ISA Flashcards

1
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____ is an action-oriented, member-driven, collaborative platform for increased deployment of solar energy technologies

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International Solar Alliance

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The ISA was conceived as a joint effort by

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India & France

India is a co-founder

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3
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Vision:

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Let us together make the sun brighter

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Mission:

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Every home, no matter how far away, will have a light at home.

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5
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Headquarters:

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Gurugram

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5
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Headquarters:

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Gurugram

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6
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Who has granted Observer Status to the International Solar Alliance (ISA)?

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United Nations General Assembly (UNGA)

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7
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The International Solar Alliance is headed by the

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Director General

Dr. Ajay Mathur

has a term of four years and is eligible for re-election

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____ is the apex decision-making body which comprises representatives from each Member Nations.

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Assembly of the ISA

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Who focuses on a framework for facilitating global cooperation, building a global ecosystem of interconnected renewable energy resources (mainly solar energy) that can be seamlessly shared?

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One Sun One World One Grid (OSOWOG)

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The vision behind the OSOWOG is

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‘The Sun Never Sets’

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What is done to build a network of technical training, entrepreneurship, and research and innovation centres in order to exchange best practices and promote knowledge dissemination and capacity-building?

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ISA Solar Technology and Application Resource Centre (ISTAR C)

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What is done to build a network of technical training, entrepreneurship, and research and innovation centres in order to exchange best practices and promote knowledge dissemination and capacity-building?

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ISA Solar Technology and Application Resource Centre (ISTAR C)

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12
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The Government of India has been supporting the ISA by providing training to master trainers in the field of solar energy through the

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Indian Technical and Economic Cooperation (ITEC) Scheme

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13
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Which scheme is to establish India as a global leader in solar energy, by creating the policy conditions for its diffusion across the country as quickly as possible?

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National Solar Mission

is part of the National Action Plan on Climate Change

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14
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Who signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Union Territory of Ladakh to set up the country’s first Green Hydrogen Mobility project?

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National Thermal Power Corporation Limited (NTPC) & Renewable Energy Ltd (REL)

15
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International Solar Alliance (ISA) have planned to launch which bank at the United Nations Climate Change Conference in Glasgow that is scheduled for November 2021?

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World Solar Bank (WSB)

16
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Which award recognises the countries with a maximum floating solar capacity in each of the four regions of ISA?

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The Visvesvaraya award

17
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Which award for outstanding contribution of scientists and engineers working in the field of solar energy?

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Kalpana Chawla award

18
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Which award recognises organisations and institutions that have been working for the benefit of differently-abled people and have maximised the use of solar energy in the host country?

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Diwakar award

19
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The world’s largest floating solar energy project to be constructed at:

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Omkareshwar dam on Narmada river in Khandwa district of Madhya Pradesh

600MW

20
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By COP26 , the country has set a target of setting up renewable energy projects of ____ by the year (?)

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500 GW , 2030

21
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How many countries in ISA?

22
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____ is a Non-Banking Financial Institution under the administrative control of this Ministry for providing term loans for renewable energy and energy efficiency projects.

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Indian Renewable Energy Development Agency (IREDA)

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ISA would also launch the ____ that would help authors from across the globe to publish their articles on solar energy, during the event.
ISA Journal on Solar Energy (I JOSE)
24
Who who was awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 2019 for the revolutionizing discovery of the lithium ion batteries?
Dr. M. Stanley Whittingham(jointly with John B Goodenough & Akira Yoshino)
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Which scheme To provide skill training to rural youth in handling solar installations?
Suryamitra Skill Development Programme
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Sustainable rooftop implementation of ____ scheme to promote rooftop solar power projects in india
Sustainable Rooftop Implementation for Solar Transfiguration of India(SRISTI)
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Which in India became the world’s first fully Solar powered airport in the world?
Cochin International Airport
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Who has recently signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the International Solar Alliance (ISA) ?
International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) | during the 42nd session of ICAO Assembly in Montreal, Canada
29
India has pledged for Net Zero Carbon goal by
2070 in COP 26
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____ is a United Nations (UN) specialized agency, established in (?), which laid the foundation for the standards and procedures for peaceful global air navigation.
International Civil Aviation Organisation | was signed on 7th December 1944 ## Footnote ‘Chicago Convention’