20 questionswith explanationsfor RAS, Patwari, VDO and other Rajasthan exams
As per MNRE data (2026), which state has the largest installed solar power capacity in India?
Answer: (1) Rajasthan
Explanation
MNRE data for 2026 place Rajasthan first in installed solar capacity, followed by Gujarat and Maharashtra.
The Rajasthan Integrated Clean Energy Policy 2024 sets a target of how much renewable energy capacity by 2029-30?
Answer: (2) 125 GW
Explanation
The policy targets 125 GW (1,25,000 MW) of renewable energy capacity, including storage, by 2029-30.
Consider the following statements about the Rajasthan Integrated Clean Energy Policy 2024: 1. Rajasthan Renewable Energy Corporation Ltd (RRECL) is the nodal agency under the policy. 2. Its solar component target is 90,000 MW by 2029-30. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Answer: (3) Both 1 and 2
Explanation
RRECL is the nodal agency, and the 125 GW target includes 90 GW solar, 25 GW wind and hybrid, and 10 GW hydro, pumped storage and batteries.
Rajasthan's first wind power project, a 2 MW plant set up by BHEL in 1999, was located at:
Answer: (4) Amarsagar
Explanation
The state's first wind power project, a 2 MW BHEL plant, was commissioned at Amarsagar in Jaisalmer in 1999.
The first unit of the Rajasthan Atomic Power Station at Rawatbhata was built with the collaboration of:
Answer: (1) Canada
Explanation
RAPS-1 was a CANDU-type pressurised heavy water reactor built with Canadian collaboration in the early 1970s.
RAPP Unit-7 at Rawatbhata, which began commercial operation in April 2025, is an indigenous pressurised heavy water reactor of capacity:
Answer: (2) 700 MW
Explanation
RAPP-7 is a 700 MWe indigenous PHWR; it began commercial operation on 15 April 2025.
The Mahi Banswara Rajasthan Atomic Power Project, whose foundation stone was laid in September 2025, is being developed by:
Answer: (3) Anushakti Vidhyut Nigam Ltd (ASHVINI)
Explanation
ASHVINI, a joint venture of NPCIL and NTPC, is building the 4×700 MW project at Banswara; the PM laid its foundation stone on 25 September 2025.
In which year was the Rajasthan State Electricity Board unbundled into five companies (one generation, one transmission and three distribution)?
Answer: (2) 2000
Explanation
Under the Rajasthan Power Sector Reforms Act, 1999, RSEB was unbundled into RVUNL, RVPN and three discoms with effect from 19 July 2000.
Which of the following is NOT one of Rajasthan's state power distribution companies (discoms)?
Answer: (3) Kota Vidyut Vitran Nigam Ltd
Explanation
Rajasthan's three state discoms are Jaipur, Ajmer and Jodhpur Vidyut Vitran Nigams; there is no Kota discom.
Rajasthan Renewable Energy Corporation Ltd (RRECL) came into being in 2002 when the Rajasthan Energy Development Agency (REDA) was merged into:
Answer: (1) Rajasthan State Power Corporation Ltd
Explanation
REDA was wound up in 2002 and merged into Rajasthan State Power Corporation Ltd (RSPCL), which was renamed RRECL.
The Anta gas-based power station in Baran district is operated by:
Answer: (4) NTPC Ltd
Explanation
Anta Gas Power Station in Baran district is an NTPC station.
The coal-based Kawai thermal power plant in Baran district belongs to:
Answer: (1) Adani Power
Explanation
The 1,320 MW Kawai plant in Baran is run by Adani Power Rajasthan Ltd.
The first section of the Delhi–Mumbai Expressway, inaugurated by the Prime Minister at Dausa on 12 February 2023, was:
Answer: (2) Delhi–Dausa–Lalsot
Explanation
The 246 km Delhi–Dausa–Lalsot section was the first to open, cutting Delhi–Jaipur travel time to about 3.5 hours.
The eight-lane tunnel of the Delhi–Mumbai Expressway in Kota district passes through which protected area?
Answer: (2) Mukundra Hills Tiger Reserve
Explanation
The 4.9 km eight-lane tunnel passes under the Mukundra Hills Tiger Reserve so that wildlife movement is not disturbed.
The Delhi–Mumbai Expressway does NOT pass through which of the following districts of Rajasthan?
Answer: (3) Pali
Explanation
In Rajasthan the expressway runs through eastern districts such as Alwar, Dausa, Sawai Madhopur, Tonk, Bundi and Kota; Pali in western Rajasthan is not on its route.
The 306 km Rewari–Madar section of the Western Dedicated Freight Corridor, dedicated to the nation in January 2021, ends at Madar near which city?
Answer: (4) Ajmer
Explanation
Madar is near Ajmer; about 227 km of this section lies in Rajasthan, and the world's first long-haul double-stack container train was flagged off on it.
Maharana Pratap Airport at Dabok serves which city?
Answer: (4) Udaipur
Explanation
Maharana Pratap Airport is at Dabok, about 22 km from Udaipur.
The Kota–Bundi Greenfield Airport, whose foundation stone was laid in March 2026, is coming up at:
Answer: (1) Shambhupura
Explanation
The foundation stone of the ₹1,507 crore Kota–Bundi Greenfield Airport was laid on 7 March 2026 at Shambhupura, between Kota and Bundi.
Consider the following statements about the HPCL Rajasthan Refinery at Pachpadra: 1. It is India's first greenfield integrated refinery-cum-petrochemical complex. 2. Its refining capacity is 15 million tonnes per annum. 3. It was dedicated to the nation by the Prime Minister in July 2026. Which of the statements given above are correct?
Answer: (3) 1 and 3 only
Explanation
The 9 MMTPA complex at Pachpadra (now Balotra district) is India's first greenfield integrated refinery-cum-petrochemical complex; the PM dedicated it to the nation on 4 July 2026.
The gas-based combined cycle power station at Dholpur (330 MW) is operated by:
Answer: (4) RVUNL
Explanation
The Dholpur Combined Cycle Power Station (3×110 MW), commissioned in 2007, is run by Rajasthan Rajya Vidyut Utpadan Nigam Ltd (RVUNL), the state generating company.