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Prelims 2016 · Q78 · Infrastructure & energy

On which of the following can you find the Bureau of Energy Efficiency Star Label?

  1. 1.Ceiling fans
  2. 2.Electric geysers
  3. 3.Tubular fluorescent lamps

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Answer: D. As of 2016, the Bureau of Energy Efficiency star label covered ceiling fans, electric storage water heaters (geysers) and tubular fluorescent lamps, among others. So 1, 2 and 3.

Watch for: Students link star labels only to ACs and refrigerators.

Why the other options are wrong
  • A. Wrong because tubular fluorescent lamps also carry the label.
  • B. Wrong because ceiling fans and geysers also carry it.
  • C. Wrong because ceiling fans also carry it.

Source to check: Bureau of Energy Efficiency, Standards and Labelling programme product list (beeindia.gov.in)

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