Question

What is Obra?
A. Copper project in Rajasthan
B. Super Thermal power project in Uttar Pradesh
C. Atomic power plant at Kalpakkam
D. Hydroelectric project in Uttar Pradesh

Answer 1

Hint:It is a coal-fired power station situated at Obra in Sonbhadra district.The plant is at a distance of 125 km from Varanasi.

Complete answer:
Obra Thermal Power Station is a coal-fired power station situated at Obra in Sonbhadra district, Uttar Pradesh, India. It is a 694-megawatt (MW) power station which is owned and operated by the Uttar Pradesh Rajya Vidyut Utpadan Nigam (UPRVUNL).

Option (A) Copper project in Rajasthan:- It is an incorrect option. The copper project is the Khetri Copper Complex (KCC) at Khetrinagar, Rajasthan. Khetri is located at the foothills of the Aravalli Range, which hosts copper mineralization, giving rise to Khetri Copper Belt, which is 80 km long metallogenic province from Singhana in the north to Raghunathgarh in the south.
Option (B) Super Thermal power project in Uttar Pradesh:- It is the correct option. The super thermal power project in Uttar Pradesh is Obra. The plant is at a distance of 125 km from Varanasi. This thermal power plant consists of thirteen units, each of which is coal.
Option (C) Atomic power plant at Kalpakkam:- It is an incorrect option. The Atomic power plant at Kalpakkam is the Madras Atomic Power Station (MAPS) which is about 80 kilometres south of Chennai, India.
Option (D) Hydroelectric project in Uttar Pradesh:- Again, it is an incorrect option.

Hence the correct answer is option B.

Note:Currently, the biggest thermal power plant in India is the Vindhyachal Thermal Power Station, which is located in the Singrauli district of Madhya Pradesh. It is a coal-based power plant with an installed capacity of 4,760MW and is owned and operated by NTPC.