UPSC Prelims Practice Questions — PARLIAMENT QUESTION: EXPANSION OF NUCLEAR POWER GENERATION CAPACITY

Question 1

Which one of the following is the apex authority responsible for nuclear and radiation safety regulation in India?

Accepted Answer

Atomic Energy Regulatory Board (AERB)

Answer

Nuclear Power Corporation of India Limited (NPCIL)

Answer

Bharatiya Nabhikiya Vidyut Nigam Limited (BHAVINI)

Answer

Indira Gandhi Centre for Atomic Research (IGCAR)

Question 2

Under the Nuclear Energy Mission, what is the headline nuclear power capacity target that India aims to achieve by 2047?

Accepted Answer

100 GW

Answer

22,480 MW

Answer

50 GW

Answer

500 GW

Question 3

The Nuclear Energy Mission, with a ₹20,000 crore outlay for research and development of Small Modular Reactors, was announced in which Union Budget?

Accepted Answer

Union Budget 2025-26

Answer

Union Budget 2023-24

Answer

Union Budget 2024-25

Answer

Union Budget 2026-27

Question 4

What was India's total nuclear electricity generation in the financial year 2024-25?

Accepted Answer

56,681 Million Units

Answer

45,855 Million Units

Answer

47,971 Million Units

Answer

66,681 Million Units

Question 5

Which one of the following is the principal operator of India's commercial fleet of PHWR and LWR nuclear power reactors?

Accepted Answer

Nuclear Power Corporation of India Limited (NPCIL)

Answer

Bharatiya Nabhikiya Vidyut Nigam Limited (BHAVINI)

Answer

Indira Gandhi Centre for Atomic Research (IGCAR)

Answer

Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC)

Question 6

The 123 Agreement on civil nuclear cooperation, concluded in 2008 and rooted in a 2005 joint statement, was India's landmark agreement with which one of the following countries?

Accepted Answer

United States

Answer

Russia

Answer

France

Answer

Japan

Question 7

The Nuclear Power Corporation of India Limited (NPCIL), which operates plants such as Tarapur, Kakrapar and Kudankulam, functions under which one of the following?

Accepted Answer

Department of Atomic Energy

Answer

Ministry of Power

Answer

Ministry of New and Renewable Energy

Answer

Ministry of Science and Technology

Question 8

By which year has India committed to achieve net-zero carbon emissions, a goal to which the expansion of non-fossil nuclear power is linked?

Accepted Answer

2070

Answer

2030

Answer

2047

Answer

2050

UPSC Prelims Practice Questions — PARLIAMENT QUESTION: EXPANSION OF NUCLEAR POWER GENERATION CAPACITY

Q1. Which one of the following is the apex authority responsible for nuclear and radiation safety regulation in India?

Q2. Under the Nuclear Energy Mission, what is the headline nuclear power capacity target that India aims to achieve by 2047?

Q3. The Nuclear Energy Mission, with a ₹20,000 crore outlay for research and development of Small Modular Reactors, was announced in which Union Budget?

Q4. What was India's total nuclear electricity generation in the financial year 2024-25?

Q5. Which one of the following is the principal operator of India's commercial fleet of PHWR and LWR nuclear power reactors?

Q6. The 123 Agreement on civil nuclear cooperation, concluded in 2008 and rooted in a 2005 joint statement, was India's landmark agreement with which one of the following countries?

Q7. The Nuclear Power Corporation of India Limited (NPCIL), which operates plants such as Tarapur, Kakrapar and Kudankulam, functions under which one of the following?

Q8. By which year has India committed to achieve net-zero carbon emissions, a goal to which the expansion of non-fossil nuclear power is linked?