UPSC Prelims Practice Questions — Government Extends ALMM Framework to Solar Ingots and Wafers; To Come into Effect from 1 June 2028

Question 1

Which one of the following was the first List to come into force under the ALMM Order, 2019?

Accepted Answer

List-I covering Solar PV Modules

Answer

List-II covering Solar PV Cells

Answer

List-III covering Solar Ingots and Wafers

Answer

A List covering Solar Inverters

Question 2

The ALMM Order, whose List-III extension seeks to cut import dependence on solar ingots and wafers, is notified and administered by which one of the following?

Accepted Answer

Ministry of New and Renewable Energy

Answer

Ministry of Power

Answer

Ministry of Heavy Industries

Answer

Ministry of Commerce and Industry

Question 3

As highlighted while justifying the upstream extension of ALMM, India's domestic solar wafer manufacturing capacity is approximately which of the following?

Accepted Answer

2 GW

Answer

25 GW

Answer

40 GW

Answer

100 GW

Question 4

The dedicated portal through which renewable power project developers may seek case-by-case time extensions relating to ALMM compliance is developed and operated by which one of the following?

Accepted Answer

National Institute of Solar Energy (NISE)

Answer

Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI)

Answer

Indian Renewable Energy Development Agency (IREDA)

Answer

Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS)

Question 5

Under the ALMM framework, sourcing from the ALMM lists is mandatory for how many of the following project categories: government-backed/assisted projects, net-metering projects, and open-access renewable projects?

Accepted Answer

All three

Answer

Only one

Answer

Only two

Answer

None of the three

Question 6

India's '500 GW by 2030' target, frequently cited as the rationale for deepening solar manufacturing, precisely refers to which one of the following?

Accepted Answer

500 GW of installed electricity capacity from non-fossil fuel sources

Answer

500 GW of installed solar power capacity alone

Answer

500 GW of annual solar module manufacturing capacity

Answer

500 GW of installed renewable capacity excluding large hydro and nuclear

Question 7

Which one of the following ALMM Lists was the one whose enforceability was temporarily suspended and subsequently re-imposed with effect from 1 April 2024?

Accepted Answer

List-I for Solar PV Modules

Answer

List-II for Solar PV Cells

Answer

List-III for Solar Ingots and Wafers

Answer

The List for Solar Inverters

UPSC Prelims Practice Questions — Government Extends ALMM Framework to Solar Ingots and Wafers; To Come into Effect from 1 June 2028

Q1. Which one of the following was the first List to come into force under the ALMM Order, 2019?

Q2. The ALMM Order, whose List-III extension seeks to cut import dependence on solar ingots and wafers, is notified and administered by which one of the following?

Q3. As highlighted while justifying the upstream extension of ALMM, India's domestic solar wafer manufacturing capacity is approximately which of the following?

Q4. The dedicated portal through which renewable power project developers may seek case-by-case time extensions relating to ALMM compliance is developed and operated by which one of the following?

Q5. Under the ALMM framework, sourcing from the ALMM lists is mandatory for how many of the following project categories: government-backed/assisted projects, net-metering projects, and open-access renewable projects?

Q6. India's '500 GW by 2030' target, frequently cited as the rationale for deepening solar manufacturing, precisely refers to which one of the following?

Q7. Which one of the following ALMM Lists was the one whose enforceability was temporarily suspended and subsequently re-imposed with effect from 1 April 2024?