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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

Correct answer

B. Energy Efficiency Services Limited

Explanation

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. Option A is the classic trap: the Bureau of Energy Efficiency is the regulator that sets standards and runs the star label, but it does not buy or install equipment. Option C is wrong because the Central Electricity Authority is not the executing agency for lighting schemes; the technical planning body in the power sector is the Central Electricity Authority's counterpart, the Central Electricity Authority of planning, and in any case neither distributes LEDs. Option D is wrong because the Solar Energy Corporation of India works on solar generation projects under the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy. Keep the division clear: BEE regulates, EESL executes.

Read the full article: Energy Conservation: BEE, Star Labelling and UJALA

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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

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…