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UPSC 2005: For which one of the following, is Satara well-known?
(a)Thermal power plant
(b)Wind energy plant
(c)Hydro-electric plant
(d)Nuclear Power plant
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Not attemptedCorrect Answer: (b) Wind energy plant
Satara district of Maharashtra hosts the large Chalkewadi-Thoseghar–Vankusawade plateau wind-farm complex, one of the earliest and biggest wind-energy clusters in India; no major thermal, hydro-electric or nuclear stations are located there. ([en.wikipedia.org](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vankusawade_Wind_Park?utm_source=openai))
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This question was asked in UPSC CSE Prelims 2005, GS Paper 1, as Question 32. It falls under Geography > Economic & Mineral Geography.
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