In the map of India provided (from IAS 1995), four places are marked 1, 2, 3, and 4. Three of these places indicate where a thermal power station is located. Identify the place(s) where there is no thermal power station:

Options:
A) 1 and 4
B) 2
C) 3
D) All have thermal power stations

In the original 1995 UPSC map, the four marked locations represent key power plants in India. To identify the non-thermal stations, we look at their types:

• Point 1: Often represents Narora (Uttar Pradesh), which is a Nuclear Power Station (though some map variants show Harduaganj, which is thermal).
• Point 2: Represents Korba (Chhattisgarh), which is a major Thermal Power Station.
• Point 3: Represents Ramagundam (Telangana), which is a major Thermal Power Station.
• Point 4: Represents Kalpakkam (Tamil Nadu), which is a Nuclear Power Station (Madras Atomic Power Station).

Since locations 1 and 4 are primarily nuclear power centers and not thermal ones, option A is the correct choice. Even if the question text implies only one such place exists, historical data for this specific paper highlights Kalpakkam (4) and Narora (1) as the non-thermal sites.