UPSC Prelims Practice Questions — Cabinet approves Investment Proposal for construction of 1200 MW Kalai-II Hydro Electric Project in Anjaw District of Arunachal Pradesh with an outlay of Rs.14105.83 crore

Q1. The Kalai-II Hydro Electric Project is significant as the first hydro-electric project to be taken up in which one of the following river basins?

  • A. Subansiri Basin
  • B. Siang Basin
  • C. Lohit Basin
  • D. Dibang Basin

Q2. Among the hydro-electric projects in Arunachal Pradesh whose investment proposals were cleared by the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs, which one carries the highest sanctioned outlay?

  • A. Kalai-II HEP
  • B. Kamala HEP
  • C. Tato-II HEP
  • D. Heo HEP

Q3. The 2023 handover of twelve stalled hydro-electric projects of Arunachal Pradesh to central Hydro PSUs was carried out under the administrative control of which one of the following Union Ministries?

  • A. Ministry of New and Renewable Energy
  • B. Ministry of Power
  • C. Ministry of Jal Shakti
  • D. Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region

Q4. Under the 2019 hydro-promotion measures, the trajectory of annual Hydro Purchase Obligation (HPO) targets is notified by which one of the following?

  • A. Ministry of Power
  • B. Central Electricity Regulatory Commission
  • C. Ministry of New and Renewable Energy
  • D. NITI Aayog

Q5. In the context of the Brahmaputra river system, the Lohit is best described as which one of the following?

  • A. The name by which the Brahmaputra is known within Tibet
  • B. A tributary that unites with the Dihang (Siang) and the Dibang near Sadiya, below which the river is known as the Brahmaputra
  • C. The main channel of the Brahmaputra after it enters Bangladesh
  • D. A distributary through which the Brahmaputra drains into its delta

Q6. Announced at COP26, India's Nationally Determined Contribution targets how many gigawatts of installed electricity capacity from non-fossil fuel sources by 2030?

  • A. 175 GW
  • B. 280 GW
  • C. 450 GW
  • D. 500 GW

Q7. THDC India Limited, the lead partner in the Kalai-II joint venture, is correctly described as which one of the following?

  • A. A subsidiary of NTPC Limited, with the balance equity held by the Government of Uttar Pradesh
  • B. A joint venture between NHPC and the Government of Uttarakhand
  • C. A wholly-owned undertaking of the Government of Arunachal Pradesh
  • D. An autonomous body under the Ministry of Jal Shakti