UPSC Prelims Practice Questions — Press Note on release of the Report of the Expert Committee on Energy Statistics

Question 1

In the context of the MoSPI Expert Committee on Energy Statistics, 'captive power generation' — one of the flagged under-captured areas — is best defined as which one of the following?

Accepted Answer

Electricity generated by an industrial or commercial establishment primarily for its own consumption rather than for sale to the grid

Answer

Electricity imported under long-term bilateral power-purchase agreements with neighbouring countries

Answer

Surplus renewable electricity stored in grid-scale batteries and released during peak demand

Answer

Electricity produced from coal blocks captively allotted to public-sector undertakings

Question 2

The Expert Committee on Energy Statistics developed harmonised methodologies in consultation with all the principal energy-related Union ministries. With how many such Union ministries did the Committee consult?

Accepted Answer

Four

Answer

Two

Answer

Three

Answer

Five

Question 3

The press note releasing the Expert Committee's report singled out a specific number of methodological areas historically under-captured in official energy statistics that its recommendations principally target. How many such areas were highlighted?

Accepted Answer

Three

Answer

Two

Answer

Four

Answer

Six

Question 4

The 'Energy Statistics India 2026' publication released by MoSPI is which numbered edition of the series?

Accepted Answer

33rd edition

Answer

31st edition

Answer

32nd edition

Answer

35th edition

Question 5

Which one of the following bodies compiles and releases the annual 'Energy Statistics India' publication?

Accepted Answer

National Statistical Office (NSO), Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation

Answer

Central Electricity Authority, Ministry of Power

Answer

Petroleum Planning and Analysis Cell, Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas

Answer

Bureau of Energy Efficiency, Ministry of Power

Question 6

Which single body is the principal agency within MoSPI responsible for compiling the country's core statistical products, created by merging the erstwhile CSO and NSSO?

Accepted Answer

National Statistical Office (NSO)

Answer

National Statistical Commission (NSC)

Answer

National Sample Survey Office (NSSO)

Answer

Central Statistics Office (CSO)

Question 7

The National Statistical Office (NSO) was constituted within MoSPI by merging the CSO and the NSSO through a restructuring order issued in which year?

Accepted Answer

2019

Answer

2005

Answer

2017

Answer

2021

Question 8

India's Nationally Determined Contributions under the UNFCCC — the framework whose monitoring depends on harmonised energy statistics — are coordinated at the national level by which Union ministry?

Accepted Answer

Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change

Answer

Ministry of New and Renewable Energy

Answer

Ministry of Power

Answer

Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation

Question 9

In the 'Panchamrit' announced at COP26 (2021) — the commitment framework whose progress-tracking relies on harmonised energy statistics — how many distinct climate-action targets did India declare?

Accepted Answer

Five

Answer

Three

Answer

Four

Answer

Six

Question 10

Consider the following developments cited as driving the need for new statistical frameworks in India's energy sector:
1. Rising share of renewable energy in installed capacity
2. Proliferation of electric vehicles
3. Growth of captive power generation by industry
4. A sustained decline in the country's overall electricity demand
Which of the above is/are NOT correctly identified as such a driver?

Accepted Answer

4 only

Answer

1 and 2

Answer

3 only

Answer

2 and 3

UPSC Prelims Practice Questions — Press Note on release of the Report of the Expert Committee on Energy Statistics

Q1. In the context of the MoSPI Expert Committee on Energy Statistics, 'captive power generation' — one of the flagged under-captured areas — is best defined as which one of the following?

Q2. The Expert Committee on Energy Statistics developed harmonised methodologies in consultation with all the principal energy-related Union ministries. With how many such Union ministries did the Committee consult?

Q3. The press note releasing the Expert Committee's report singled out a specific number of methodological areas historically under-captured in official energy statistics that its recommendations principally target. How many such areas were highlighted?

Q4. The 'Energy Statistics India 2026' publication released by MoSPI is which numbered edition of the series?

Q5. Which one of the following bodies compiles and releases the annual 'Energy Statistics India' publication?

Q6. Which single body is the principal agency within MoSPI responsible for compiling the country's core statistical products, created by merging the erstwhile CSO and NSSO?

Q7. The National Statistical Office (NSO) was constituted within MoSPI by merging the CSO and the NSSO through a restructuring order issued in which year?

Q8. India's Nationally Determined Contributions under the UNFCCC — the framework whose monitoring depends on harmonised energy statistics — are coordinated at the national level by which Union ministry?

Q9. In the 'Panchamrit' announced at COP26 (2021) — the commitment framework whose progress-tracking relies on harmonised energy statistics — how many distinct climate-action targets did India declare?