Tamil Nadu rooftop solar subsidy: up to ₹1 lakh with Central aid – Quiz (13.11.2026)

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Tamil Nadu rooftop solar subsidy: up to ₹1 lakh with Central aid – Quiz (13.11.2026) – 5 questions, subject: Current Affairs. Every question has the correct answer with a one-line explanation; tap "Show Answer". Free practice for TNPSC, UPSC, SSC, Bank and RRB exams – Shanmugam IAS Academy, Coimbatore.

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1.  
Under Tamil Nadu's rooftop solar scheme, how much State top-up subsidy is given for a 3 kW system?

Correct Answer: D [₹22,000]

Explanation:

₹22,000; with the ₹78,000 Central subsidy the total is about ₹1 lakh. The State gives ₹5,000 for 1 kW and ₹10,000 for 2 kW.

2.  
In the 'RESCO' model of rooftop solar, who owns the power plant?

Correct Answer: B [Developer company]

Explanation:

RESCO = Renewable Energy Service Company: it invests and runs the plant; the building owner pays a tariff per unit.

3.  
Pykara, one of South India's oldest hydro power stations (first unit 1932), is in which district?

Correct Answer: D [Nilgiris]

Explanation:

Nilgiris district, near Ooty, on the Pykara river (a Moyar tributary); declared a heritage power station in 1997.

4.  
A consumer who uses power and also generates it with rooftop panels and feeds it to the grid is called a?

Correct Answer: A [Prosumer]

Explanation:

'Prosumer' (producer + consumer) – defined in the Electricity (Rights of Consumers) Rules, 2020.

5.  
One 'unit' of electricity on a power bill equals what?

Correct Answer: A [1 kilowatt-hour]

Explanation:

1 unit = 1 kWh = 3.6 million joules; a 1 kW device running for an hour uses 1 unit. kW is only a unit of power.

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