UPSC Prelims 2005 · General Studies
Question 100: Science and Technology
Match List-I (Atomic Power Plants/Heavy Water Plants) with List-II (State) and select the correct answer using the code given below the lists : List-I (A) Thal (B) Manuguru (C) Kakrapar (D) Kaiga List-II (State) 1. Andhra Pradesh 2. Gujarat 3. Maharastra 4. Maha 5. Karnataka
AnswerThe answer is (d).
Thal (Raigad) in Maharashtra has a heavy water plant, Manuguru in what was Andhra Pradesh has one too, Kakrapar is a nuclear power station in Gujarat, and Kaiga is one in Karnataka. So A-3, B-1, C-2, D-5. Remember that Kakrapar and Kaiga are the two atomic power stations, Thal and Manuguru the heavy water plants.
- A. Thal - Maharashtra (3).
- B. Manuguru - Andhra Pradesh (1).
- C. Kakrapar - Gujarat (2).
- D. Kaiga - Karnataka (5).
Why each option is right or wrong
- (a) Puts Thal in Gujarat and Kakrapar under the garbled item 4; both wrong.
- (b) Puts Manuguru in Karnataka and Kaiga in Andhra Pradesh; both wrong.
- (c) Puts Thal in Gujarat and Manuguru in Karnataka; both wrong.
- (d) Correct: Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Gujarat, Karnataka.
Worth knowing: Manuguru is in Telangana since 2014, and List II's item 4, 'Maha', is a garbled entry; the match was correct as of 2005.
Explanation: written by UPSC Grade, not by UPSC.
Source: UPSC, Civil Services (Preliminary) Examination 2005, General Studies. UPSC's own paper isn't online; the words are from a published compilation. The paper on upsc.gov.in.