UPSC Prelims Practice Questions — Fairwood, SK Securities sign small reactor project pact

Q1. The Nuclear Energy Mission for research and development of Small Modular Reactors in India is operationalised primarily through which one of the following?

  • A. Ministry of New and Renewable Energy
  • B. Ministry of Power
  • C. Department of Atomic Energy
  • D. Ministry of Science and Technology

Q2. The Nuclear Energy Mission, which earmarks ₹20,000 crore for research and development of Small Modular Reactors and targets at least five operational SMRs by 2033, was announced in which one of the following?

  • A. Union Budget 2023-24
  • B. Union Budget 2024-25
  • C. Union Budget 2025-26
  • D. Union Budget 2026-27

Q3. Which one of the following is the largest indigenously designed Small Modular Reactor being developed under India's Nuclear Energy Mission?

  • A. SMR-55
  • B. Bharat Small Modular Reactor (BSMR-200)
  • C. High Temperature Gas Cooled Reactor at BARC Visakhapatnam
  • D. Prototype Fast Breeder Reactor (PFBR-500)