State PCS PYQPrelims 2025

UPPCS · प्रश्न 65

With reference to hydroelectricity in India, which of the following statements is/are correct? 1. There are huge possibilities of hydroelectricity in the Himalayan region. 2. Eastern Uttar Pradesh and Bihar cannot utilise this potential as the Himalayas situated to their north lie within the boundary of Nepal. Select the correct answer using the code given below.

  1. Neither 1 nor 2
  2. Only 1
  3. Only 2
  4. Both 1 and 2
उत्तर देखें और व्याख्या

उत्तर: (D) Both 1 and 2

व्याख्या

The Himalayas hold most of India's hydro potential; for eastern UP and Bihar the adjoining Himalayan stretch lies in Nepal, so they cannot tap it directly.