Daily Quiz – 28.09.2026

1. Captive Power Plants are established primarily to meet the electricity requirements of industrial enterprises or groups of industries.
2. Under Section 11 of the Electricity Act, 2003, the government can require generating companies to operate in extraordinary circumstances to ensure electricity supply.
3. Captive Power Plants are prohibited from supplying their surplus electricity to the public electricity system.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

1. The present extent of the proposed ESA cannot be understood solely from the original Kasturirangan Committee recommendation, as subsequent state-level verification has influenced the area proposed for notification.
2. The Kasturirangan approach distinguishes between activities that are prohibited outright and those that may be undertaken subject to specified environmental conditions.

Which of the following information supports the above statement(s)?

1. The Kasturirangan Committee had originally recommended 59,940 sq. km out of the Western Ghats area for declaration as ESA.
2. Mining, quarrying and sand extraction were proposed to be banned, while hydroelectricity projects were proposed to be permitted subject to conditions.
3. Kerala conducted a ground survey, following which its proposed ESA area was reduced to 9,993 sq. km, contributing to a reduction in the overall area presently proposed for notification.

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Statements:

1. The Speaker of the Lok Sabha continues to hold office even after the dissolution of the House until immediately before the first sitting of the newly elected Lok Sabha.
2. The Speaker can be removed from office by a resolution of the Lok Sabha passed by a majority of all the then members of the House, provided that fourteen days’ notice has been given of the intention to move such a resolution.

The above statements have been associated with which of the following?

1. Constitutional position of the Speaker of Lok Sabha
2. Principle of continuity of parliamentary office

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