Which is the oldest large thermal power station of Bihar?
- A.Barauni thermal power station
- B.Barh super thermal power station
- C.Nabinagar thermal power station
- D.Muzaffarpur thermal power station
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Explanation
The correct answer is A, the Barauni thermal power station. Barauni in Begusarai district grew into an industrial centre around its oil refinery and fertiliser works, and the thermal station built there in the early decades after independence was the first large generating station of the state. Its units have since been renovated and extended, but it remains the oldest of the big stations.
Option B, Barh in Patna district, is a modern NTPC super thermal project commissioned decades later. Option C, Nabinagar in Aurangabad, is newer still and includes the plant built by Bhartiya Rail Bijlee Company as a joint venture of NTPC and Indian Railways. Option D, Muzaffarpur, is run through Kanti Bijlee Utpadan Nigam, a company formed to revive an older small plant. Place them in order of age and the answer is clear.
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Practice Questions
View allWhich is the oldest and largest canal irrigation system of Bihar?
- A.Kosi canal system
- B.Gandak canal system
- C.Sone canal system
- D.Bagmati canal system
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Work on the Sone began in the colonial period with an anicut across the river at Dehri in Rohtas district, and the system has been extended ever since, the Indrapuri barrage replacing the old anicut in 1968.
Read the full explanation →The Indrapuri barrage, built across the Sone at Dehri, is located in which district of Bihar?
- A.Rohtas
- B.Aurangabad
- C.Bhojpur
- D.Kaimur
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Dehri on Sone lies in Rohtas district, and the Indrapuri barrage was built there in place of the old anicut, being completed in 1968.
Read the full explanation →The barrage of the Gandak project, built jointly with Nepal, stands at which place?
- A.Bhimnagar
- B.Valmiki Nagar
- C.Dehri
- D.Barauni
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The Gandak barrage was built at Valmiki Nagar in West Champaran district, on the border with Nepal, under an agreement between the two countries.
Read the full explanation →The Kosi barrage at Bhimnagar lies in which district of Bihar?
- A.Saharsa
- B.Madhepura
- C.Supaul
- D.Araria
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The Kosi barrage stands at Bhimnagar in Supaul district, where the river enters India from Nepal.
Read the full explanation →Which river of Bihar has traditionally been called the Sorrow of Bihar?
- A.Gandak
- B.Kosi
- C.Sone
- D.Punpun
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The Kosi comes down from Nepal carrying an enormous load of silt, drops it on the flat plain and so keeps raising its own bed.
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