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Locate Kakrapar Atomic Power Station

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Kakrapar, Surat, Southeastern Gujarat

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Name the two Nuclear Power Stations in Tamil Nadu

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Kalpakkam/Madras Nuclear Power Plant, Northeastern TN

Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant, Southern TN

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Name the only Atomic Power Station @ Rajasthan

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Rawatbhata/Rajasthan Atomic Power Station, Chittogarh, Southeastern Rajasthan

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Locate Kaiga Nuclear Power Station in India

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Kaiga, Uttara Kannada, Northwestern Karnataka

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Name the only Atomic Power Station in Uttar Pradesh

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Narora Atomic Power Station, Narora, Bulandshahr, Northwestern UP

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Name the only Atomic Power Station in Haryana

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Gorakhpur Atomic Power Station, Fatehabad, Northwestern Haryana

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Name the only proposed Tidal Energy Project in India

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Gulf of Kutch Project, Gujarat, India (50 MW)

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Name/Locate the completed and proposed largest Hydro Power Projects in India

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The TEHRI Dam/Hydro Power Complex, Bhagirathi river, Uttarakhand: is at present the HIGHEST and LARGEST in India, while,

The PROPOSED Hydro Power Project @ SIANG, on Brahmaputra river, Arunachal Pradesh, will become the LARGEST IN SOUTH ASIA, will generate ~10,000 to 12,000 MW WHEN COMPLETED

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Name/locate the 2nd largest hydroelectric dam in India

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The KOYNA Hydroelectric Dam, Satara, Western Maharashtra with 1960 MW is the 2nd largest in India

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Locate Tarapur Atomic Power Station

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Tarapur, Thane, Northwestern Maharashtra

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Locate the Srisailam Dam

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The Srisailam Dam on Krishna river at Srisailam, Kurnool District, Andhra Pradesh; 3rd largest in India, 1670MW

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Locate the Nathpa Jhakri Dam

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The Nathpa Jhakri Dam on Sutluj river, Himachal Pradesh

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Important dam located in Gujarat

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The Sardar Sarovar Dam, part of Narmada Valley Project, Narmada river, near Navagam, Gujarat

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Locate the Bhakra-Nangal Dam

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The Bhakra-Nangal Dam, Gobind Sagar, on Sutluj river, Bilaspur, Himachal Pradesh

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Locate the Indirasagar Dam

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The Indirasagar Dam, Narmada river, Khandwa District, Madhya Pradesh

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Locate the Nagarjuna Sagar Dam

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Nagarjuna Sagar Dam on Krishna river, Guntur and Nalgonda districts of Andhra Pradesh

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Locate Asia’s BIGGEST ARCH DAM constructed between two mountains – Kuravanmala and Kurathimala in Kerala

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The Idukki Dam on Periyar river, Idukki district, Kerala

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Locate largest dam in Odisha on Mahanadi

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Hirakud Dam built across the Mahanadi, Northwestern Odisha

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Locate Gujarat’s (and India’s) largest Thermal Power Plant

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Mundra (Adani) Thermal Power Station, Kutch district, western coastal Gujarat; 4620MW

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In which state would you find the Vindhyachal Thermal Power Station?

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Singrauli district, Madhya Pradesh

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Locate the Talcher Super Thermal Power Station

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The Talcher Super Thermal Power Station is located in the Angul district of Odisha

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Locate the Sipat Thermal Power Plant

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Bilaspur district, Chhattisgarh

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Locate NTPC Dadri/ National Capital Power Station (NCPS)

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Gautam Budh Nagar district of Uttar Pradesh

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Locate the NTPC Ramagundam Thermal Power Plant

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Karimnagar district, Andhra Pradesh

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Locate the Korba Super Thermal Power Plant

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Korba district, Chhattisgarh

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Locate the Rihand Thermal Power Station

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Rihandnagar, Sonebhadra district, Uttar Pradesh

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Locate the Vedanta Jharsuguda Thermal Power Plant

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Jharsuguda district, Odisha

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What is “Saffron Revolution” according to Modi?

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Capitalising India’s solar power potential is according to Modi a “Saffron Revolution” in India. He coined the term during the launch of solar power plant at Bhagwanpur in Neemuch, Madhya Pradesh.

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Name the top three states with largest solar power in India

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Rajasthan
Gujarat
Madhya Pradesh
Andhra Pradesh

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Top 3 largest Photovoltaic (PV) Power Plants in India

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DonBosco, Kurla, Omega Natural Polarity (ONP), Mumbai, Maharashtra

Charanka Solar Park, Charanka Village, Patan district, Gujarat

Welspun Solar MP Project, Neemuch Solar Plant, Neemuch, Madhya Pradesh

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Top 3 states with largest wind power generation in India

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Tamil Nadu
Gujarat
Maharashtra

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Locate the top 3 largest wind power production facilities in India

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Muppandal windfarm, Kanyakumari, Tamil Nadu

Jaisalmer Wind Park (Suzlon Energy), Rajasthan

Brahmanvel windfarm (Prakash Agro Industries), Dhule, Maharashtra

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