Tag: irrigation and power

Questions Related to irrigation and power

Aluminum (Al) salts may become fatal to fish if allowed to react with _____.

geography secondary sector : industry generation of electricity exploration and conservation of minerals irrigation and power

  1. Soil in rivers

  2. Soil in lakes

  3. Fossil fuel

  4. Gaseous pollutants like acid rains

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Aluminum (Al) salts may become fatal to fish if allowed to react with gaseous pollutants like acid rains.

Forests can be conserved if _______________.

geography secondary sector : industry generation of electricity exploration and conservation of minerals irrigation and power

  1. Trees are cut down worldwide

  2. Trees are cut down selectively

  3. Rate of plantation does not exceed rate of cutting trees

  4. New seedlings are not planted and grown trees are cut

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

In selective cutting only mature trees are selected for cutting. This process is to be followed in rotation. Shelter wood cutting is where first of all useless trees having been cut down followed by medium and best quality timber trees.

In what state is 'Rana Pratap Sagar' atomic power plant located?

geography irrigation and power generation of electricity exploration and conservation of minerals secondary sector : industry

  1. Haryana

  2. Gujarat

  3. Rajasthan

  4. Maharashtra

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Correct Option: C

Which kind of power accounts for the largest share of power generation in India?

geography irrigation and power generation of electricity exploration and conservation of minerals secondary sector : industry

  1. Nuclear

  2. Solar

  3. Hydro-electricity

  4. Thermal

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:
More than 65% of India's electricity generation capacity comes from thermal power plants, with about 85% of the country's thermal power generation being coal-based. The 10 biggest thermal power stations operating in India are all coal-fired, with seven of them owned and operated by state-run National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC).

Which of the following Industrial Regions of USA is located mainly on the basis of hydroelectric power?

geography irrigation and power generation of electricity exploration and conservation of minerals secondary sector : industry

  1. The New York, Philadelphia, Baltimore region

  2. The Eastern New England Region

  3. The Southern Lake Michigan Region

  4. The Detroit Region

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Correct Option: B

Water power potential of India is great, but it has not been developed to its full extent. The major deterrant being that _______.

geography irrigation and power generation of electricity exploration and conservation of minerals secondary sector : industry

  1. Coal is available in plenty therefore it is not necessary to develop water power.

  2. Raw materials required for the production of electric transformers are not available in India.

  3. Rainfall is seasonal and as such requires costly storage resevoirs.

  4. Lack of technical skill hinders the development of water power.

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Correct Option: C

Which of the following is correctly matched with regard to thermal power projects?

geography irrigation and power generation of electricity exploration and conservation of minerals secondary sector : industry

  1. Talcher - Andhra Pradesh

  2. Korba - Uttar Pradesh

  3. Kawas - Gujarat

  4. Ramagundam - Tamil Nadu

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Correct Option: C

Where is Tala Hydroelectric project, which is expected to generate 1020 MW power located?

geography irrigation and power generation of electricity exploration and conservation of minerals secondary sector : industry

  1. Nepal

  2. Bhutan

  3. India

  4. China

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Correct Option: B

Major sources of power for industries are _____ and _____.

geography secondary sector : industry generation of electricity exploration and conservation of minerals irrigation and power

  1. Thermal and hydroelectric

  2. Geothermal and tidal

  3. Solar and wind

  4. Atomic and kinetic energy

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Correct Option: A

Which is the largest hydroelectric power project of India?

geography irrigation and power generation of electricity exploration and conservation of minerals secondary sector : industry

  1. Sardar Sarovar 

  2. Koyna

  3. Nathpa Jhakri 

  4. Bhakra Nangal

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

The Koyna Hydroelectric Project is the largest completed hydroelectric power plant in India. It is a complex project with four dams including the largest dam on the Koyna River, Maharashtra hence the name Koyna Hydroelectric Project. The site is in Satara district near Patan.