Vindhyachal, the largest thermal power station in India, is located in which district?
- A.Singrauli
- B.Khandwa
- C.Shahdol
- D.Mandsaur
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Explanation
The correct answer is A, Singrauli. The Vindhyachal station stands on the Singrauli coalfield, drawing coal from mines beside it and water from the Rihand system, and it is the largest thermal power station in the country. The cluster of stations around the field, on both sides of the Madhya Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh border, is the reason Singrauli is called the energy capital of India.
Option B, Khandwa, is the hydel district, where Indira Sagar and Omkareshwar stand on the Narmada, and it also has the Singaji coal station at Dongalia. Option C, Shahdol, belongs to the Sohagpur coalfield and the Bansagar project on the Son. Option D, Mandsaur, holds Gandhi Sagar on the Chambal, a hydel and storage dam. Fixing Vindhyachal with Singrauli and Indira Sagar with Khandwa prevents the usual confusion between the coal and the water districts.
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Practice Questions
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- A.Wind power
- B.Fossil fuels
- C.Solar power
- D.Hydel power
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- B.Nuclear energy, solar energy, hydel power
- C.Oil, natural gas, firewood
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- A.Biotic and abiotic
- B.Renewable and non-renewable
- C.Individual, international and national
- D.Potential, developed stock and reserves
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- A.Panna
- B.Balaghat
- C.Satna
- D.Jhabua
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- A.Chhindwara
- B.Balaghat
- C.Katni
- D.Umaria
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