RAS question
What is the total EHV transmission network length in Rajasthan as of December 2024?
Correct answer: (C) 44,638 ckt. km.
Rajasthan's total Extra High Voltage transmission network stood at 44,638 ckt. km as of 31 December 2024.
Explanation
Rajasthan's total Extra High Voltage transmission network was 44,638 ckt. km on 31 December 2024. The network grew from 36,079 ckt. km in March 2017 to 44,638 ckt. km up to December 2024, including PPP projects, a 23.72 per cent increase from 2016-17. Total EHV lines stood at 44,232.906 ckt. km on 31 March 2024 and 44,638.004 ckt. km up to December 2024. Therefore, the December 2024 rounded figure is 44,638 ckt. km, not the older March 2024 total.
Why the other options are wrong
- (A) 36,079 ckt. km is the March 2017 baseline from which the Economic Review measures growth, not the December 2024 network length.
- (B) 50,000 ckt. km is above Rajasthan's December 2024 EHV transmission network total of 44,638 ckt. km.
- (D) 44,233 ckt. km matches the rounded March 2024 total, while the December 2024 achievement was higher at 44,638 ckt. km.
Concept
Rajasthan Economy includes power-infrastructure indicators such as EHV transmission-line length. Recent Economic Review figures matter for RAS preparation, especially where March and December totals are close enough to trap careless reading.