Shivanasamudra and Kalpakkam are respectively important for -

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Correct — B, Hydel Power and Nuclear Energy. Shivanasamudra (Shivanasamudram) on the Kaveri (Cauvery) river in Karnataka is the site of one of Asia's oldest hydro-electric power stations (commissioned in 1902) — so it stands for hydel (hydro-electric) power. Kalpakkam in Tamil Nadu hosts the Madras Atomic Power Station and the Indira Gandhi Centre for Atomic Research — so it stands for nuclear energy. Read 'respectively', the pair is Hydel Power and Nuclear Energy.

Why the other options are wrong — (a) Kalpakkam being nuclear is right, but Shivanasamudra is a hydro-electric (not thermal) station — it is powered by the fall of the Kaveri river, not by burning fuel.  (c) This reverses the pair. Shivanasamudra is the hydel station and Kalpakkam is the nuclear centre, not the other way round.  (d) Kalpakkam is correctly nuclear, but Shivanasamudra is a hydro-electric project on the Kaveri, not a solar power plant.

Concept: This item pairs two Indian energy sites. Shivanasamudram (Karnataka) is a historic hydro-electric station on the Kaveri, harnessing the Shivanasamudra falls; it was among the first hydel plants in Asia (1902). Kalpakkam (Tamil Nadu) is a major nuclear hub — the Madras Atomic Power Station (MAPS) plus the Indira Gandhi Centre for Atomic Research and the Prototype Fast Breeder Reactor.

State PCS 2023 Q98 — Geography PYQ with Answer

State PCS 2023 Q98 — Geography PYQ with Answer