By which year does India aim to reach 500 GW of non-fossil power capacity, as recalled by the Prime Minister?
- A.2027
- B.2030
- C.2035
- D.2047
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Explanation
The correct answer is 2030. At the climate summit of 2021 India pledged to reach 500 GW of non-fossil power capacity by 2030, and the Prime Minister said about 300 GW of that has already been built, placing India among the top three countries in solar power. He separately recalled the Paris pledge of meeting half of installed power capacity from non-fossil sources, a goal India reached in 2025, a full five years before the deadline, so more than 50 per cent of installed capacity is now non-fossil. He added that the next effort is to add another 500 GW of non-fossil capacity over the coming ten to eleven years. Option A is wrong because no capacity pledge was fixed for that year. Option C is wrong because the deadline named at the climate summit was earlier. Option D is wrong because that year belongs to the wider development vision, not to this capacity pledge.
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Practice Questions
In which city was the Bharat Renewable Energy Summit and Expo inaugurated by the Prime Minister?
- A.Mumbai
- B.Delhi
- C.Gandhinagar
- D.Bengaluru
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The Prime Minister inaugurated the Bharat Renewable Energy Summit and Expo in Delhi, where Union Ministers Pralhad Joshi and Shripad Naik joined him along with industry leaders, investors and startup founders from India and other countries.
Read the full explanation →Which assembly is being held within the Bharat Renewable Energy Summit and Expo?
- A.The 5th Assembly of the International Renewable Energy Agency
- B.The 9th Assembly of the International Solar Alliance
- C.The 12th Assembly of the World Energy Council
- D.The 7th Assembly of the Global Wind Forum
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The Prime Minister said it was a happy coincidence that this assembly was taking place inside the summit, and that delegates of the fourth conference on green hydrogen were also in the hall, which widened the scope of the year's event.
Read the full explanation →In the 5F vision proposed at the conference, which element was added to food, feed, fodder and fuel?
- A.Fertiliser
- B.Farmers
- C.Forests
- D.Finance
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Dr M. L. Jat proposed expanding the traditional four-part vision of food, feed, fodder and fuel by placing farmers at the centre, stressing that research and extension must translate into higher farm profitability and improved livelihoods rather than remaining confined to laboratories.
Read the full explanation →What maize production figure did the Director General of ICAR ask India to reach over the next decade?
- A.55 million tonnes
- B.65 million tonnes
- C.75 million tonnes
- D.90 million tonnes
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Dr M. L. Jat, Secretary of the Department of Agricultural Research and Education and Director General of the Indian Council of Agricultural Research, congratulated the maize research community on production reaching about 55 million tonnes with sizeable productivity gains over the past decade, and then set out the next goal…
Read the full explanation →In which city did the 1st International Maize Conference open?
- A.Ludhiana
- B.Hyderabad
- C.New Delhi
- D.Pune
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The first edition of the conference began at the JD Convention Centre in that city and runs from 2 to 4 November, drawing scientists, policymakers, agricultural institutions and industry to discuss maize research, productivity and value chain development.
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