Match List-I with List-II and choose the correct answer using the code given below the lists.

Question

Match List-I with List-II and choose the correct answer using the code given below the lists.

List-I (Nuclear Power Plant)

A. Kudankulam

B. Kakrapar

C. Kaiga

D. Rawatbhata

List-II (State)

1. Karnataka

2. Tamil Nadu

3. Rajasthan

4. Gujarat

1. A. A-4, B-2, C-1, D-3
2. B. A-2, B-4, C-3, D-1
3. C. A-2, B-4, C-1, D-3 (Correct answer)
4. D. A-4, B-2, C-3, D-1

Correct Answer

Option C — A-2, B-4, C-1, D-3

Detailed Solution & Explanation

The correct answer is A-2, B-4, C-1, D-3.

Key Points

• A. Kudankulam — 2. Tamil Nadu. Built with Russian collaboration; India's largest nuclear power station by capacity.
• B. Kakrapar — 4. Gujarat. Site of India's indigenous 700 MWe PHWR.
• C. Kaiga — 1. Karnataka. In Uttara Kannada district.
• D. Rawatbhata — 3. Rajasthan. Near Kota; RAPS-1 was built with Canadian collaboration.
• Hence option (c).

Additional Information

• India's operating nuclear power plants: Tarapur (Maharashtra, the oldest, 1969), Rawatbhata (Rajasthan), Kalpakkam/Madras (Tamil Nadu), Narora (Uttar Pradesh), Kakrapar (Gujarat), Kaiga (Karnataka) and Kudankulam (Tamil Nadu).
• Nuclear power is generated by the Nuclear Power Corporation of India Limited (NPCIL) under the Department of Atomic Energy, which reports directly to the Prime Minister.
• Homi J. Bhabha is the father of India's nuclear programme, which follows a three-stage plan: PHWRs using natural uranium → Fast Breeder Reactors using plutonium → Thorium-based reactors, designed around India's vast thorium reserves in the monazite sands of Kerala and Odisha.
• The Prototype Fast Breeder Reactor (PFBR) at Kalpakkam marks the transition to stage two. India is not a signatory to the NPT or the CTBT.