- Prologue
- Energy
- IYB: Ch11 Energy
- IYB Ch25: Sci-tech (Nuke Energy)
- 12th FYP: Vol2 Ch14. Energy
- Mock MCQs from IYB Ch11,25 and 12thFYP Ch14
- Answers/Hints
Prologue
This article series deals with how to handle India 2014 || Bharat 2014 (+12th Five year plan + sample MCQs).
So far we are done with
Today, weâll see how to handle the Energy topic.
Energy
Energy topic hurts at four places:
- Sci-tech: basics of electricity, combustion and its principles, terms
- Geography: locations (India and world), physical geography related
- Environment: pollution, renewable energy / clean energy, nuke plants vs jholachhap NGOs, coalmines vs policy paralysis vs energy security and so on.
- Economy: infrastructure, inflation, CAD angle and so on.
Accordingly, youâve to prepare the base material from the following sources:
NCERT, NIOS | for basic theory on science, geography and environment angle. (Chapter list given below) |
India Yearbook (IYB) |
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12th Five year plan | chapter 14 Energy |
Mrunal.org/geography | Location factors: coal mine vs steel plants, refineries vs synthetic fibers and so on. |
Parallel notes making from newspapers and magazines. But first things first: start withâŚ.
NCERT: Energy
class | book | chapter |
7 | sci. | 14 |
8 | sci. | 5,6,14 |
Geo | 3 | |
10 | sci. | 12, 13 |
geo | 5 | |
12 | geo* | 7 |
*Class 12: India people and economy
NIOS: Energy
Read following chapters
28B | Nonrenewable sources of energy |
22 | point 22.5 onwards (nuclear hazard). Since ch28 gives basics Nuclear energy, so first read Ch28, then come back to 22 for nuke hazards. |
29B | Renewable sources of energy I |
30B | Renewable sources of energy II |
31B | Energy conservation |
both NCERT and NIOS, available at Mrunal.org/download
IYB: Ch11 Energy
Once youâre done with NCERT and NIOS, proceed to Ch11 of India 2014 || Bharat 2014.
What to IGNORE?
Ignore following topics because:
- theyâre mostly bolbachachan filler info
- they give outdated information, talk about 11th FYP or 2012 era.
ch | topic to ignore | English | Hindi |
11 | first three para (cap. addition, power generation, hydro cap.) | 255 | 225 |
11 | Ignore the big list of CEA regulation | 257 | not given |
11 | Ignore APDRP and present status of R-APDRP | 258-59 | Not given |
11 | Transmission sector | 260 | 230 |
11 | Special packages for Arunachal, Ladakh, J&K etc. | 283 | 253 |
11 | Research and development | 283-84 | 254 |
11 | International cooperation | 284 | 254 |
[High Priority] Organizations
ch | topic | English | Hindi |
11 | Ministry of power | 254 | 224 |
11 | List of PSU & ORG. under power ministry | 254 | 224 |
11 | Ministry of petroleum and gas | 271 | 242 |
11 | Central Electricity authority (statutory) | 256 | 226 |
11 | Appellate tribunal for electricity | 258 | 228 |
11 | Bureau of energy efficiency BEE | 262 | 241-42 |
11 | Ministry of new and renewable energy-MNRE | 280 | Not given |
25 | Dept. of Atomic Energy | 792 | 830 |
25 | AERB | 799 | 839 |
25 | NPCIL falls under DAE and its functions | 793 | 831 |
25 | Uranium corp. of India | 795 | 833 |
25 | Heavy water board | 796 | 834 |
[High Priority] Schemes and Projects
ch | topic | English | Hindi |
11 | Ultra-mega power projects- their features and sites . (Power finance corporation ltd. is the nodal agency) | 255-56 | 225 |
11 | New sites for thermal projects | 259 | Not given |
11 | National mission on enhanced energy efficiency, its four initiatives | 262 | Not given |
