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Jaisalmer Wind Park is one of India's largest. Its approximate capacity is:

Correct answer: (B) 1,064 MW.

Jaisalmer Wind Park in Rajasthan has an approximate installed capacity of 1,064 MW.

  1. (A)

    300 MW

  2. (B)

    1,064 MW

  3. (C)

    2,000 MW

  4. (D)

    500 MW

Explanation

Jaisalmer Wind Park is associated with an installed capacity of about 1,064 MW. This figure is the reason it is counted among India's largest wind energy installations. The Economic Times/PTI report says Suzlon's wind park at Jaisalmer in Rajasthan had crossed 1,000 MW of installed capacity and that the capacity reached 1,064 MW on April 1. That makes 1,064 MW the only option that matches both the approximate capacity asked in the question and the documented scale of the Jaisalmer wind energy installation.

Why the other options are wrong

  • (A) 300 MW is far below the documented installed capacity of about 1,064 MW, so it understates the scale of Jaisalmer Wind Park.
  • (C) 2,000 MW is higher than the supported figure; The Economic Times/PTI report points to about 1,064 MW, not 2,000 MW.
  • (D) 500 MW is still less than half of the supported capacity figure, so it does not fit a wind park reported at about 1,064 MW.

Concept

This tests Rajasthan's renewable-energy economy, especially landmark wind-energy infrastructure in the desert districts. It recurs in RAS because energy resources and major state installations link geography with economic development.

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