UPSC Prelims Practice Questions — Adani unit to buy smart meter firm IntelliSmart for ₹3,050 cr.

Q1. Under which Union Ministry is the Revamped Distribution Sector Scheme (RDSS), which mandates pan-India prepaid smart metering and underlies the smart meter rollout undertaken by entities such as IntelliSmart Infrastructure, administered?

  • A. Ministry of New and Renewable Energy
  • B. Ministry of Power
  • C. Ministry of Heavy Industries
  • D. Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs

Q2. Following the June 2026 securities purchase agreement to acquire IntelliSmart Infrastructure, which entity becomes India's largest smart metering platform with a portfolio of over 4.7 crore smart meters?

  • A. Tata Power Delhi Distribution Ltd.
  • B. GMR Energy Ltd.
  • C. Adani Energy Solutions Ltd.
  • D. Larsen & Toubro Smart World & Communication

Q3. With reference to the proposed acquisition of IntelliSmart Infrastructure Pvt. Ltd. by Adani Energy Solutions Ltd., consider the following statements: 1. Prior to the acquisition, IntelliSmart Infrastructure was a joint venture between the National Investment and Infrastructure Fund (NIIF) and Energy Efficiency Services Limited (EESL). 2. Energy Efficiency Services Limited (EESL) is itself a joint venture of central public sector enterprises functioning under the Union Ministry of Power. 3. The acquisition is exempt from any prior approval of the Competition Commission of India because both NIIF and EESL are government-backed entities. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

  1. Prior to the acquisition, IntelliSmart Infrastructure was a joint venture between the National Investment and Infrastructure Fund (NIIF) and Energy Efficiency Services Limited (EESL).
  2. Energy Efficiency Services Limited (EESL) is itself a joint venture of central public sector enterprises functioning under the Union Ministry of Power.
  3. The acquisition is exempt from any prior approval of the Competition Commission of India because both NIIF and EESL are government-backed entities.
  • A. 1 and 2 only
  • B. 2 and 3 only
  • C. 1 and 3 only
  • D. 1, 2 and 3

Q4. Energy Efficiency Services Limited (EESL), one of the promoters of IntelliSmart Infrastructure, was set up as a joint venture of how many central public sector enterprises under the Ministry of Power?

  • A. Two
  • B. Three
  • C. Four
  • D. Five

Q5. In which year was the Revamped Distribution Sector Scheme (RDSS) — which mandates the rollout of prepaid smart meters that underpins IntelliSmart's order book — launched by the Government of India?

  • A. 2015
  • B. 2019
  • C. 2021
  • D. 2023