Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

Geography

Chapter

India-People and Economy: Mineral and Energy resources

Question:

Match List - I with List - II.

List - I Nuclear Power Project

List - II State

(A) Narora

(I) Maharashtra

(B) Kaiga

(II) Gujarat

(C) Tarapur

(III) Karnataka

(D) Kakarapara

(IV) Uttar Pradesh

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Options:

(A)-(I), (B)-(III), (C)-(IV), (D)-(II)

(A)-(IV), (B)-(III), (C)-(I), (D)-(II)

(A)-(IV), (B)-(III), (C)-(II), (D)-(I)

(A)-(IV), (B)-(II), (C)-(I), (D)-(III)

Correct Answer:

(A)-(IV), (B)-(III), (C)-(I), (D)-(II)

Explanation:

List - I Nuclear Power Project

List - II State

(A) Narora

(IV) Uttar Pradesh

(B) Kaiga

(III) Karnataka 

(C) Tarapur

(I) Maharashtra

(D) Kakarapara

(II) Gujarat

Atomic Energy Commission was established in 1948, progress could be made only after the establishment of the Atomic Energy Institute at Trombay in 1954 which was renamed as the Bhabha Atomic Research Centre in 1967.

The important nuclear power projects are Tarapur (Maharashtra), Rawatbhata near Kota (Rajasthan), Kalpakkam (Tamil Nadu), Narora (Uttar Pradesh), Kaiga (Karnataka) and Kakarapara (Gujarat).