Kakrapar Atomic Energy Station is located in the state of ______.
- A.Gujarat
- B.Rajasthan
- C.Maharashtra
- D.Karnataka
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Explanation
The correct answer is A, Gujarat. The Kakrapar Atomic Power Station stands near Vyara in the Tapi district of Gujarat, on the bank of the Tapi river, and is run by the Nuclear Power Corporation of India Limited. It uses pressurised heavy water reactors, the design India developed for its own nuclear programme, with heavy water as both moderator and coolant. Gujarat's other nuclear site is at Mithi Virdi, while Kakrapar remains the working station in the state. B is wrong because Rajasthan's plant is the Rajasthan Atomic Power Station at Rawatbhata near Kota, India's first pressurised heavy water station. C is wrong because Maharashtra has Tarapur, the country's oldest atomic power station, opened in 1969. D is wrong because Karnataka has Kaiga, in Uttara Kannada district. Exam tip: Tarapur in Maharashtra, Rawatbhata in Rajasthan, Kakrapar in Gujarat, Kaiga in Karnataka, Kudankulam in Tamil Nadu.
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