UPSC Prelims Practice Questions — VOC Port, H2Global sign pact for clean ship fuel
Q1. Under the National Green Hydrogen Mission, how many major ports of India have been formally recognised by the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy as 'Green Hydrogen Hubs'?
- A. Two
- B. Three
- C. Five
- D. Seven
Q2. With reference to the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy's notification on Green Hydrogen Hubs under the National Green Hydrogen Mission, consider the following ports:
1. Deendayal Port
2. V. O. Chidambaranar Port
3. Paradip Port
4. Jawaharlal Nehru Port
Which of the above are correctly identified as designated Green Hydrogen Hubs under the Mission?
- Deendayal Port
- V. O. Chidambaranar Port
- Paradip Port
- Jawaharlal Nehru Port
- A. 1, 2 and 3 only
- B. 2 and 4 only
- C. 1, 3 and 4 only
- D. 1, 2, 3 and 4
Q3. With reference to the recently signed VOC Port–H2Global MoU and the wider India–Germany green hydrogen cooperation, consider the following statements:
1. V. O. Chidambaranar Port Authority is governed by the Major Port Authorities Act, 2021, which replaced the Major Port Trusts Act, 1963.
2. Unlike the earlier SECI–H2Global Stiftung MoU, the VOC Port–H2Global pact is the first instance of an Indian port authority directly partnering with the H2Global mechanism.
3. V. O. Chidambaranar Port falls under the administrative jurisdiction of the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy, which is also the nodal ministry for the National Green Hydrogen Mission.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
- VOCPA is governed by the Major Port Authorities Act, 2021, replacing the 1963 Act.
- Unlike the earlier SECI–H2Global MoU, the VOC pact is the first by an Indian port directly with H2Global.
- VOC Port is administered by the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy, the nodal ministry of NGHM.
- A. 1 only
- B. 1 and 2 only
- C. 2 and 3 only
- D. 1, 2 and 3
Q4. The H2Global mechanism, with which V. O. Chidambaranar Port Authority has signed a Memorandum of Understanding for green hydrogen and clean shipping fuel trade, is primarily backed and funded by which one of the following authorities?
- A. The European Commission's Directorate-General for Energy (DG ENER)
- B. Germany's Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action (BMWK)
- C. The International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA)
- D. Germany's Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety (BMUV)
Q5. With reference to the institutional architecture of the H2Global mechanism and India's National Green Hydrogen Mission (NGHM), consider the following:
1. Hintco GmbH — the implementing subsidiary of the H2Global Foundation that runs the two-sided auctions.
2. BMWK — the German federal ministry that provides the endowment for H2Global auction rounds.
3. SECI — the Indian central public-sector enterprise that signed an earlier MoU with H2Global Stiftung for joint tender design.
4. NABARD — the Indian apex agency designated as the nodal implementing authority of the Strategic Interventions for Green Hydrogen Transition (SIGHT) programme under NGHM.
Which of the above is/are NOT correctly identified?
- Hintco GmbH — implementing subsidiary of H2Global Foundation running the auctions.
- BMWK — German federal ministry endowing the H2Global mechanism.
- SECI — Indian PSU that signed an MoU with H2Global Stiftung for joint tender design.
- NABARD — nodal implementing agency for the SIGHT programme under NGHM.
- A. 1 and 2
- B. 3 only
- C. 4 only
- D. 2 and 4