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In the power sector, what does EHV stand for?

  1. A.Electrical Hybrid Voltage
  2. B.Extra High Voltage
  3. C.Efficient High Voltage
  4. D.Enhanced Hydro Voltage

Correct answer

B. Extra High Voltage

Explanation

The correct answer is Extra High Voltage. Saudi Arabia listed cooperation on such transmission systems as one of its priorities in the meeting with the Indian power ministry. Transmission at extra high voltage is how large volumes of electricity are carried over long distances with lower losses, which is why it matters to any plan for an interconnection between two national grids. Options A, C and D are invented expansions that mix real power sector words to sound plausible, a standard way of setting an abbreviation question. Along with this term, candidates should hold the other technical themes of the meeting: the operational difficulty of absorbing a bigger share of renewable generation, the load growth that data centres bring, and the revision of grid codes to suit a changing power system. The two sides also agreed to keep the dialogue going.

Read the full article: India, Saudi Arabia Review Electrical Interconnection Plan

Q1.InternationalMedium

The India-Saudi Arabia Electrical Interconnection initiative was reviewed in a virtual bilateral meeting led on the Indian side by which official?

  1. A.The Secretary, Ministry of Power
  2. B.The Secretary, Ministry of External Affairs
  3. C.The Chairperson, Central Electricity Authority
  4. D.The Secretary, Ministry of New and Renewable Energy
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Correct answer: A. The Secretary, Ministry of Power

The correct answer is the Secretary, Ministry of Power, Pankaj Agarwal, who held the virtual bilateral meeting with his Saudi counterpart to review progress on the proposed cross-border link.

Q2.InternationalHard

Which of the following was NOT among the areas in which Saudi Arabia sought enhanced cooperation with India in this meeting?

  1. A.Extra High Voltage transmission systems
  2. B.Power requirements of emerging data centres
  3. C.Updating of grid codes
  4. D.Construction of nuclear power reactors
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Correct answer: D. Construction of nuclear power reactors

The Saudi side named four specific subjects for closer work, and the first three options are exactly three of them.

Q3.InternationalHard

Under the Agricultural Productivity Partnership of the India-New Zealand FTA, Phase I kiwifruit sites have been identified in which two states?

  1. A.Himachal Pradesh and West Bengal
  2. B.Nagaland and Uttarakhand
  3. C.Uttar Pradesh and Nagaland
  4. D.Sikkim and Himachal Pradesh
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Correct answer: B. Nagaland and Uttarakhand

The Kiwifruit Action Plan has named Pfutsero in Nagaland and Magra in Uttarakhand as its first-phase sites, where New Zealand is giving technical help to set up centres of excellence.

Q4.InternationalMedium

How much investment into India has New Zealand committed to facilitate under the agreement?

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

Under the pact New Zealand has undertaken to facilitate investment of this size into India, and the money is expected to flow into agriculture, manufacturing, infrastructure and start-ups, supporting innovation, enterprise and job creation in line with the Make in India push.