UPSC Prelims Practice Questions — Exchange of Green Ammonia Agreements Under NGHM Mark Key Step for India’s Energy Security: Union Minister Pralhad Joshi

Q1. In which year was the National Green Hydrogen Mission approved by the Union Cabinet?

  • A. 2021
  • B. 2022
  • C. 2023
  • D. 2024

Q2. Which Ministry is the nodal ministry that formulates the scheme guidelines for implementing the SIGHT programme under the National Green Hydrogen Mission?

  • A. Ministry of New and Renewable Energy
  • B. Ministry of Power
  • C. Ministry of Heavy Industries
  • D. Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas

Q3. Under the SIGHT programme of the NGHM, the Government enhanced its allocation primarily to make which sector the lead demand anchor for green ammonia/green hydrogen?

  • A. Fertilizer sector
  • B. Petroleum refining sector
  • C. Iron and steel sector
  • D. City gas distribution sector

Q4. Which agency conducted the first-ever auction for the procurement of green ammonia under the National Green Hydrogen Mission?

  • A. Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI)
  • B. Indian Renewable Energy Development Agency (IREDA)
  • C. NTPC Limited
  • D. NHPC Limited

Q5. Which company secured the single largest green ammonia supply allocation (about 3,70,000 TPA) under the SECI offtake agreements exchanged in March 2026?

  • A. ACME Cleantech
  • B. NTPC Renewable Energy Limited
  • C. Jakson Green
  • D. Oriana Power

Q6. With reference to the green ammonia agreements exchanged under the NGHM, consider the following four entities identified as green ammonia suppliers (producers). Which one is NOT correctly identified as a supplier?

  1. ACME Cleantech
  2. NTPC Renewable Energy Limited
  3. Jakson Green
  4. IFFCO
  • A. 1 and 3
  • B. 2 only
  • C. 4 only
  • D. 3 and 4

Q7. On the offtake (purchase) side, the green ammonia agreements for decarbonising the fertilizer sector are anchored by which of the following?

  • A. Department of Fertilizers (Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers)
  • B. Department of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare
  • C. Ministry of New and Renewable Energy
  • D. Ministry of Commerce and Industry

Q8. Green ammonia is produced by combining green hydrogen with nitrogen. Among the following, which entity is both a green ammonia producer operationalising supply under the NGHM agreements and India's largest power-generating PSU?

  • A. NTPC Renewable Energy Limited
  • B. Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC)
  • C. Indian Oil Corporation (IOCL)
  • D. GAIL (India) Limited

Q9. Under the National Green Hydrogen Mission, what is the green hydrogen production capacity that India targets to develop per annum by 2030?

  • A. At least 5 MMT (million metric tonnes)
  • B. At least 1 MMT
  • C. At least 10 MMT
  • D. At least 50 MMT