Energy Security MCQ — 86 Practice Questions with Answers

Q1. Consider the following statements: 1. Energy standards prescribe limits on energy consumption or minimum levels of energy efficiency for manufactured products. 2. Energy labels mainly give consumers information needed to make an informed purchase. 3. Comparative labels certify that a product is highly energy efficient for its category. Which of the statements given above are correct?

Q2. Consider the following statements: 1. The PNGRB Act covers regulation of refining, processing, storage, transportation, distribution, marketing and sale of petroleum, petroleum products and natural gas. 2. The Act expressly excludes production of crude oil and natural gas from that regulatory coverage. 3. Its stated purposes include protecting consumers and entities, ensuring uninterrupted and adequate supply, and promoting competitive markets. 4. PNGRB’s statutory preamble makes the Board primarily responsible for upstream production of crude oil. Which of the statements given above are correct?

Q3. Consider the following statements: 1. The Bureau of Energy Efficiency was set up under the Energy Conservation Act, 2001. 2. BEE’s primary objective is to reduce the energy intensity of the Indian economy within the framework of the Energy Conservation Act. 3. The Standards and Labelling programme informs consumers about energy-saving and cost-saving potential of labelled appliances. 4. Under the star-rating system, a higher star rating implies lower energy efficiency. Which of the statements given above are correct?

Q4. Consider the following statements about India's strategic petroleum reserves: 1. The first phase created strategic crude-oil storages at Visakhapatnam, Mangaluru and Padur. 2. The total capacity created in the first phase was 5.33 million metric tonnes of crude oil storage. 3. These reserves are meant only for commercial trading by oil marketing companies, not for supply disruption. 4. The reserves store finished petroleum products rather than crude oil. Which of the statements given above are correct?

Q5. Consider the following statements: 1. India’s updated NDC includes a target to reduce emission intensity of GDP by 45 percent by 2030 from the 2005 level. 2. India’s updated NDC includes achieving about 50 percent cumulative electric power installed capacity from non-fossil fuel-based energy resources by 2030. 3. India’s updated NDC requires 50 percent of total primary energy consumption to come from crude oil by 2030. Which of the statements given above are correct?