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Which of the following are the problems relating to Thermal Power Plants in India?

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  1. Operating inefficiency

  2. Operating below their installed capacity

  3. Transmission and Distribution Losses

  4. All of the above

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Correct Option: D

Plant load factor, a measure of operational efficiency of a thermal plant varies across the regions in India. In which of the following regions it has been lowest in the year $2012-13$?

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  1. Eastern

  2. Western

  3. Central

  4. Southern

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Correct Option: A

Which of the following having the maximum PLF(Plant Load Factor)?

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  1. State Electricity Boards

  2. Central Sector

  3. Private Sector Companies

  4. Both (b) & (c)

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Correct Option: D

Calculate PLS from the following. Actual power generated is $300$ billion KWH and generating capacity $600$ billion KWH.

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  1. $100\%$

  2. $25\%$

  3. $50\%$

  4. $75\%$

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Correct Option: C

When the PLF is high which means Poor Efficiency of plant, is it __________.

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  1. true

  2. false

  3. cannot decide

  4. none of the above

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Correct Option: B

Which of the following statements is correct?

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  1. Demand and supply of Fuel are almost equal

  2. Our Import Bill on account of oil has been decreasing since $1990$

  3. Oil Prices have been decreasing since $1973$

  4. Transmission and Distribution Losses of Power Companies are very high

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Correct Option: D

____________ Yojana was launched with objectives of correcting Regional Imbalances.

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  1. JananiSurksha Yojana

  2. Pradhan Mantra Swasthiya Yojana

  3. Janani ShishuKaryakaram Yojana

  4. None of the above

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Correct Option: B

In terms of generation of power, the contribution of ________ power is maximum.

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  1. hydro

  2. nuclear

  3. thermal

  4. none of the above

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Correct Option: C

Measure of the operational efficiency of a thermal plant:

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  1. Power load factor.

  2. Power leakage factor.

  3. Plant load factor.

  4. Plant leakage factor.

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Plant load factor measures the power generating capacity of a thermal plant by calculating the energy load which the plant produces at a given point of time. 

The most promising non-conventional source of energy in India is __________.

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  1. wind power

  2. geo-thermal power

  3. solar energy

  4. tidal power

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Correct Option: C