11 | Captive power plants | 260 | Not given |
11 | Open access of transmission, distribution of power FDI | 261 | Not given |
11 | National grid | 261, 265-266 | 263 |
11 | National electricity fund | 262 | 242 |
11 | Rajiv Gandhi gramin vidhyutikaran Yojana (And rural electrification ltd.) | 264 | 233 |
11 | Bharat Stage- III / IV | 275 | 247 |
11 | Renewable power- grid interactive | 280 | Not given |
11 | Renewable power- Offgrid- its benefits | 281 | 252 |
11 | Renewable purchase obligation RPO | 280 | Not given |
11 | Jawaharlal National solar mission | 281 | 252 |
11 | National biomass cook stoves initiative | 282 | 253 |
11 | Solar cities | 283 | Not given |
11 | Ladakh renewable energy initiative | 283 | 254 |
[High Priority] Acts and Policies
IYB hasnât talked about any act/policy in detail, except the salient features of electricity Act. Meaning you need to dig NET/PIB to get details aboutâŚ
ch | topic | English | Hindi |
11 | Electricity act- 2013 | 257-58 | 227 |
11 | National electricity policy | 258 | 228 |
11 | Policy initiative private sector | 259-60 | 228-30 |
11 | New hydro policy (not given only term mentioned) | — | — |
11 | Mega power policy | 261 | 231 |
11 | NELP- New exploration licensing policy- maintain current notes for 10th round | 271 | 243 |
11 | Coal bed methane policy (CBM) | 272 | 243 |
11 | Pricing of petroleum products | 275 | 248 |
[Low priority] Public sector undertakings
- Important: In Your School Atlas ,locate the oil refinery sites given on Page. 274âs Table.(In Hindi Year book, check page. 246)
- In the PSU topics, they gave long bolbachan speech about their âevolutionâ, recent acquisition, turnover, production etc. (although data is mostly old- from 2012 era).
- At most, you should focus on the chronology / main area of expertise of the given PSU and which ministry controls which PSU.
- Beyond that, donât waste lot of time in this topic, because cost : benefit is bogus.
- although for IR/bilateral angle, you do need to maintain notes about ONGC videsh etc.
ch | topic | English | Hindi |
11 | NHPC- National Hydro-electric power corporation ltd. and its sites | 263 | 231 |
11 | NTPC- National thermal power corporation ltd. | 264 | 232 |
11 | Rural electrification corporation ltd. (IMP. because it implements Rajiv Gandhi vidhyutikaran Yojana) | 265 | 235-36 |
11 | Power grid corporation of India ltd. | 265 | 236 |
11 | Power finance corporation ltd. (IMP- because it develops ultra mega power projects) | 266-67 | 236 |
11 | National power exchange limited | 267 | 238 |
11 | Satluj Jalvidhyut nigam limited | 267 | 238 |
11 | Bhakhra Beas management board | 271 | 241 |
11 | ONGC, ONGC videsh | 272 | 243-244 |
11 | GAIL- Gas authority of India limited | 273 | 245 |
11 | OIL- Oil India ltd. | 273 | 244 |
11 | IOCL- Indian Oil Corporation ltd. | 276 | 248 |
11 | HPCL-Hindustan Petroleum Corporation ltd. | 276 | 249 |
11 | BPCL-Bharat Petroleum Corporation ltd. | 277 | 250 |
11 | Coal India ltd. | 279 | Not given |
11 | Neyveli lignite corporation | 279 | Not given |
[Low priority] Misc. Chillar Organizations
ch | topic | English | Hindi |
11 | National power training institute | 268 | 239 |
11 | Central research power institute | 268-69 | 240 |
11 | North Eastern electric power corporation limited | 269 | 241 |
11 | PCRA- Petroleum conservation research association | 278 | Not given |
IYB Ch25: Sci-tech (Nuke Energy)
While Chapter 11 dealt with coal, petroleum and renewable. But it missed nuclear energy. So, after finishing ch11, directly move to Ch25.
