UPSC Prelims Practice Questions — PLI-ACC SCHEME
Q1. With reference to the Production Linked Incentive (PLI) Scheme for Advanced Chemistry Cell (ACC) Battery Storage, consider the following:
1. It is administered by the Ministry of Heavy Industries.
2. It targets 50 GWh of domestic ACC manufacturing capacity.
3. It has a total budgetary outlay of ₹18,100 crore.
4. Its budgetary outlay is shared on a 50:50 basis between the Centre and battery-consuming States.
Which of the above is/are correctly identified?
- It is administered by the Ministry of Heavy Industries.
- It targets 50 GWh of domestic ACC manufacturing capacity.
- It has a total budgetary outlay of ₹18,100 crore.
- Its budgetary outlay is shared on a 50:50 basis between the Centre and battery-consuming States.
- A. 1 and 2 only
- B. 1, 2 and 3
- C. 2, 3 and 4
- D. 1, 2, 3 and 4
Q2. The Production Linked Incentive (PLI) Scheme 'National Programme on Advanced Chemistry Cell (ACC) Battery Storage' is administered solely by which one of the following?
- A. Ministry of Heavy Industries
- B. Ministry of New and Renewable Energy
- C. Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology
- D. Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade
Q3. Consider the following statements comparing the original approval of the PLI-ACC programme with its later re-tender:
1. The programme approved in 2021 targeted only 50 GWh of regular ACC, with no provision for any niche ACC capacity.
2. The 2024 re-tender for the residual 10 GWh capacity carried a maximum budgetary outlay of ₹3,620 crore.
3. The 2024 re-tender used a Quality and Cost Based Selection (QCBS) mechanism.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
- The programme approved in 2021 targeted only 50 GWh of regular ACC, with no provision for any niche ACC capacity.
- The 2024 re-tender for the residual 10 GWh capacity carried a maximum budgetary outlay of ₹3,620 crore.
- The 2024 re-tender used a Quality and Cost Based Selection (QCBS) mechanism.
- A. 1 and 2 only
- B. 2 and 3 only
- C. 1 and 3 only
- D. 1, 2 and 3
Q4. The Ministry of Heavy Industries floated the global re-tender for the residual 10 GWh Advanced Chemistry Cell capacity under the PLI-ACC scheme in which year?
- A. 2021
- B. 2022
- C. 2023
- D. 2024
Q5. As per the position reported by the Ministry of Heavy Industries, how many GWh out of the 50 GWh targeted under the PLI-ACC scheme have been awarded to beneficiary firms?
- A. 30 GWh
- B. 40 GWh
- C. 45 GWh
- D. 50 GWh
Q6. In the context of the PLI-ACC scheme, which one of the following best describes a 'beneficiary firm'?
- A. A firm selected through competitive bidding that signs a Programme Agreement to set up ACC manufacturing and receives sales-linked incentives disbursed over five years
- B. Any firm that has announced plans to set up ACC capacity in India, whether or not it has signed a Programme Agreement
- C. A State-government undertaking that allots land for giga-scale battery factories
- D. A firm that imports finished ACC cells for domestic assembly under a value-addition waiver
Q7. The 'National Programme on Advanced Chemistry Cell Battery Storage', which set out the technology-agnostic definition of ACCs, was approved by which one of the following authorities?
- A. The Union Cabinet
- B. The NITI Aayog Governing Council
- C. The Ministry of Heavy Industries acting on its own
- D. The Cabinet Committee on Security
Q8. Which one of the following public sector entities was appointed as the Independent Engineer for monitoring and verification under the PLI-ACC scheme?
- A. Engineers India Limited
- B. NTPC Limited
- C. Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited
- D. Central Electronics Limited
Q9. With reference to the award of the residual 10 GWh ACC capacity under the PLI-ACC scheme, consider the following:
1. The 10 GWh capacity was awarded to Reliance New Energy Battery Limited.
2. The Programme Agreement for the 10 GWh capacity was signed with Ola Cell Technologies.
3. The re-tender had a maximum budgetary outlay of ₹3,620 crore.
4. The bidders were evaluated through a Quality and Cost Based Selection (QCBS) process.
Which of the above is/are correctly identified?
- The 10 GWh capacity was awarded to Reliance New Energy Battery Limited.
- The Programme Agreement for the 10 GWh capacity was signed with Ola Cell Technologies.
- The re-tender had a maximum budgetary outlay of ₹3,620 crore.
- The bidders were evaluated through a Quality and Cost Based Selection (QCBS) process.
- A. 1, 3 and 4
- B. 1, 2 and 3
- C. 2 and 4 only
- D. 1, 2, 3 and 4
Q10. The Programme Agreement awarding the residual 10 GWh ACC capacity to Reliance New Energy Battery Limited was signed exclusively by which one of the following?
- A. Ministry of Heavy Industries
- B. Ministry of Power
- C. Ministry of New and Renewable Energy
- D. NITI Aayog
Q11. Consider the following pairings of a Production Linked Incentive (PLI) scheme with its administering ministry/department:
1. PLI for Advanced Chemistry Cell Battery Storage — Ministry of Heavy Industries
2. PLI for Large Scale Electronics Manufacturing — Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology
3. PLI for White Goods (Air Conditioners and LED Lights) — Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade
4. PLI for Pharmaceuticals — Ministry of Textiles
Which of the above pairs is/are correctly matched?
- PLI for Advanced Chemistry Cell Battery Storage — Ministry of Heavy Industries
- PLI for Large Scale Electronics Manufacturing — Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology
- PLI for White Goods (Air Conditioners and LED Lights) — Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade
- PLI for Pharmaceuticals — Ministry of Textiles
- A. 1 and 2 only
- B. 1, 2 and 3
- C. 1, 3 and 4
- D. 1, 2, 3 and 4
Q12. In the latest official update on the PLI-ACC scheme (figures as of 31 December 2025), the figure of ₹3,237 crore denotes which one of the following?
- A. The cumulative investment reported by the beneficiary firms under the scheme
- B. The entire budgetary outlay earmarked for the scheme
- C. The total incentive already fully disbursed to all beneficiaries
- D. The sub-outlay sanctioned for the re-tendered 10 GWh tranche