RAS question
RRECL (Rajasthan Renewable Energy Corporation Ltd) promotes:
Correct answer: (D) Solar, wind, and biomass energy.
Rajasthan Renewable Energy Corporation Ltd. promotes solar, wind and biomass energy projects as part of Rajasthan's renewable and non-conventional energy programme.
Explanation
RRECL is not a general energy or mining body; the Rajasthan Economic Review 2024-25 identifies it as the State Nodal Agency for the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy for generation of energy from non-conventional sources in Rajasthan. The Review then lists RRECL's scheme implementation under solar power generation, solar parks and mega solar projects, wind power programme and biomass energy. This matches option D: solar, wind and biomass are renewable energy sources promoted through RRECL's mandate. Small hydro is also part of renewable projects, but the option that captures the tested institutional role is the renewable cluster of solar, wind and biomass, not conventional fuel or nuclear sectors.
Why the other options are wrong
- (A) Nuclear or atomic power is not the activity described for RRECL; the Rajasthan Economic Review 2024-25 places RRECL under renewable and non-conventional energy, while atomic capacity appears separately in the power-allocation table.
- (B) Coal mining is a fossil-fuel extraction activity, whereas RRECL's role is generation from non-conventional renewable energy sources in Rajasthan.
- (C) Fossil fuels are the opposite of the renewable-energy category tested here, and the RRECL section discusses solar, wind and biomass rather than conventional fuels.
Concept
This tests Rajasthan's energy-sector institutions, especially which agency handles renewable energy promotion. It recurs in RAS because state economic reviews repeatedly track solar, wind, biomass and related nodal agencies under infrastructure and economy.