Nuke energy: org
ch | topic | English | Hindi |
25 | Dept. of Atomic Energy | 792 | 830 |
25 | AERB | 799 | 839 |
25 | NPCIL falls under DAE and its functions | 793 | 831 |
25 | Uranium corp. of India | 795 | 833 |
25 | Heavy water board | 796 | 834 |
Nuke Energy: 3 stage program
ch | topic | English | Hindi |
25 | Overview of three stage program | 793 | 830-31 |
25 | First stage of nuclear program | 794 | 831 |
25 | Stage -2 of nuclear program | 798 | 837 |
25 | Stage-3 of nuclear program | 798 | 838 |
Nuke Energy-Location & terms
Nuke energy application in agriculture, healthcare = that weâll see separately during sci-tech portion. right now, itâll break the flow. so only focus on the âenergy/reactorâ angle:
ch | topic | English | Hindi |
25 | Location of deposits | 794-95 | 833 |
25 | Location of underground mines and opencast mines of uranium | 795 | 833 |
25 | Vitrification- nuke waste management | 796 | 835 |
25 | Mobscan, Ropman, Rohytam | 797 | 836 |
25 | Bhavini, Kamini | 798 | 837-38 |
25 | ADS, SODAR, IREMON, CERMS | 799 | 839 |
25 | List of research reactors | 800 | 841 |
12th FYP: Vol2 Ch14. Energy
CLICK ME to download 12th Five year plan. (Available in both Hindi, English available)
relevance | 12th FYP: Ch 14 Energy | Page# of PDF file |
MCQ | Introduction: first sentence for MCQ | 156 |
MCQ | definition of energy intensity of GDP- and Implication of its rise and fall | |
MCQ | table 14.5 for ascending-descending type MCQ | 160 |
fodder | Energy security âdefinition , how to achieve | 160-61 |
fodder | review of 11th fyp: to get the âCriticism/limitationâ points | 161 |
MCQ/fodder | Ultra-Mega Power Projects; and challenges faced by them (last sentence). | 164 |
MCQ | 14.28 Supercritical technology | 164 |
fodder | why distribution companies make losses? (= the Kejriwal vs Anil Ambani fight) | 165-66 |
MCQ | 14.35. R-APDRP scheme- only the purpose | 166 |
MCQ | 14.37 Rajiv Gandhi Gramin Vidhyutikaran (prepare in detail because IYB gave shallow coverage) + its limitation/challenges given on page170 | 168 |
MCQ | 14.42 Open Access to electricity- meaning given on first sentence. | 170 |
MCQ | Table 14.18 for Hydro. electric potential (Ascending-descending type MCQs) | 174 |
MCQ/fodder | 14.63 National grid | 176 |
fodder | 14.66 North East: why difficult to extract hydro power | 177 |
fodder | benefits of PPP and privatization in electricity distribution | 180 |
fodder | Universal electrification | 180 |
MCQ | 14.95 Nation mission on Energy Efficiency NMEEE | 183 |
fodder | 14.99 policy reform suggestions | 184 |
MCQ | 14.103: lignite production ascending descending order for MCQs | 186 |
MCQ | 14.112 coal benefication | 188 |
MCQ | 14.113 coal bed methane: the fact about its pricing policy | 188 |
fodder | 14.129: Challenges in coal import (last two sentences) | 192 |
MCQ | 14.130: underground mining of coal (For MCQs) + table 14.29 | 192 |
fodder | 14.145: need for amendment of Coal mines act | 195 |
MCQ/mains | statutory body: PNGRB | 199 |
MCQ | 14.157: NELP block prioritization order (although this is changed recently, after Kerjiwal went to SC and Moily allotted majority of gas to city gas distribution companies) | 199 |
MCQ | 14.175: fact that commercial scale production of Coal bed methane already started in Raniganj, WB | 205 |
MCQ | shale gas exploration, coal gasification, gas hydrate program â although PDF hardly gives any info. so, dig NET for principle,benefits,MCQs. | 205 |
MCQ | 14.180 fact that flaring of gas = wasteful for economy. | 205 |
fodder | 14.184 reforms required in oil and gas sector. (for mains/interview) | 208 |
fodder | 14.187 Wind energy potential in india | 209 |
fodder | 14.188: problems in using renewable energy | 209 |
MCQ | table 14.43 last column for ascending descending order MCQ. | 211 |
MCQ | dig net for Bagasse cogeneration | — |
MCQ | Renewable Energy Development Fund | 214 |
fodder | Bioenergy mission | 215 |
MCQ | fact that
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216 |
fodder | 12th FYP physical targets on energy: (not all, but a few need to be remembered so you can âthrowâ data at the examiner). | 220 |
Dig net for following topics/terms
(Because theyâre mentioned the 12th FYP but not elaborated. And these topics sound good enough to be asked under MCQs.)
