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RAS question

India's largest solar park is:

Correct answer: (B) Bhadla Solar Park, Rajasthan (2,245 MW).

Bhadla Solar Park in Jodhpur, Rajasthan, is India's largest solar park and is cited by MNRE as the world's largest solar park at about 2.25 GW.

  1. (A)

    Pavagada, Karnataka

  2. (B)

    Bhadla Solar Park, Rajasthan (2,245 MW)

  3. (C)

    Kurnool, AP

  4. (D)

    Charanka, Gujarat

Explanation

Bhadla Solar Park is the right answer because it is in Jodhpur, Rajasthan, with a capacity of 2,245 MW, and the MNRE Akshay Urja issue calls Bhadla Solar Park in Rajasthan the largest in the world at 2.25 GW. This matters for RAS because Rajasthan's desert geography, high solar potential, and renewable-energy policy push often appear together in factual geography questions. Pavagada in Karnataka and Kurnool in Andhra Pradesh are also large solar parks, with capacities of 2,050 MW and 1,000 MW respectively, both below Bhadla. The broader context is India's 500 GW renewable-energy target by 2030.

Why the other options are wrong

  • (A) Pavagada in Karnataka is a major solar park, but its capacity is 2,050 MW, below Bhadla's 2,245 MW.
  • (C) Kurnool in Andhra Pradesh is significant, but its capacity is 1,000 MW, far below Bhadla Solar Park.
  • (D) Charanka in Gujarat is not identified by the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy, Government of India as the largest solar park; that position is assigned to Bhadla in Rajasthan.

Concept

This tests Indian geography through the link between renewable-energy infrastructure and location-specific resource advantages. It recurs in RAS because Rajasthan's solar-energy profile connects physical geography, state economy, and national renewable-energy targets.

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