Which of the following thermal power stations is situated at Chachai of Anuppur district?
- (a)Satpura power station
- (b)Amarkantak power station
- (c)Bansagar power station
- (d)None of the above
Correct — B, Amarkantak power station. The Amarkantak Thermal Power Station — one of Madhya Pradesh's oldest coal-based plants, run by MP Power Generating Company (MPPGCL) — is physically located at Chachai in Anuppur district; it carries the 'Amarkantak' name because Anuppur is the district containing the Amarkantak plateau (source of the Narmada and Son rivers), even though the plant site itself is at Chachai.
- (a)Satpura power station — Wrong location — the Satpura Thermal Power Station is at Sarni in Betul district, not Chachai/Anuppur.
- (c)Bansagar power station — Wrong type and location — Bansagar is a multipurpose dam and irrigation-cum-hydel project on the Son river, not a coal thermal station at Chachai.
- (d)None of the above — Wrong — Amarkantak power station is indeed the one situated at Chachai, Anuppur district.
Madhya Pradesh's major coal-based thermal power stations, run by MP Power Generating Company (MPPGCL), are sited near coalfields/rail links across different districts: Satpura TPS at Sarni (Betul), Amarkantak TPS at Chachai (Anuppur), and Birsinghpur (Sanjay Gandhi) TPS at Birsinghpur (Umaria). Matching 'plant name ↔ actual site ↔ district' is a recurring MPPSC question type.
The trap is assuming a plant sits at its namesake town — the 'Amarkantak' power station is not at Amarkantak town itself but at Chachai, within the same district (Anuppur).
- Amarkantak Thermal Power Station — located at Chachai, Anuppur district
- Satpura Thermal Power Station — located at Sarni, Betul district
- Birsinghpur (Sanjay Gandhi) Thermal Power Station — Umaria district
- Bansagar is a dam/irrigation project on the Son river, not a thermal station
- Assuming a plant's name matches its exact site town
- Confusing a hydel/irrigation dam project (Bansagar) with a thermal station
MPPSC likes 'plant ↔ actual site/district' matching for MP's thermal stations — Chachai/Anuppur, Sarni/Betul, and Birsinghpur/Umaria are the three pairings to lock down.
MPPSC_2021_PRE_PaperI_Q832021Which of the following place and district in Madhya Pradesh is NOT associated with a Thermal Power Station?
- (a) Sarani, Betul
- (b) Amarkantak, Anuppur
- (c) Birsingpur, Umaria
- (d) Dongaliya Mundi, Khargone
Answer(d) Dongaliya Mundi, Khargone
Same 'plant ↔ site/district' testing pattern for MP's thermal stations, directly corroborating Amarkantak/Anuppur as a genuine pairing.
- practice — not a real PYQ
The Satpura Thermal Power Station of Madhya Pradesh is located at:
- (a)Sarni, Betul district
- (b)Chachai, Anuppur district
- (c)Birsinghpur, Umaria district
- (d)Khandwa district
Answer(a) Sarni, Betul district.
- practice — not a real PYQ
The Amarkantak plateau, after which the Amarkantak Thermal Power Station takes its name, is the source of which two rivers?
- (a)Narmada and Son
- (b)Ganga and Yamuna
- (c)Chambal and Betwa
- (d)Tapi and Godavari
Answer(a) Narmada and Son — both rivers originate from the Amarkantak plateau in Anuppur district.