Which of the following statements is true?
Statement 1- Electricity generated by various power stations is consumed entirely by ultimate consumers
Statement 2- While transmitting power to the consumers, a portion of it is lost in transmission.
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is option 2: Only statement 2 is true
Electricity generated by various power stations is not consumed entirely by ultimate consumers; a part is consumed by power station auxiliaries.
Also, while transmitting power, a portion is lost in transmission. What we get in our houses, offices and factories is the net availability.