{"id":87597,"date":"2025-06-01T06:48:28","date_gmt":"2025-06-01T06:48:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/?p=87597"},"modified":"2025-06-01T06:48:28","modified_gmt":"2025-06-01T06:48:28","slug":"which-of-the-following-are-essential-pre-requisites-for-establishment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/which-of-the-following-are-essential-pre-requisites-for-establishment\/","title":{"rendered":"Which of the following are essential pre-requisites for establishment"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Which of the following are essential pre-requisites for establishment of a thermal power station ?<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>1. Availability of fossil fuels<\/li>\n<li>2. Proximity to a river, lake or sea<\/li>\n<li>3. Good transport network<\/li>\n<li>4. Proximity to an urban centre<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Select the correct answer using the code given below :<\/p>\n<p>[amp_mcq option1=&#8221;1, 2 and 3&#8243; option2=&#8221;2 and 4&#8243; option3=&#8221;2 and 3 only&#8221; option4=&#8221;1 and 3 only&#8221; correct=&#8221;option1&#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 NDA-1 &#8211; 2018<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"pyq-exam-psc-buttons\"><a href=\"\/pyq\/pyq-upsc-nda-1-2018.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"psc-pdf-button\" rel=\"noopener\">Download PDF<\/a><a href=\"\/pyq-upsc-nda-1-2018\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"psc-attempt-button\" rel=\"noopener\">Attempt Online<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<section id=\"pyq-correct-answer\">\nThe correct answer is A.<br \/>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"pyq-key-points\">\nThermal power stations burn fossil fuels (coal, oil, or natural gas) to generate electricity. Therefore, the availability of fossil fuels (1) is essential. These plants require large amounts of water for cooling purposes, so proximity to a river, lake, or sea (2) is also essential. A good transport network (3) is crucial for bringing in fuel (especially coal) and transporting equipment and personnel. Proximity to an urban centre (4) is not essential and often avoided due to space requirements, pollution concerns, and safety. Power is transmitted to urban centres via transmission lines. Thus, conditions 1, 2, and 3 are essential pre-requisites.<br \/>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"pyq-additional-information\">\nOther factors influencing the location of thermal power plants include the availability of land and proximity to load centres to minimize transmission losses, although the latter is often less critical than fuel and water availability.<br \/>\n<\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Which of the following are essential pre-requisites for establishment of a thermal power station ? 1. Availability of fossil fuels 2. Proximity to a river, lake or sea 3. Good transport network 4. Proximity to an urban centre Select the correct answer using the code given below : [amp_mcq option1=&#8221;1, 2 and 3&#8243; option2=&#8221;2 and &#8230; <\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more-container\"><a title=\"Which of the following are essential pre-requisites for establishment\" class=\"read-more button\" href=\"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/which-of-the-following-are-essential-pre-requisites-for-establishment\/#more-87597\">Detailed Solution<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Which of the following are essential pre-requisites for establishment<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1093],"tags":[1114,1120,1163],"class_list":["post-87597","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-upsc-nda-1","tag-1114","tag-economic-development","tag-industrial-sector","no-featured-image-padding"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v22.2 (Yoast SEO v23.3) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Which of the following are essential pre-requisites for establishment<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"The correct answer is A. Thermal power stations burn fossil fuels (coal, oil, or natural gas) to generate electricity. Therefore, the availability of fossil fuels (1) is essential. These plants require large amounts of water for cooling purposes, so proximity to a river, lake, or sea (2) is also essential. A good transport network (3) is crucial for bringing in fuel (especially coal) and transporting equipment and personnel. Proximity to an urban centre (4) is not essential and often avoided due to space requirements, pollution concerns, and safety. Power is transmitted to urban centres via transmission lines. 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