UPSC Prelims Practice Questions — Oil crisis fuels push for clean energy transition

Question 1

By how many years did India achieve its Paris Agreement NDC target of 50% cumulative electric power installed capacity from non-fossil fuel sources ahead of the target year?

Accepted Answer

5 years

Answer

3 years

Answer

4 years

Answer

7 years

Question 2

Which one of the following intergovernmental bodies, in partnership with the COP31 Presidency, convened the first in a series of High-Level Energy Transition Dialogues in Paris on 30 April 2026 in the wake of the 2026 oil supply shock?

Accepted Answer

International Energy Agency (IEA)

Answer

International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA)

Answer

Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)

Answer

United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)

UPSC Prelims Practice Questions — Oil crisis fuels push for clean energy transition

Q1. By how many years did India achieve its Paris Agreement NDC target of 50% cumulative electric power installed capacity from non-fossil fuel sources ahead of the target year?

Q2. Which one of the following intergovernmental bodies, in partnership with the COP31 Presidency, convened the first in a series of High-Level Energy Transition Dialogues in Paris on 30 April 2026 in the wake of the 2026 oil supply shock?