Civil Services Prep

Prelims 2022 · Environment · Question 84

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?

  1. 1 and 2
  2. 2 only
  3. 1 and 3
  4. 3 only

Answer

2 only

1. Gujarat has the largest solar park in India. — Incorrect. The largest solar park is the Bhadla Solar Park in Rajasthan, not Gujarat.
2. Kerala has a fully solar powered International Airport. — Correct. Cochin International Airport in Kerala is known as the world’s first fully solar-powered airport.
3. Goa has the largest floating solar photovoltaic project in India. — Incorrect. The largest floating solar projects are not in Goa; major large-scale floating solar capacity has been in states like Telangana/Madhya Pradesh.

Hence, only statement 2 is correct.

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