UPSC Prelims Practice Questions — India–UK Offshore Wind Taskforce Launched; Shri Pralhad Joshi Calls It a ‘Trustforce’ for Accelerating Strategic Clean Energy Cooperation

Q1. The India–UK Offshore Wind Taskforce, launched in February 2026, was constituted under which of the following frameworks?

  • A. India–UK Roadmap 2030 and the Third India–UK Energy Dialogue
  • B. India–UK Vision 2035 and the Fourth India–UK Energy Dialogue
  • C. India–UK Comprehensive Strategic Partnership and the Green Growth Equity Fund
  • D. India–UK Energy for Growth Partnership and the India–UK FTA, 2025

Q2. The India–UK Offshore Wind Taskforce was structured around how many practical pillars/workstreams of cooperation?

  • A. Two
  • B. Three
  • C. Four
  • D. Five

Q3. Within the ₹7,453 crore VGF scheme for offshore wind, which single component accounts for the largest share of the outlay?

  • A. Upgradation of two ports for logistics
  • B. Installation and commissioning of 1 GW of offshore wind capacity
  • C. Offshore transmission infrastructure to the shore
  • D. Resource assessment surveys conducted by NIWE

Q4. According to NIWE/MNRE assessments, India's estimated ~70 GW offshore wind potential is distributed across how many identified offshore zones off the Gujarat and Tamil Nadu coasts?

  • A. 8
  • B. 12
  • C. 16
  • D. 20

Q5. The FOWIND (Facilitating Offshore Wind in India) consortium launched in 2015 was led by which one of the following?

  • A. National Institute of Wind Energy (NIWE)
  • B. Global Wind Energy Council (GWEC)
  • C. DNV GL
  • D. Gujarat Power Corporation Limited (GPCL)

Q6. The 4 GW offshore wind tender off the Tamil Nadu coast was floated as four 1 GW open-access blocks through which lead agency?

  • A. National Institute of Wind Energy (NIWE)
  • B. Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI)
  • C. NTPC Renewable Energy Ltd
  • D. Indian Renewable Energy Development Agency (IREDA)