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The SHANTI Bill 2025 targets expanding nuclear capacity to how much by 2047?

Correct answer: (C) 100 GW.

The SHANTI Bill 2025 supports India's target of expanding nuclear capacity to 100 GW by 2047.

  1. (A)

    50 GW

  2. (B)

    200 GW

  3. (C)

    100 GW

  4. (D)

    75 GW

Explanation

The SHANTI Bill 2025 is tied to India's long-term nuclear-energy target, not just to a generic expansion of the sector. The PIB backgrounder says the Government has announced a Nuclear Energy Mission to achieve 100 GW by 2047 and that a modern legal framework is needed to meet the national target of 100 GW nuclear capacity by 2047. That is why 100 GW is the right figure. The policy logic is also clear: the bill modernises the nuclear legal framework, enables wider participation, permits private companies in the nuclear sector under regulatory oversight, and allows FDI up to 49%.

Why the other options are wrong

  • (A) 50 GW understates the stated 2047 target, which the PIB backgrounder places at 100 GW.
  • (B) 200 GW overstates the target because the SHANTI Bill backgrounder refers to achieving 100 GW nuclear capacity by 2047.
  • (D) 75 GW is not the bill-linked 2047 figure; the stated national target is 100 GW nuclear capacity by 2047.

Concept

This tests the Science and Technology current-affairs theme of nuclear energy policy and legal reform. RAS often asks such target-based questions because they connect government legislation with long-term energy-transition goals.

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