it again before the exam as a quick revision of the topic.

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11 questions with answers and explanations

Q1.Environment & EcologyEasy

The Bureau of Energy Efficiency was established under which of the following Acts?

  1. A.The Electricity Act, 2003
  2. B.The Energy Conservation Act, 2001
  3. C.The Environment (Protection) Act, 1986
  4. D.The Air (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1981
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Correct answer: B. The Energy Conservation Act, 2001

That Act created the Bureau of Energy Efficiency as a statutory body and gave it the power to prescribe efficiency standards, run the labelling programme and prepare the building code; the Bureau came into existence on 1 March 2002 under the Ministry of Power.

Q3.Environment & EcologyEasy

On a BEE star label pasted on an appliance, a greater number of stars indicates that the appliance

  1. A.consumes less electricity for the same output
  2. B.consumes more electricity for the same output
  3. C.is cheaper than lower rated models
  4. D.has a longer warranty period
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Correct answer: A. consumes less electricity for the same output

The star label places an appliance in a band from one star to five stars on the basis of its energy performance, so a five-star model is the most efficient and will show the lowest annual energy consumption in its size class.

Q4.Environment & EcologyEasy

UJALA, the Government scheme for efficient lighting, stands for

  1. A.Unnat Jyoti by Affordable LEDs for All
  2. B.Universal Jyoti and Lighting Assistance
  3. C.Urban Jyoti and Affordable Lamps for All
  4. D.Unnat Jan Aadhar Lighting Abhiyan
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Correct answer: A. Unnat Jyoti by Affordable LEDs for All

The programme began as the Domestic Efficient Lighting Programme and was launched under the UJALA name on 5 January 2015, selling LED bulbs, tubelights and efficient ceiling fans to domestic consumers at a price far below the retail rate.

Q5.Environment & EcologyMedium

Which organisation implements the UJALA and Street Lighting National Programme on the ground?

  1. A.Bureau of Energy Efficiency
  2. B.Energy Efficiency Services Limited
  3. C.Central Electricity Authority
  4. D.Solar Energy Corporation of India
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Correct answer: B. Energy Efficiency Services Limited

The correct answer is B, Energy Efficiency Services Limited, a joint venture of public sector undertakings under the Ministry of Power that procures LED bulbs and street lights in bulk and recovers the cost from consumers or from the savings in a municipality's electricity bill.

Q6.Environment & EcologyMedium

ISEER, the Indian Seasonal Energy Efficiency Ratio, is used to rate which of the following?

  1. A.Ceiling fans
  2. B.Room air conditioners
  3. C.LED bulbs
  4. D.Distribution transformers
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Correct answer: B. Room air conditioners

ISEER measures the total cooling an air conditioner delivers over a cooling season divided by the electricity it consumes in that season, so it reflects part-load working in the Indian climate rather than performance at one fixed temperature; a higher ISEER means a more efficient machine, and the star bands…

Q8.Environment & EcologyMedium

Under the Perform, Achieve and Trade scheme, a unit that exceeds its energy saving target is issued

  1. A.Renewable Energy Certificates
  2. B.Energy Saving Certificates
  3. C.Carbon Emission Reduction units
  4. D.Green Bonds
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Correct answer: B. Energy Saving Certificates

PAT gives each designated consumer a target to reduce its specific energy consumption over a cycle; a plant that overshoots the target earns ESCerts and may sell them on the power exchanges to a plant that has fallen short, which turns efficiency into a tradable commodity.

Q9.Environment & EcologyHard

The Energy Conservation Building Code, as launched in 2007, applied to new commercial buildings having a connected load of at least

  1. A.10 kW
  2. B.50 kW
  3. C.100 kW
  4. D.500 kW
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Correct answer: C. 100 kW

The code was drawn up by the Bureau of Energy Efficiency for new commercial buildings with a connected load of 100 kW or more, or a contract demand of 120 kVA or more, and it prescribes requirements for the building envelope, lighting, air conditioning, water heating and electrical systems.

Q10.Environment & EcologyMedium

Which of the following was introduced by the Energy Conservation (Amendment) Act, 2022?

  1. A.Carbon Credit Trading Scheme
  2. B.Renewable Purchase Obligation
  3. C.Coal cess for the National Clean Energy Fund
  4. D.National Solar Mission
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Correct answer: A. Carbon Credit Trading Scheme

The 2022 amendment to the Energy Conservation Act empowered the Central Government to specify a carbon credit trading scheme, to prescribe a minimum share of non-fossil energy for designated consumers, and to extend the building code to large residential buildings.

Q11.Environment & EcologyHard

Energy-intensive industries and establishments notified under the Energy Conservation Act, 2001 are known as

  1. A.Designated consumers
  2. B.Obligated entities
  3. C.Accredited auditors
  4. D.State designated agencies
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Correct answer: A. Designated consumers

The Act lists energy-intensive sectors in a schedule, and units in them above a notified threshold of annual energy consumption become designated consumers; each must appoint or designate an energy manager, have an energy audit carried out at prescribed intervals, keep records of energy consumed and comply with the consumption…

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