UPSC Prelims Practice Questions — What are carbon capture and utilisation technologies?

Q1. Which one of the following institutions has been designated as a National Centre of Excellence in Carbon Capture and Utilization (NCoE-CCU) by the Department of Science and Technology to spearhead industry-oriented CCU innovation in India?

  • A. Indian Institute of Science, Bengaluru
  • B. Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay
  • C. Indian Institute of Technology, Madras
  • D. Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi

Q2. With reference to the first cluster of CCU testbeds for the cement industry (2025), which of the following are correctly identified as knowledge partners (research institutions)?

  1. Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay
  2. Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur
  3. Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee
  4. National Council for Cement and Building Materials
  • A. 1 and 3
  • B. 2 and 4
  • C. 1, 2 and 4
  • D. 3 only

Q3. Which one of the following is the nodal agency that prepared India's first R&D Roadmap to enable Net Zero targets through Carbon Capture, Utilization and Storage (CCUS), launched in December 2025?

  • A. Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change
  • B. Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas
  • C. Department of Science and Technology, Ministry of Science and Technology
  • D. NITI Aayog