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Current Question
Which factor most strongly drove Pakistan’s rooftop solar surge?
  • A. Government bans on solar panels
  • B. Sharp drop in panel costs and financial incentives for feeding power to the grid
  • C. Exclusive use of solar by multinational companies
  • D. Uniform sunny weather year-round
Correct Answer: B
Explanation:
Falling panel prices and feed-in tariffs made rooftop solar financially attractive.
Related Question 1
Pakistan’s expansion of rooftop solar helped reduce reliance on which fuel for electricity?
  • A. Coal exclusively
  • B. Imported liquefied natural gas (LNG)
  • C. Hydroelectric power
  • D. Nuclear fuel
Correct Answer: B
Explanation:
More solar generation reduced the need for imported LNG during daytime.
Related Question 2
Which of the following is NOT a reported benefit of Pakistan’s solar expansion by early 2026?
  • A. Cutting fuel imports
  • B. Mitigating the Middle East energy crisis
  • C. Halving the country’s total energy consumption
  • D. Lowering use of LNG in power generation
Correct Answer: C
Explanation:
The expansion helped reduce imports and LNG use, but did not halve total energy consumption.
Related Question 3
How much fuel import costs had Pakistan avoided by Feb 2026 thanks to solar expansion?
  • A. $1 billion
  • B. $5 billion
  • C. $12 billion
  • D. $50 billion
Correct Answer: C
Explanation:
An analysis indicated about $12 billion was saved in fuel imports due to solar power.
Related Question 4
Pakistan saw a solar power boom by early 2026. Approximately what fraction of the country’s electricity supply was from solar by that time?
  • A. 1/20 (5%)
  • B. 1/5 (20%)
  • C. 1/2 (50%)
  • D. 3/4 (75%)
Correct Answer: B
Explanation:
Distributed solar reached about one-fifth of Pakistan’s grid electricity supply.
Related Question 5
Pakistan’s public cloud initiative launched in 2026 was named:
  • A. GovCloud Pakistan
  • B. Ichallengers
  • C. SitaraSky
  • D. PrivatePak
Correct Answer: A
Explanation:
A federal cloud for e-government services was planned called “GovCloud Pakistan.”