UPSC Prelims Practice Questions — Orderly exit

Q1. Among India's existing Phase-I Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR) facilities, which one has the largest crude-oil storage capacity?

  • A. Visakhapatnam
  • B. Mangaluru
  • C. Padur
  • D. Chandikhol

Q2. The PAHAL (DBTL) scheme, which routes LPG subsidy directly into consumers' bank accounts as part of petroleum subsidy rationalisation, is administered by which Ministry?

  • A. Ministry of Finance
  • B. Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas
  • C. Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution
  • D. Ministry of Rural Development

Q3. During the 1973 Yom Kippur War, the Arab members of OPEC imposed an oil embargo on how many countries?

  • A. 3
  • B. 4
  • C. 5
  • D. 6

Q4. Which one of the following conflicts is regarded as the trigger of the first (1973) global oil shock?

  • A. Iranian Revolution
  • B. Yom Kippur War
  • C. Iran–Iraq War
  • D. Iraq–Kuwait (Gulf) War

Q5. The annual Global EV Outlook, which reported that electric cars displaced over 1.3 million barrels per day of oil in 2024, is published by which organisation?

  • A. Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC)
  • B. International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA)
  • C. International Energy Agency (IEA)
  • D. U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA)

Q6. In which year did the Union Cabinet approve the National Critical Mineral Mission, aimed at securing supplies of lithium, cobalt, nickel and rare earths?

  • A. 2023
  • B. 2024
  • C. 2025
  • D. 2026

Q7. From ESY 2014-15 up to July 2025, ethanol blending in petrol is officially credited with foreign-exchange savings of approximately how much?

  • A. ₹44,000 crore
  • B. ₹1.44 lakh crore
  • C. ₹2.45 lakh crore
  • D. ₹7.36 lakh crore