{"id":85421,"date":"2025-06-01T03:16:27","date_gmt":"2025-06-01T03:16:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/?p=85421"},"modified":"2025-06-01T03:16:27","modified_gmt":"2025-06-01T03:16:27","slug":"consider-the-following-statements-and-identify-the-correct-answer-usin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/consider-the-following-statements-and-identify-the-correct-answer-usin\/","title":{"rendered":"Consider the following statements and identify the correct answer usin"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Consider the following statements and identify the correct answer using the code given below :<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>1. In a thermal power station, fuels such as oil, coal or natural gas are used to generate electricity.<\/li>\n<li>2. Fuels are burned to heat water and turn it into steam, which goes through a turbine, which spins and turns, generating electricity.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>[amp_mcq option1=&#8221;Statement 1 is correct but statement 2 is not correct&#8221; option2=&#8221;Statement 2 is correct but statement 1 is not correct&#8221; option3=&#8221;Both the statements are correct and statement 2 explains statement 1&#8243; option4=&#8221;Both the statements are correct but statement 2 does not explain statement 1&#8243; correct=&#8221;option3&#8243;]<\/p>\n<div class=\"psc-box-pyq-exam-year-detail\">\n<div class=\"pyq-exam\">\n<div class=\"psc-heading\">This question was previously asked in<\/div>\n<div class=\"psc-title line-ellipsis\">UPSC CDS-1 &#8211; 2023<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"pyq-exam-psc-buttons\"><a href=\"\/pyq\/pyq-upsc-cds-1-2023.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"psc-pdf-button\" rel=\"noopener\">Download PDF<\/a><a href=\"\/pyq-upsc-cds-1-2023\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"psc-attempt-button\" rel=\"noopener\">Attempt Online<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<section id=\"pyq-correct-answer\">\nStatement 1 is correct: Thermal power stations generate electricity by burning fuels such as coal, oil, or natural gas. Statement 2 is also correct: The heat produced by burning these fuels is used to heat water, turning it into high-pressure steam. This steam then drives a turbine, which is connected to an electric generator, producing electricity. Statement 2 accurately describes the process by which the generation described in Statement 1 occurs, thus explaining it.<br \/>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"pyq-key-points\">\nThe fundamental principle of thermal power generation involves converting heat energy from burning fuel into mechanical energy (spinning turbine) and then into electrical energy (generator).<br \/>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"pyq-additional-information\">\nWhile coal is the most common fuel for thermal power plants globally and in India, oil and natural gas are also used. Other sources of heat for generating steam in power plants include nuclear fission (nuclear power plants) and geothermal energy.<br \/>\n<\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Consider the following statements and identify the correct answer using the code given below : 1. In a thermal power station, fuels such as oil, coal or natural gas are used to generate electricity. 2. 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