UPSC Prelims Practice Questions — Fiscal prudence is the need of the hour for T.N.’s power utilities

Q1. As quantified in Tamil Nadu's 2026 White Paper on public finances, the State's accumulated debt of about ₹3.18 lakh crore (provisional, March 2026) is spread across how many State Public Sector Undertakings (SPSUs)?

  • A. 68
  • B. 74
  • C. 78
  • D. 84

Q2. The statutory unbundling of vertically integrated State Electricity Boards (such as TNEB) into separate generation, transmission and distribution entities, along with the creation of State Electricity Regulatory Commissions, was mandated under which one of the following?

  • A. The Electricity (Supply) Act, 1948
  • B. The Electricity Regulatory Commissions Act, 1998
  • C. The Electricity Act, 2003
  • D. The Energy Conservation Act, 2001