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Which of the following is the oldest atomic power station?
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Answer: Option B
Solution:
Tarapur is the oldest atomic power station. Tarapur Atomic Power Station (T.A.P.S.) was the first nuclear power plant in India. The construction of the plant was started in 1962 and the plant went operational in 1969. The 320 MW Tarapur nuclear power station housed two 160 MW boiling water reactors (BWRs), the first in Asia.
72
Which is the highest quality of hard coal?
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Answer: Option A
Solution:
The highest quality of hard coal is anthracite.
73
Which of the following is false?
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Answer: Option D
Solution:
Manganese is often used by the steel industry in deoxidizing and desulfurizing additives and as an alloying constituent.
74
Which of the following pair is correct in context of thermal power projects?
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Answer: Option D
Solution:
Thermal power station in Kawas, Gujarat is gas based power plant, its total installed capacity is 645MW. It is one out of 7 gas-based power station of NTPC (National Thermal Power Corporation).
75
Uranium found in Ladakh is an example of which type of resource?
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Answer: Option C
Solution:
Potential resources are those resources which at present can't be exploited due to lack of technology, capital, manpower etc. but with advancement of technology these can be harnesed in future.
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Which of the following was India's first mobile offshore drilling platform?
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Answer: Option C
Solution:
Sagar Samrat is a drill-ship, a merchant vessel designed for use in exploratory offshore drilling of new oil and gas wells or for scientific drilling purposes. It was the first rig that drilled the first well offshore in 1974.
77
Find the odd one
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Answer: Option B
Solution:
India's first nuclear research facility was setup at Trombay (Trambe) namely BARC, Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, where as Tarapur, Narora & Kalpakkam are nuclear Power stations.
78
In which of the following state, fertilizer complex "Paradip Phosphate Ltd" is located?
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Answer: Option D
Solution:
Fertilizer complex "Paradip Phosphate Ltd." is locate in Paradip, Odisha. It was founded in year 1981. It imports raw material from Jordan, Indonesia, Saudi Arabia, Tunisia, Morocco & CIS countries.
79
Which of the following pairs are correctly matched?
  Irrigation Project : State
1 Damanganga : Gujarat
2 Girna : Maharashtra
3 Pamba : Kerala
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Answer: Option D
Solution:
All the following pairs are correctly matched with Irrigation Project State: Damanganga : Gujarat, Girna : Maharashtra, Pamba : Kerala.
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With which one of the following rivers is the Omkareshwar Project associated ?
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Answer: Option B
Solution:
The Omkareshwar hydroelectric Project is situated near Omkareshwar Temple in Mandhata Village in Khandwa district of Madhya Pradesh. This hydroelectric project is built over Narmada River.