Question

Which is the biggest hydroelectric power station in Gujarat?
a. Sardar sarovar hydroelectric power project
b. Bhakra- Nangal hydroelectric power project
c. Koyana hydroelectric project
d. Kadana hydroelectric power project

Answer 1

Hint:
A hydroelectric power station consists of turbines (rotary engines) that rely on a gravity flow of water from the dam to turn a turbine to generate electricity. This station was the most widely utilized form of renewable energy.

Complete solution:

Option A) This is the correct option because Sardar Sarovar Dam is the largest dam of Narmada Valley Project, is a concrete gravity dam on the Narmada river near Navagam in Gujarat. And it is the biggest hydroelectric power station situated in Gujarat.

Option B) This is not the correct option because Bhakra Nangal Hydroelectric Power Project is located 13 km upstream from Nangal Township in Himachal Pradesh not in Gujarat.

Option C) This is not the correct option to be opted because Koyna Hydroelectric Project is the largest completed hydroelectric power plant in India but it is situated on the Koyna River in Maharashtra.

Option D) This is not the correct option to be opted because it is not the biggest hydroelectric power station in Gujarat. This dam is an earthen and masonry on the Mahi River in Mahisagar district of Gujarat

Hence, the correct answer is option A.

Note:
In the process of generation of the hydroelectricity, the water is collected or stored at a higher elevation and led downward through large pipes or tunnels to a lower elevation.
These plants are usually located in dams that impound rivers, thereby raising the level of the water behind the dam and making as high a head as it is feasible/ possible.