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Four Hydrogen Valley Innovation Clusters have been awarded. Which of these is one of them?

  1. A.Jodhpur
  2. B.Kandla
  3. C.Tuticorin
  4. D.Paradip

Correct answer

A. Jodhpur

Explanation

The correct answer is Jodhpur. The four Hydrogen Valley Innovation Clusters awarded under the Mission are Jodhpur, Odisha, Pune and Kerala. These clusters bring production, consumption and infrastructure together in one area, which improves project viability and allows economies of scale, since hydrogen is difficult to transport. Options B, C and D name the three locations recognised instead as green hydrogen hubs, namely Deendayal Port at Kandla in Gujarat, V.O. Chidambaranar Port at Tuticorin in Tamil Nadu and Paradip Port in Odisha. The distinction matters in examinations: hubs are port-based centres of production and handling, with an indigenously built 1 MW plant commissioned at Kandla in July 2025, while the innovation clusters are the research and deployment valleys named above.

Read the full article: Green Hydrogen Mission: Rs 19,744 Crore for 5 MMT by 2030

Practice Questions

Q2.EnvironmentMedium

Under India's Green Hydrogen Standard, what is the maximum permitted emission for hydrogen to be called green?

  1. A.1 kg of carbon dioxide equivalent per kg of hydrogen
  2. B.2 kg of carbon dioxide equivalent per kg of hydrogen
  3. C.5 kg of carbon dioxide equivalent per kg of hydrogen
  4. D.9 kg of carbon dioxide equivalent per kg of hydrogen
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Correct answer: B. 2 kg of carbon dioxide equivalent per kg of hydrogen

The standard was notified by the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy in August 2023, is measured on a well-to-gate basis and is assessed as a twelve-month average, and it made India one of the first few countries to define green hydrogen formally.

Q3.EnvironmentHard

Green hydrogen plants commissioned by 31 December 2030 are exempt from inter-state transmission system charges for how many years?

  1. A.10 years
  2. B.15 years
  3. C.20 years
  4. D.25 years
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Correct answer: D. 25 years

Green hydrogen and green ammonia plants commissioned by the end of December 2030 are exempt from inter-state transmission system charges for a quarter of a century, which lowers the cost of moving renewable power across state boundaries to such plants.

Q4.EnvironmentMedium

According to the articles shared by the Prime Minister, which areas are seeing expansion and investment in India’s clean energy shift?

  1. A.Rooftop solar, storage and transmission
  2. B.Offshore oil drilling and refining
  3. C.Coal gasification and washing
  4. D.Nuclear fuel reprocessing
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Correct answer: A. Rooftop solar, storage and transmission

The article written by Union Minister Pralhad Joshi with Mike Bloomberg, which the Prime Minister shared, records the growth of renewable energy as a whole, the expansion of rooftop solar and the money going into storage and into transmission.

Q5.EnvironmentMedium

Which pair of initiatives is credited with driving the growth of solar power in India?

  1. A.PM Surya Ghar and PM-KUSUM
  2. B.PM Ujjwala and PM Gati Shakti
  3. C.PM Awas and PM Mudra
  4. D.PM Vishwakarma and PM Poshan
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Correct answer: A. PM Surya Ghar and PM-KUSUM

In the article shared by the Prime Minister, the growth of solar power in India is credited to initiatives such as these two, which carry the household and the farm side of solar generation respectively.