UPSC Prelims Practice Questions — India Advances Global Green Hydrogen Leadership under National Green Hydrogen Mission

Q1. Among the components of the National Green Hydrogen Mission, which one has been allocated the largest single share of the ₹19,744 crore total outlay?

  • A. SIGHT programme (Strategic Interventions for Green Hydrogen Transition)
  • B. Pilot projects
  • C. Research & Development
  • D. Other Mission components

Q2. In the context of the National Green Hydrogen Mission, the acronym 'SIGHT' stands for which one of the following?

  • A. Strategic Interventions for Green Hydrogen Transition
  • B. Sustainable Incentives for Green Hydrogen Technology
  • C. Scheme for Indigenous Green Hydrogen Trade
  • D. Strategic Investment in Green Hydrogen and Thermal energy

Q3. Under the National Green Hydrogen Mission, the figure of 'about 125 GW' cited among the 2030 targets refers to which one of the following?

  • A. The associated renewable energy capacity addition envisaged in the country
  • B. The annual green hydrogen production capacity to be created
  • C. The electrolyser manufacturing capacity to be set up domestically
  • D. The thermal generation capacity to be retired by 2030

Q4. By 2030, the National Green Hydrogen Mission targets an annual green hydrogen production capacity of at least how many Million Metric Tonnes (MMT)?

  • A. 5 MMT
  • B. 10 MMT
  • C. 25 MMT
  • D. 50 MMT

Q5. The 2026 certification granted by Japan to the ACME–IHI low-carbon (green) ammonia supply chain from Odisha was made under a Japanese scheme designed primarily to do which one of the following?

  • A. Bridge the price gap between low-carbon hydrogen derivatives and their conventional fossil-based equivalents
  • B. Wholly exempt all imported ammonia from every Japanese customs duty
  • C. Mandate blending of green ammonia in each and every Japanese thermal power plant
  • D. Provide sovereign loan guarantees exclusively to Japanese electrolyser manufacturers

Q6. Under India's Green Hydrogen Standard, hydrogen qualifies as 'green' only if its well-to-gate emissions do not exceed which one of the following (as a 12-month average)?

  • A. 2 kg CO2 equivalent per kg of hydrogen
  • B. 4 kg CO2 equivalent per kg of hydrogen
  • C. 6 kg CO2 equivalent per kg of hydrogen
  • D. 10 kg CO2 equivalent per kg of hydrogen

Q7. Which one of the following is the nodal Union ministry responsible for implementing the National Green Hydrogen Mission and framing its scheme guidelines?

  • A. Ministry of New and Renewable Energy
  • B. Ministry of Power
  • C. Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas
  • D. Ministry of Heavy Industries