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The Jawaharlal Nehru National Solar Mission was launched in which year?

  1. A.2006
  2. B.2008
  3. C.2010
  4. D.2015

Correct answer

C. 2010

Explanation

The correct answer is C, 2010. The mission was launched in January 2010 as one of the eight national missions under the National Action Plan on Climate Change, and its aim was to make solar power competitive by building capacity in stages and by supporting domestic manufacturing. Option A is wrong because 2006 is the year the ministry took its present name, the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy, which is a separate landmark often placed among the options. Option B is wrong because 2008 is the year the National Action Plan on Climate Change itself was released, that is the umbrella under which the mission was later launched. Option D is wrong because 2015 is the year of the Paris climate conference and of the launch of the International Solar Alliance, five years after the national mission began.

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