Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

Economics

Chapter

Indian Economic Development: Infrastructure

Question:

According to which of the following agencies, do we claim that CFLs consume 80 percent less power as compared to ordinary bulbs?

Options:

Bureau of Energy Initiation

Bureau of Energy Optimisation

Bureau of Energy Efficiency

Bureau of Energy Empowerment

Correct Answer:

Bureau of Energy Efficiency

Explanation:

The correct answer is Option 3: Bureau of Energy Efficiency

According to the Bureau of Energy Efficiency (BEE), CFLs consume 80 percent less power as compared to ordinary bulbs. As put by a CFL manufacturer, Indo-Asian, the replacement of one million 100-watt bulbs with 20-watt CFLs can save 80 megawatts in power generation. This amounts to saving Rs 400 crore.