UPSC Prelims Practice Questions — India’s EV ambition needs a grid strategy to match

Q1. In the context of India's electric-mobility policy, the acronym 'PM E-DRIVE' stands for which one of the following?

  • A. PM Electric Drive Revolution in Innovative Vehicle Enhancement
  • B. PM Electric Development and Rapid Investment in Vehicle Electrification
  • C. PM E-mobility Drive for Renewable Innovation in Vehicle Ecosystems
  • D. PM Electric Drive for Responsible and Innovative Vehicle Enterprises

Q2. In which year was NITI Aayog's e-AMRIT (Accelerated e-Mobility Revolution for India's Transportation) portal launched?

  • A. 2019
  • B. 2020
  • C. 2021
  • D. 2022

Q3. As of June 2025, India's total installed electricity-generation capacity had reached approximately how many gigawatts (GW)?

  • A. 356 GW
  • B. 416 GW
  • C. 476 GW
  • D. 532 GW

Q4. Approximately how many barrels of crude oil and oil products per day transited the Strait of Hormuz in 2025?

  • A. 5 million barrels per day
  • B. 10 million barrels per day
  • C. 20 million barrels per day
  • D. 35 million barrels per day

Q5. According to FADA retail data for CY2025, which one of the following categories accounted for the single largest share of India's total electric-vehicle sales?

  • A. Electric two-wheelers (e-2W)
  • B. Passenger electric three-wheelers (e-3W)
  • C. Passenger electric four-wheelers (e-4W)
  • D. Electric buses (e-bus)

Q6. The India Energy Security Scenarios (IESS) 2047 tool, which models future energy demand including electric-vehicle uptake, is operationalised by which one of the following?

  • A. NITI Aayog
  • B. Ministry of New and Renewable Energy
  • C. Central Electricity Authority
  • D. Bureau of Energy Efficiency