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Question

Pykara was marked as the first water power station in which state of India?

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Tamil Nadu

Pykara was marked as the first water power station in the state of Tamil Nadu, India. Commissioned in 1932 in the Nilgiris district, the Pykara Hydro Electric Plant was established to harness energy from the Pykara River and was a pioneering project in the region for supplying electricity. 

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Important Questions from Hydroelectric Power Station

  1. What is a head in a micro hydro power plant?

  2. In a hydroelectric power plant, water hammer phenomenon can be avoided by providing:

  3. The cost of fuel transportation is minimum in a ______

  4. Which of the following is used to increase the acting head on the water wheel in a hydro-electric power plant?

  5. Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of hydroelectric power plants?

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