{"id":93921,"date":"2025-06-01T12:00:14","date_gmt":"2025-06-01T12:00:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/?p=93921"},"modified":"2025-06-01T12:00:14","modified_gmt":"2025-06-01T12:00:14","slug":"indias-first-ever-geothermal-power-project-will-be-implemented-by-sta","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/indias-first-ever-geothermal-power-project-will-be-implemented-by-sta\/","title":{"rendered":"India&#8217;s first-ever geothermal power project will be implemented by Sta"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>India&#8217;s first-ever geothermal power project will be implemented by State-owned Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) Limited in<\/p>\n<p>[amp_mcq option1=&#8221;Ladakh&#8221; option2=&#8221;Himachal Pradesh&#8221; option3=&#8221;Assam&#8221; option4=&#8221;Mizoram&#8221; correct=&#8221;option1&#8243;]<\/p>\n<div class=\"psc-box-pyq-exam-year-detail\">\n<div class=\"pyq-exam\">\n<div class=\"psc-heading\">This question was previously asked in<\/div>\n<div class=\"psc-title line-ellipsis\">UPSC SO-Steno &#8211; 2017<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"pyq-exam-psc-buttons\"><a href=\"\/pyq\/pyq-upsc-so-steno-2017.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"psc-pdf-button\" rel=\"noopener\">Download PDF<\/a><a href=\"\/pyq-upsc-so-steno-2017\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"psc-attempt-button\" rel=\"noopener\">Attempt Online<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<section id=\"pyq-correct-answer\">\nOption A is correct. India&#8217;s first-ever geothermal field development project by ONGC is being implemented in Puga village, eastern Ladakh. A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for this project was signed in February 2021 between ONGC Energy Centre, the Government of the Union Territory of Ladakh, and the Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council, Leh.<br \/>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"pyq-key-points\">\n&#8211; The project aims to harness geothermal energy.<br \/>\n&#8211; Puga valley in Ladakh is known for its high geothermal potential.<br \/>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"pyq-additional-information\">\n&#8211; Geothermal energy is heat energy from within the Earth. It is a renewable energy source.<br \/>\n&#8211; The Puga project is part of India&#8217;s efforts to explore and develop non-conventional energy sources and aims to provide clean, round-the-clock energy.<br \/>\n<\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>India&#8217;s first-ever geothermal power project will be implemented by State-owned Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) Limited in [amp_mcq option1=&#8221;Ladakh&#8221; option2=&#8221;Himachal Pradesh&#8221; option3=&#8221;Assam&#8221; option4=&#8221;Mizoram&#8221; correct=&#8221;option1&#8243;] This question was previously asked in UPSC SO-Steno &#8211; 2017 Download PDFAttempt Online Option A is correct. India&#8217;s first-ever geothermal field development project by ONGC is being implemented in Puga &#8230; <\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more-container\"><a title=\"India&#8217;s first-ever geothermal power project will be implemented by Sta\" class=\"read-more button\" href=\"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/indias-first-ever-geothermal-power-project-will-be-implemented-by-sta\/#more-93921\">Detailed Solution<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">India&#8217;s first-ever geothermal power project will be implemented by Sta<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1095],"tags":[1101,1112],"class_list":["post-93921","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-upsc-so-steno","tag-1101","tag-economic-and-social-development","no-featured-image-padding"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v22.2 (Yoast SEO v23.3) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>India&#039;s first-ever geothermal power project will be implemented by Sta<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Option A is correct. 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