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    Which resource is widely used in production of thermal electricity?
    Solution
    Traditional thermal power plants: also called combustion power plants, they operate with energy produced by a steam boiler fueled by coal, natural gas, heating oil, as well as by biomass. The steam activates a turbine which, in turn, drives an alternator to produce electricity.
    The correct answer is A.
  • Question 2
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    Which is the highest hydroelectric dam in India?
    Solution
    Tehri dam in Uttrakhand is the highest Hydel project in India commissioned in 2006. Its construction started in 1978 with the technical collaboration from the USSR.
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    On which river, Sardar Sarovar hydroelectric power station is located?
    Solution
    The Sardar Sarovar Dam is a gravity dam on the Narmada river near Navagam, Gujarat in India. Four Indian states, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra and Rajasthan, receive water and electricity supplied from the dam.
  • Question 4
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    On which river, Kadana hydroelectric power station is located?
    Solution
    Kadana Dam is an earthen and masonry dam on the Mahi River in Mahisagar district of Gujarat, India. The dam was constructed between 1979 and 1989. The dam supports a pumped-storage hydroelectric power-station.
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    Which is the biggest hydroelectric power station in Gujarat?
    Solution

    The Sardar Sarovar Dam is the largest dam of Narmada Valley Project, is a concrete gravity dam on the Narmada river near Navagam in Gujarat. It is the biggest hydroelectric power station in Gujarat. 

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    Magnetite is the __________.
    Solution
    Magnetite is a common iron oxide (Fe3O4) mineral. Found in igneous, metamorphic, and sedimentary rocks. It is the most commonly mined ore of iron. It is also the mineral with the highest iron content (72.4%).
    The correct answer is B.
  • Question 7
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    'Greenhouse effect' with respect to global warming refers to ______.
    Solution
    'Greenhouse effect' refers to a process of warming of earth due to the absorption of radiation emitted by earth by greenhouse gases like carbon dioxide, water vapour etc in the atmosphere. It has become a major problem now as the concentration of greenhouse gases is increasing due to pollution and this is resulting in increased temperature of earth which is dangerous as it can lead to melting of ice on earth's surface and rise in sea levels.
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    Why is it that the Himalayan region is poor in mineral resources?
    Solution
    Himalayan region is poor in mineral resources because displacement of rock strata has disturbed the arrangement of rocks and made it complex .The climatic conditions of Himalayan are not suitable, for exploitation of minerals.
    The correct answer is A.
  • Question 9
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    Geothermal energy may serve as an important source of energy in _________.
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  • Question 10
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    The first coal mine in India is _____________.
    Solution
    In India first coal mine began in 1774 with John Sumner and Suetonius Grant Heatly of the East India Company in the Raniganj Coalfield along the Western bank of Damodar river.
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