Uttar Pradesh - Study Mode

[#171] Which of the following NTPC plant is not based on Gas?
Correct Answer

(D) Tanda

Explanation

Solution: Tanda Thermal Power Station is located in Ambedkar Nagar district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. The power plant is one of the coal based power plants of NTPC. The coal for the power plant is sourced from North Karnpura Coal Fields. Source of water for the power plant is from Tanda Pump Canal on Saryu River.

[#172] Firoz Gandhi Unchahar Thermal Power Station is situated in
Correct Answer

(B) Raebareli

Explanation

Solution: Feroze Gandhi Unchahar Thermal Power Plant is located at Unchahar in Raebareli district in Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. The power plant is one of the coal based power plants of NTPC Limited. In the year 1992, Uttar Pradesh State Electricity Board (U. P. S. E. B.) transferred Unchahar Thermal Power Station to NTPC Limited against payment overdue and later on renamed it to Feroze Gandhi Unchahar Thermal Power Plant by NTPC Limited.

[#173] The machinery for the units of Anpara Thermal Power Station are controlled by
Correct Answer

(D) All of the above

Explanation

Solution: Anpara Thermal Power Station is located at Anpara in Sonbhadra district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh, about 180 km (110 mi) from Varanasi on the Varanasi - Shakti Nagar route. It has a total power-generation capacity of 3850 MW using 9 units. There are in total nine operational units, all of which are coal-fired thermal power stations. The machinery for the UPRVUNL's Anpara A (3 units of 210 MW each) are from Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited. UPRVUNL'S Anpara B (two units of 500 MW each) from Toshiba Corporation, Japan. Machinery for Anpara C were sourced by Lanco power from Dongfang Electric Company (China). Machinery for UPRVUNL'S Anpara D (2 units of 500 MW Each) is sourced from BHEL.

[#174] Which is the leading state in biomass power generation?
Correct Answer

(C) Uttar Pradesh

[#175] Matatila dam is located in which state?
Correct Answer

(C) Uttar Pradesh

Explanation

Solution: The Matatila Dam is a dam in district Lalitpur, Uttar Pradesh, India, that was built in 1958 on the Betwa River. Situated 93 km away from Deogarh, this earthen dam is 35 m high. The catchment area is around 20 km 2 with a maximum storage capacity of 1132 million cubic metres.