CAPF AC 2021 Q112: Current Affairs – Indian Government Schemes & Initiatives
- (a) COVID vaccine
- (b) ethanol
- (c) electric vehicle
- (d) ethane
Answer: (b) ethanol
Explanation
E-100 pilot project
How to think: the letter E in fuel names stands for ethanol.
E10 is petrol with 10% ethanol, E20 has 20%, and E100 is pure ethanol.
| Fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Launched | 5 June 2021, World Environment Day |
| By | The Prime Minister |
| Where | Three locations in Pune |
| Purpose | Production and distribution of ethanol across the country |
| Released the same day | Report of the Expert Committee on the Road Map for Ethanol Blending in India 2020-2025 |
The targets: the goal of 20% ethanol blending in petrol was brought forward from 2030 to 2025.
Ethanol is made mainly from sugarcane molasses and from surplus or damaged food grains.
Why it matters: it cuts the oil import bill, lowers pollution and gives farmers extra income.
Answer: (b) ethanol.
Why each option is right or wrong
- (a) Incorrect. The project has nothing to do with COVID vaccines.
- (b) CORRECT. E-100 is about producing and distributing ethanol.
- (c) Incorrect. Electric vehicles are promoted under FAME, not under E-100.
- (d) Incorrect. Ethane is a gas used in petrochemicals; the E here means ethanol.
Key point
E-100 pilot: Pune, 5 June 2021, ethanol. E20 target advanced to 2025-26. National Policy on Biofuels 2018 (amended 2022). Ethanol sources: molasses, sugarcane juice, damaged grains, maize.
Remember
E-100 = 100% ethanol, Pune, World Environment Day 2021.
Common mistakes
- Reading the E as electric and marking electric vehicles.
- Confusing ethanol (a liquid biofuel) with ethane (a hydrocarbon gas).
- Forgetting that the launch was on World Environment Day 2021.
Exam tip
Educated guess: Pune is in Maharashtra, the heart of the sugar industry, and ethanol comes from sugarcane. The 100 means one hundred per cent.
Sources
- Press Information Bureau, Prime Minister's Office — PM addresses World Environment Day event, launches E-100 pilot project in Pune (5 June 2021)
- NITI Aayog and Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas — Road Map for Ethanol Blending in India 2020-25