- bagasse cogeneration: principle, benefits
- Solar cooker has two types: Box vs dish. so whatâs the difference in their mechanism/ which one is better?
- Solar air heating- whatâs the use?
- biofuels
- shale gas, gas hydrates
- green township
- alternate fuel vehicle: principle, benefit
- fuel cell vehicle
- power generation from hydrogen: principle, benefits
Mock MCQs from IYB Ch11,25 and 12thFYP Ch14
Q1. Consider following statements about Coal bed Methane
- It is a nature gas found in anthracite coal mines but no in lignite coal mines.
- Its commercial production is yet to start in India.
- The market prices of coal bed methane are administered by Director General of Hydrocarbons (DGH).
Correct statements
- only 1 and 2
- only 1 and 3
- only 1
- None.
Q2. Under NELP auction
- The Public sector oil companies are given first preference over private sector Indian companies and foreign companies.
- Indian companies are given first preference over foreign companies
- National oil companies, private sector Indian companies and foreign companies are given equal opportunity to bid for the exploration licenses.
- None of above.
Q3. What is the purpose of National electricity fund?
- Give interest subsidy to power utilities companies- to improve their distribution network.
- provide interest subsidy to private sector companies involved in Rajiv Gandhi Gramin Vidhyutikaran Yojana
- Provide interest subsidy to private sector companies involved in generation of electricity from municipal waste, solar and wind sources.
- None of above.
Q4. Consider the following entities
- Union government
- Punjab State government
- Himachal State government
- Uttarakhand State government
Q4. Which of them are the stakeholders in Sutluj Jal Vidhyut Nigam?
- only 1, 3 and 4
- only 2 and 4
- only 1 and 3
- only 2, 3, 4
Q5. Among the given regions of India, which one has lowest potential for hydroelectricity generation?
- Northern
- Western
- Southern
- Eastern
Q6. Which among the following, provides highest amount of clean energy to India?
- Solar energy
- Biomass
- Small hydropower
- Wind energy
Q7. Which of the following refinery is not located in Assam?
- Bongaigaon
- Noonamati
- Numaligarh
- Tatipaka
Q8. Consider the following statements about Energy Intensity
- Energy intensity is the amount of energy required to produce a unit of GDP.
- In India, Energy intensity has increased in the last three decades
- Falling level of energy intensity implies that the growth in energy used is less than the growth of GDP
Correct statements are
- Only 1 and 2
- Only 1 and 3
- only 2 and 3
- only 3
Q9. Consider following
- first stage: Pressurized Heavy water reactors
- second stage: Thorium-Uranium 233 cycle
- third stage: fast breeder reactors
which of the above are wrongly matched?
- Only 1 and 2
- Only 1 and 3
- only 2 and 3
- only 3
Q10. Consider following statements about radioactive elements:
- uranium is produced by irradiation of thorium
- thorium is produced by irradiation of plutonium
- plutonium is produced by irradiation of thorium
- plutonium is produced by irradiation of uranium
which of the above statements are correct?
