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UPPSC 2021 GS-I UP Special
Question

With reference to NTPC unit at Singrauli, which of the following statement/s is/are correct?

1. It is situated in Northern part of Chhattisgarh State.
2. It is NTPC’s oldest unit.

Select the correct answer using the codes given below.
Codes :

Answer & Solution

Answer: (Detailed Solution Below)

Option B: Only 2

Detailed Solution:

The correct answer is “Only 2”.
Singrauli Unit-1 in Uttar Pradesh , the first and the oldest unit of NTPC was commissioned 39 years ago.

Singrauli Super Thermal Power Plant is located at Shaktinagar in Sonebhadra district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh.

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