UPSC Prelims Practice Questions — CUMULATIVE CAPACITY UNDER ACC-PLI
Q1. The flagship Production Linked Incentive (PLI) programme dedicated solely to building domestic advanced battery-cell manufacturing capacity in India carries which one of the following total financial outlays?
- A. ₹10,900 crore
- B. ₹18,100 crore
- C. ₹26,058 crore
- D. ₹3,679 crore
Q2. Consider the following conditions stated as eligibility/performance requirements for a beneficiary under the PLI-ACC (National Programme on ACC Battery Storage) scheme:
1. Setting up an ACC manufacturing facility of minimum 5 GWh capacity.
2. Achieving minimum 60% domestic value addition within five years.
3. Incurring a mandatory investment of ₹225 crore per GWh within two years.
4. Mandatorily exporting at least 50% of cell production within three years.
Which of the above is/are NOT correct?
- Setting up an ACC manufacturing facility of minimum 5 GWh capacity.
- Achieving minimum 60% domestic value addition within five years.
- Incurring a mandatory investment of ₹225 crore per GWh within two years.
- Mandatorily exporting at least 50% of cell production within three years.
- A. 1 and 3
- B. 2 only
- C. 4 only
- D. 3 and 4
Q3. With reference to the original (first-round) awardees under the PLI-ACC scheme and the subsequent signing of Programme Agreements, consider the following statements:
1. The first allotment of 50 GWh was made to four successful bidders.
2. Hyundai Global Motors did not finalise its participation, whereas Reliance, Ola and Rajesh Exports signed Programme Agreements.
3. All four original awardees eventually signed Programme Agreements with the Ministry.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
- The first allotment of 50 GWh was made to four successful bidders.
- Hyundai Global Motors did not finalise its participation, whereas Reliance, Ola and Rajesh Exports signed Programme Agreements.
- All four original awardees eventually signed Programme Agreements with the Ministry.
- A. 1 and 2 only
- B. 1 and 3 only
- C. 2 and 3 only
- D. 1, 2 and 3
Q4. Which one of the following has been appointed by the Ministry of Heavy Industries as the Independent Engineer to monitor implementation under the PLI-ACC scheme?
- A. Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI)
- B. Engineers India Limited (EIL)
- C. Convergence Energy Services Limited (CESL)
- D. Bureau of Energy Efficiency (BEE)
Q5. In the global-tender re-bidding for the residual 10 GWh of ACC capacity under the PLI-ACC scheme, how many bidders submitted bids?
- A. Four
- B. Seven
- C. Ten
- D. Three
Q6. Under which selection mechanism was the residual 10 GWh ACC capacity awarded to Reliance Industries Limited under the PLI-ACC scheme?
- A. Lowest-bidder (L1) basis
- B. Quality and Cost Based Selection (QCBS)
- C. Swiss Challenge method
- D. Tariff-based competitive bidding
Q7. With reference to the current status of the PLI-ACC scheme, consider the following statements:
1. Against the 50 GWh target, the full 50 GWh has been awarded across the two bidding rounds.
2. As reported by beneficiaries, a cumulative investment of about ₹3,237 crore and employment of 1,118 had been achieved till 31 December 2025.
3. Ola Cell Technologies, with 1 GWh installed, is the firm that has commenced pilot production.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
- Against the 50 GWh target, the full 50 GWh has been awarded across the two bidding rounds.
- As reported by beneficiaries, a cumulative investment of about ₹3,237 crore and employment of 1,118 had been achieved till 31 December 2025.
- Ola Cell Technologies, with 1 GWh installed, is the firm that has commenced pilot production.
- A. 1 and 2 only
- B. 1 and 3 only
- C. 2 and 3 only
- D. 1, 2 and 3
Q8. In the PLI-ACC scheme's status reporting, the '1 GWh' figure attributed to Ola Cell Technologies most accurately denotes which one of the following?
- A. Cell manufacturing capacity physically established and under pilot production
- B. Capacity that has been awarded to the firm but not yet built
- C. The firm's annual cell sales volume
- D. Capacity reserved exclusively for 'Niche' ACC chemistries
Q9. The Union Cabinet approved the 'National Programme on Advanced Chemistry Cell (ACC) Battery Storage', aimed at import substitution and supporting the EV and renewable-energy ecosystem, in which year?
- A. 2019
- B. 2020
- C. 2021
- D. 2022
Q10. The PLI-ACC scheme, with its objectives of domestic battery manufacturing, energy security and import substitution, is implemented by which one of the following Union Ministries?
- A. Ministry of Heavy Industries
- B. Ministry of New and Renewable Energy
- C. Ministry of Power
- D. Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology
Q11. PM E-DRIVE, the EV demand-incentive scheme run by the same Ministry that administers the PLI-ACC (cell-manufacturing) scheme, came into effect in which year?
- A. 2015
- B. 2019
- C. 2024
- D. 2026
Q12. Besides 50 GWh of standard Advanced Chemistry Cell (ACC) capacity, how many GWh of 'Niche' ACC capacity does the National Programme on ACC Battery Storage target?
- A. 5 GWh
- B. 10 GWh
- C. 40 GWh
- D. 50 GWh