Consider the following statements: 1. Damodar Valley Corporation is the first multipurpose river valley project of independent India. 2. Damodar Valley Corporation includes thermal and gas power stations. Which of the statements given above is/ are correc

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Q: 42 (IAS/2004)
Consider the following statements:
1. Damodar Valley Corporation is the first multipurpose river valley project of independent India.
2. Damodar Valley Corporation includes thermal and gas power stations.
Which of the statements given above is/ are correct?

question_subject: 

Geography

question_exam: 

IAS

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keywords: 

{'first multipurpose river valley project': [0, 0, 1, 0], 'damodar valley corporation': [1, 0, 0, 0], 'independent india': [4, 0, 1, 1], 'gas power stations': [0, 0, 1, 0]}

Apologies for the confusion. The correct answer is:

Statement 1: Damodar Valley Corporation is the first multipurpose river valley project of independent India. This statement is correct.

Statement 2: Damodar Valley Corporation includes thermal and gas power stations. This statement is incorrect. The Damodar Valley Corporation primarily focuses on hydroelectric power generation and flood control projects. While it does have some thermal power stations, it does not include gas power stations.

Therefore, the correct answer is 1 only.

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