Consider the following statements :
- 1.Gujarat has the largest solar park in India.
- 2.Kerala has a fully solar powered International Airport.
- 3.Goa has the largest floating solar photovoltaic project in India.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct ?
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Answer: B. Statement 1 is wrong: in 2022 India's largest solar park was Bhadla in Rajasthan (about 2,245 MW), not one in Gujarat. Statement 2 is correct: Cochin International Airport in Kerala became the world's first fully solar-powered airport in 2015. Statement 3 is wrong: India's largest floating solar plants were NTPC's Ramagundam (Telangana, 100 MW, completed July 2022) and Kayamkulam (Kerala, 92 MW), not any in Goa. So 2 only.
Watch for: Gujarat is a solar leader overall, which tempts students to accept statement 1.
Why the other options are wrong
- A. Wrong because Gujarat did not have the largest solar park in 2022.
- C. Wrong because Goa does not have the largest floating solar project.
- D. Wrong because statement 2 is correct and 3 is incorrect.
Source to check: MNRE website (mnre.gov.in) solar park scheme; NTPC press releases on Ramagundam floating solar (2021-22); CIAL website (cial.aero)
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