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UPSC 1996: Consider the following statements: At the present level of technology available in India, solar energy can be conveniently used to I. supply hot water to residential buildings. II. supply water for minor irrigation projects. III. provide street lighting. IV. electrify a cluster of villages and small towns. Of these statements
(a)I, II, III and IV are correct
(b)I and IV are correct
(c)I and III are correct
(d)I, II and III are correct
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Not attemptedCorrect Answer: (d) I, II and III are correct
In the mid-1990s India already had commercially proven solar water-heaters, PV-powered street lights and small PV pump sets for minor irrigation, making Statements I–III feasible. Village-scale electrification with solar PV was still at pilot stage and not yet ‘convenient’, so Statement IV is excluded. Therefore Statements I, II and III only are correct. ([affairsmastery.com](https://affairsmastery.com/set-4-important-non-conventional-energy-mcqs/))
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