- 12
- 34
- 14
- 24
Q11. Which of the following are examples of coastal sites for nuclear plants: Kumharia, Bargi, Haripur, Mithi Virdi, Kovvada
- all except Haripur and Kumharia
- all except Bargi and Kovvada
- all except Kumharia and Bargi
- all of them
Q12. Consider following states: Jharkhand, Rajasthan, Meghalaya and Andra. Which of them uranium deposits?
- only Jharkhand and Rajasthan
- only Meghalaya and Jharkhand
- all except Andra
- all of them
Q13. Which of the following, is an example of open cast uranium mine
- Jaduguda
- Bhatin
- Banduhurang
- none of above
Q14. What do you understand by the term Vitrification
- It is an advanced technology for nuclear waste Management.
- vitrification converts nuclear waste into a liquid, which can be used as a substitute of heavy water in the nuclear power plants.
- Both A and B
- neither A nor B
Q15. Consider following pairs
- SODAR: radiation monitoring network
- IREMON: robot to handle emergencies in nuclear powerplant
- ROHYTAM: prototype fast breeder reactor
Correct pairs are
- Only 1 and 2
- Only 1 and 3
- only 2 and 3
- None of them
Q16. Which of the following are examples of research reactors in India
- Apsara, Bhavini, Purnima
- Bhavini, Kamini, Purnima
- Apsara, Kamini, Purnima
- None of above
Q17. what is the purpose of Restructured Accelerated Power Development and Reform Programme (R-APDRP)?
- increase the share of renewable energy in the total energy production of india.
- address the distribution losses in electricity network
- exploit the hydroelectricity potential of north east
- none of above
Q18. consider following statements about Rajiv Gandhi Grameen Vidyutikaran Yojana (RGGVY)
- electrification of all un-electrified villages
- free connection to all BPL families
- Implemented via Rural Electrification Corporation (REC) as the nodal agency.
Correct statements are
- Only 1 and 2
- Only 1 and 3
- only 2 and 3
- all of them.
Q19. National electricity grid
- Aims to connect the four regional grids of North, South, East and West into one national grid.
- once completed, itâll be the second largest system in the world after China.
- Both A and B
- Neither A nor B
Q20. Consider following statements
- Coal beneficiation is a technology to extract coal from deep underground mines without use of manual labor.
- In China, majority of the coal output comes from Underground mines.
- Although Underground mines are considered less harmful to ecology, but technologically theyâre unfeasible in the Indian forests.
Incorrect statements are
- Only 1 and 2
- Only 1 and 3
- only 2 and 3
- All of them.
Answers/Hints
- D. as per IYB pg272
- CBM is found in lignite seams=#1 wrong.
- CBM commercial production has already started from Raniganj since 2007 =>#2 also wrong.
- 12th FYP topic 14.113: CBM prices are determined by the developer, subject to Government approval. The word “administered” makes the statement wrong.
- C: equal opportunity
- A
- C. Sutluj Jal Vidhyut= Union + HP
- B. Western India has lowest potential.
- D. Wind energy largest [12th FYP table 14.18]
- D. Tatipaka=Andhra.
- B only 1 and 3
- C: 2 and 3. IYB pg 793
- C: 1 and 4.ura238=>plu; thorium=>ura233. IYB pg 793
- C: all except kumharia and bargi. pg794
- D all of them. pg795
- C. Banduhurang in Singhbhum
- A only first correct. pg796
- D. none of them. pg797, 799
- C. Bhavini = company that produces fast breeder reactors. pg798. remaining are research reactors, full list at pg800.
- B. distribution losses. 12th FYPvol2, pg166
- D. all of them
- D. Both wrong. there are five zones and itâll be largest in the world. 12th FYPvol2, pg176
- C. 1 and 3 are wrong. 12th FYPvol2, 188, 192
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