ES (Power Sector + Agri)

Question 1

What is the average annual addition of generation capacity over the past 5 years?

Answer 1

19GW

Question 2

Which year witnessed the highest ever increase in generation capacity? What was the increase ?

Answer 2

2014-15 the increase in generation capacity was 26.5GW

Question 3

ES states that renewable energy targets have been revised from 32 GW to ____ GW to give a policy push to the renewable sector & sustainable development

Answer 3

175GW

Question 4

ES 2015-16 : Percentage share of horticulture output in agriculture is more than ??

Answer 4

> 33 percent

Question 5

Over the last decade (10 years) the area under horticulture grew by about ____ percent p.a & annual production increased by _____

Answer 5

2.7% per annum

Annual Increase of 7%

Question 6

From the 9th the share of plan outlay for horticulture (in agri) has increased from ____ pc’ to 4.6 pc’ in the ___ plan

Answer 6

3.9 pc’

12th plan

Question 7

1) Govt budgeted Rs. _____ crore i.e about 0.5pc’ of GDP on fertilizer subsidies according to ES 2015-16.
2) Nearly 70 pc’ of this amount was allocated to ____, the most commonly used fert, making it the largest subsidy after ____ ?

Answer 7

1) 73,000 crore

2) Urea ; Food