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Energy Demand MCQ - Practice Questions with Answers
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Q1Consider the following statements about renewable energy and power-system flexibility in India: 1. Solar photovoltaic and wind account for more than three-quarters of India's projected capacity additions over the next two decades in the IEA STEPS. 2. The IEA says India's power-system flexibility requirement rises faster than anywhere else in the world in the STEPS. 3. The IEA says demand-side response is unnecessary for accommodating renewable growth. Which of the statements given above are correct?
Statements 1 and 2 are true as per the IEA. Statement 3 is false: the report explicitly includes demand-side response among the requirements for accommodating renewable growth.
Q2Consider the following statements: 1. India's electricity demand is set to increase much more rapidly than its overall energy demand. 2. The IEA describes variability in India's electricity system as only a supply-side issue, unrelated to demand. 3. Demand-side options such as improving air-conditioner efficiency or shifting agricultural pumps to different parts of the day can support power-system flexibility. Which of the statements given above are correct?
Statement 1 is correct: the IEA states that electricity demand will rise much faster than overall energy demand. Statement 2 is false because the IEA links variability to both supply and demand. Statement 3 is correct because the IEA specifically names demand-side options including efficient air conditioners and shifting agricultural pumps.
Q3Consider the following statements about electricity demand and air-conditioning in India: 1. The IEA projects India's electricity demand to grow by almost 5% per year only up to 2030. 2. Peak daily electricity consumption for air-conditioning is projected to increase six-fold to 2040. 3. The rise in electricity demand is expected to reduce variability in supply and demand. Which of the statements given above are correct?
Statement 1 is false: the projection is almost 5% per year to 2040, not only to 2030. Statement 2 is true. Statement 3 is false because the report says the rise brings much greater variability.
Q4Consider the following statements about solar, coal and battery storage in India's energy outlook: 1. Solar already accounted for close to 70% of India's electricity generation when the IEA report described the baseline. 2. Coal accounted for less than 4% of India's electricity generation in that baseline. 3. In the IEA STEPS, India has 140 GW of battery capacity by 2040. Which of the statements given above are correct?
Statements 1 and 2 reverse the IEA baseline: solar was less than 4%, while coal was close to 70%. Statement 3 is true: the STEPS projection gives 140 GW of battery capacity by 2040.
Q5Consider the following statements about India's transport energy demand in the IEA STEPS: 1. Energy demand for road transport is projected to more than double over two decades. 2. More than half of the projected road-transport growth is fuelled by diesel-based freight transport. 3. India's oil demand reaches 8.7 mb/d in 2040 in the STEPS. Which of the statements given above are correct?
All three statements are true. The IEA links road-transport energy growth to diesel freight and projects India's oil demand at 8.7 million barrels per day in 2040 under STEPS.
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6Consider the following statements about Green Energy Open Access: 1. The Green Energy Open Access Rules were notified on 6 June 2022. 2. Open access is allowed to consumers with contract demand of 100 kW or above. 3. Green Energy Open Access is restricted only to industrial consumers. Which of the statements given above are correct?
71. Per capita consumption in India was 1161 kWh in FY 2020-21. 2. Per capita consumption in India was 1255 kWh in FY 2021-22. 3. Per capita consumption in India was 1331 kWh in FY 2022-23. 4. The cited release put FY 2022-23 per capita consumption below FY 2020-21. Which of the statements given above are correct?
8Consider the following statements about per-capita energy use and electricity losses in India: 1. Per-capita energy consumption grew from 14,682 MJ/person in 2014-15 to 18,410 MJ/person in 2023-24. 2. Transmission and distribution losses decreased from around 23% in 2014-15 to around 17% in 2023-24. 3. The CAGR of per-capita energy consumption over this period was 10.36%. Which of the statements given above are correct?
9India's all-time highest peak electricity demand reported by the Ministry of Power on 28 April 2026 was met on which date?
10Consider the following statements about renewable generation in India: 1. Gross electricity generation from renewable resources rose from 2,05,608 GWh in FY 2014-15 to 3,70,320 GWh in FY 2023-24. 2. The reported compound annual growth rate for renewable electricity generation over this period was 6.76%. 3. Renewable electricity generation declined after FY 2014-15 according to the release. Which of the statements given above are correct?
111. For FY 2022-23, the actual power-supply-position table reported 15,13,497 MU energy requirement. 2. For FY 2022-23, it reported 8,657 MW demand not met at peak. 3. For FY 2022-23, energy not supplied was 7,583 MU. 4. For FY 2022-23, peak met exceeded peak demand. Which of the statements given above are correct?
12Consider the following statements about India's energy-demand outlook in the IEA's India Energy Outlook 2021: 1. India is projected to see the smallest increase in energy demand among major economies to 2040. 2. India's energy-demand growth rate in the Stated Policies Scenario is three times the global average. 3. India's electricity demand is projected to grow faster than overall energy demand. Which of the statements given above are correct?
13Consider the following statements about sectoral energy consumption in India: 1. The industry sector showed the minimum expansion among major end-use sectors in FY 2023-24. 2. Industry-sector consumption rose from 2,42,418 KToE in FY 2014-15 to 3,11,822 KToE in FY 2023-24. 3. Residential and agriculture sectors registered no growth over the period mentioned in the release. Which of the statements given above are correct?
14Consider the following statements about India's overall energy demand profile: 1. India is the world's third-largest energy consuming country. 2. India's energy use has doubled since 2000. 3. About 80% of India's energy demand is met by nuclear energy, natural gas and hydropower. Which of the statements given above are correct?
15Consider the following statements: 1. The IEA notes that millions of Indian households are set to buy new appliances, air-conditioning units and vehicles. 2. To meet electricity-demand growth over the next twenty years, India would need to add a power system the size of the European Union. 3. The IEA presents the scenarios in India Energy Outlook 2021 as forecasts rather than as a framework for considering choices and implications. Which of the statements given above are correct?