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Green Energy

Green Energy is a Current Affairs concept from the MPSC syllabus, tested in 2 past MPSC questions (2019, 2020). Below are those real questions with their correct answers and explanations, plus the concepts worth being comfortable with first.

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Basic understanding of renewable energy sources in India

Real questions that test this

खालीलपैकी कोणते विधान चुकीचे आहे ? Which one of the following statements is incorrect ?

1)भारताचे पहिले पर्यावरण पुरक जैव इंधन (bio-fuel) युक्त विमान चेन्नई आणि बंगळुरु दरम्यान उडाले. / India's first environment friendly bio-fuel powered flight flew between Chennai and Bengaluru.✓ Correct
2)भारताने नुकतेच आपले जैव इंधन 2018 चे राष्ट्रीय धोरण जाहीर केले आहे. / India has recently released its National Policy on Bio-fuel 2018.
3)या धोरणानुसार 2030 पर्यंत पेट्रोलमध्ये 20% इथॅनॉलचे मिश्रण करण्याचे उद्दिष्ट ठेवण्यात आले आहे. / The policy envisages a target of 20% blending of ethanol in petrol by 2030.
4)वरीलपैकी एकही नाही / None of the above

India's first bio-fuel powered flight actually flew between Dehradun and Delhi, not Chennai and Bengaluru. Furthermore, the National Policy on Biofuels 2018 originally set the 20% ethanol blending target for 2030 (later advanced to 2025/2026), making statement 1 factually incorrect.

जैवइंधन वापराचे खालीलपैकी कोणते फायदे बरोबर आहेत ? / Which of the following benefits of use of Bio-fuel are correct ?

(a)जैवइंधन वनस्पतीपासुन तयार करता येते. / Bio-fuel is made from vegetations.

(b)जैवइंधनामुळे प्रदूषण कमी होईल. / Less pollution by use of bio-fuel.

(c)जैवइंधनामुळे खनिजतेल वाचविता येते. / Use of bio-fuel will save crude oil.

(d)जैवइंधन सस्त आहे. / Bio-fuel is cheap.

1)(a) आणि (b) / (a) and (b)
2)(b) आणि (c) / (b) and (c)
3)(a), (b) आणि (c) / (a), (b) and (c)
4)वरील सर्व / Above all✓ Correct

Bio-fuels are derived from plant matter (vegetation), help reduce pollution compared to fossil fuels, save depleting crude oil reserves, and are generally cost-effective or economically viable over time. Hence, all given benefits are correct.

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