RAS question
What is the CAGR of installed power capacity in Rajasthan from 2020-21 to 2023-24?
Correct answer: (B) 4.08%.
Rajasthan's installed power capacity recorded a compound annual growth rate of 4.08 per cent from 2020-21 to 2023-24.
Explanation
The 4.08 per cent figure is the CAGR stated in the Rajasthan Economic Review 2024-25 for total power generation over 2020-21 to 2023-24. The same section explains why this matters: power generation supports industrialisation, urbanisation and living standards, and Rajasthan's power supply comes from a mixed base of thermal, hydropower, gas-based generation and renewable energy such as wind, solar and biomass. The figure is therefore not a single-year growth rate. It is the compound annual pace across the period, making option B the only option aligned with the Economic Review.
Why the other options are wrong
- (A) 6.5 per cent overstates the period growth because the Rajasthan Economic Review 2024-25 gives the CAGR for total power generation as 4.08 per cent.
- (C) 2.5 per cent understates the period growth and does not match the 4.08 per cent CAGR stated for 2020-21 to 2023-24.
- (D) 10 per cent is too high for the asked CAGR of 4.08 per cent for the period.
Concept
This tests infrastructure indicators within the Economy of Rajasthan syllabus, especially how power capacity is tracked over time. RAS repeatedly asks such figures because energy availability connects directly with industrial growth, urbanisation and basic amenities.