Static Awareness Quiz 3rd October 2018

03/10/2018

1.Korba Super Thermal Power Plant located in which state?

(a) Uttarakhand

(b) Chhattisgarh

(d) Arunachal Pradesh

Rihand Thermal Power Station at Rihandnagar in

(a) Uttar Pradesh

(b) Madhya Pradesh

(d) Andhra Pradesh

Jharsuguda Thermal Power Plant is located in which state?

(a) Uttar Pradesh

(b) Madhya Pradesh

(d) Andhra Pradesh

4.Power Finance Corporation Ltd (PFC) has sanctioned a term loan of Rs 4,009 crore to the ______.

(a) Maharashtra Power Generation Corporation Lt

(b) Gujarat Power Generation Corporation Lt

(d) BiharPower Generation Corporation Lt

5.In which district first phase of 65 MW Kashang Hydel Project has launched in Himachal Pradesh?

(a) Hamirpur

(b) Sirmaur

(d) Kinnaur

6.Mudumalai National Park is situated at the crossroads of which three state?

(a) Tamil Nadu, Kerala and Karnataka

(b)Andhra Pradesh, Telangana and Tamil Nadu

(d) Odisha, Telangana and Karnataka

7.Periyar National Park is located in which state?

(a) Kerala

(b) Tamil Nadu

(d) Telangana

8.Dachigam National Park is situated in which state?

(a) Jammu and Kashmir

(b) Gujarat

(d) Uttar Pradesh

Mundanthurai Wildlife Sanctuary is located in which state?

(a) Kerala

(b) Tamil Nadu

(d) Telangana

Anamalai Wildlife Sanctuary is one of the most beautiful wildlife sanctuary located in which state?

(a) Kerala

(b) Tamil Nadu

(d) Telangana

Solution

Ans.1.(b)

Exp.Korba Super Thermal Power Plant located in the Korba district of Chhattisgarh, with 2600MW of installed capacity, also ranks as the seventh largest thermal power plant in India. It is a coal-fired power plant owned and operated by NTPC.

Ans.2.(a)

Exp.Rihand Thermal Power Station at Rihandnagar in the Sonebhadra district of Uttar Pradesh ranks as the ninth largest thermal power plant in India. The coal-based power plant with an installed capacity of 2,500MW is owned and operated by NTPC.

Ans.3.(c)

Exp.Jharsuguda Thermal Power Plant, in the Jharsuguda district of Odisha, is currently the tenth largest thermal power plant operating in India. It is a 2400MW coal-fired power plant owned and operated by Sterlite Energy, a 100% subsidiary of Vedanta Resources.

Ans.4.(c)

Exp.Power Finance Corporation Ltd (PFC) has sanctioned a term loan of Rs. 4,009 crore to the Telangana Power Generation Corporation Lt (TSGENCO) for setting up a 4000 MW thermal power plant.

Ans.5(d)

Exp.Himachal Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh inaugurated first phase of 65 MW Kashang Hydel Project in the tribal Kinnaur district. The work on 195 MW (three units of 65 MW each) Kashang Project is being executed by Himachal Pradesh Power Corporation Limited.

Ans.6.(a)

Exp.This game reserve was declared a wildlife sanctuary in 1940. It is situated at the crossroads of Tamil Nadu, Kerala and Karnataka and is in the northwest of the Nilgiris. This sanctuary is home to a large variety of fauna and flora including tropical green forests and dry deciduous forests

Ans.7.(a)

Exp.Periyar National Park is located in Kerala, also known as ‘God’s own country’. It is one of the most famous national parks of southern India and was established in 1950, covering an area of 925 square km. Surrounded by abundant and lush greenery, this wildlife sanctuary is home to a wide range of flora and fauna and was declared a Tiger Reserve in 1982.

Ans.8.(a)

Exp.Located 22 km from Srinagar, Dachigam National Park is the northernmost placed national park and is spread over 140 sq. km.

Ans.9.(b)

Exp.One of the most visited wildlife sanctuary in South India is Mundanthurai Wildlife Sanctuary, which is located in Thirunelvelli district of Tamil Nadu and opened in the year 1988.

Ans.10.(b)

Exp.Established in the year 1976 and located in the Anaimalai Hills of Western Ghats in Coimbatore District, Tamil Nadu, the Anamalai Wildlife Sanctuary is one of the most beautiful wildlife sanctuaries of Southern India and is spread across 958 sq. km.