Consider the following statements:1. Gujarat has the largest solar park in India.2. Kerala has a fully solar powered International Airport.3. Goa has the largest floating solar photovoltaic project in India.Which of the statements given above is/are correct ?
✓ Correct answer: b) 2 only
ExplanationStatement 1 is incorrect: The largest solar park in India is Bhadla Solar Park, located in Rajasthan, not Gujarat.Spread over 14,000 acres, it has a capacity of 2,245 MW and is among the largest in the world.Statement 2 is correct: Cochin International Airport in Ker- ala is the world’s first fully solar-powered international airport.It was inaugurated as a completely solar-run airport in 2015 and won the UN Champions of the Earth award in 2018 for its sustainable model.UPSC GS Paper-I PYQs 672Statement 3 is incorrect: Goa does not have the largest floating solar photovoltaic (PV) project.The largest floating solar PV project in India is located in Ramagundam, Telangana, with a 100 MW capacity, developed by NTPC.140
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