UPSC Prelims Practice Questions — Why India must electrify its kitchens
Q1. Which one of the following is the lead implementing agency for the rollout of induction cookstoves under the National Efficient Cooking Programme (NECP)?
- A. Energy Efficiency Services Limited (EESL)
- B. Indian Oil Corporation Limited (IOCL)
- C. Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI)
- D. National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC)
Q2. The National Efficient Cooking Programme (NECP), which promotes induction-based cookstoves in India, functions under the administrative authority of which one of the following Ministries?
- A. Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas
- B. Ministry of New and Renewable Energy
- C. Ministry of Power
- D. Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change
Q3. In the IEEFA (October 2025) cost-competitiveness study comparing cooking fuels in India, the term "non-subsidised LPG" precisely refers to:
- A. LPG cylinders supplied exclusively to commercial and industrial establishments at market price
- B. Domestic 14.2 kg LPG cylinders priced without the universal Rs 200 per cylinder government subsidy available to consumers
- C. LPG cylinders supplied to PMUY beneficiaries after exhausting the Rs 300 targeted subsidy on 9 refills
- D. Imported LPG that does not enjoy customs duty exemption under bilateral trade arrangements