RAS question
Rajasthan Atomic Power Station (RAPS) is located at:
Correct answer: (B) Rawatbhata.
Rajasthan Atomic Power Station is located at Rawatbhata in Rajasthan, not in Banswara, Jaisalmer or Kota city.
Explanation
RAPS belongs to the Rawatbhata Rajasthan site. NPCIL places this site at Rawatbhata, District Chittorgarh, via Kota, Rajasthan, and lists the Rajasthan Atomic Power Station units there. Rawatbhata is therefore the precise location rather than the wider Kota reference often used in casual descriptions. RAPS operating details also align the station with Rawatbhata: Unit 2 is 200 MWe, Units 3-6 are 220 MWe each, and Unit 7 is 700 MWe with commercial operation from 15 April 2025, while Unit 1 has been under long shutdown since 9 October 2004. The precise place-name matters: Rawatbhata is the station site.
Why the other options are wrong
- (A) Banswara is not the RAPS site; NPCIL places the Rawatbhata Rajasthan site at Rawatbhata, not Banswara.
- (C) Jaisalmer is associated with solar and wind projects in Rajasthan, but RAPS is tied to Rawatbhata.
- (D) Kota city is a tempting answer because NPCIL describes the site as via Kota, but the specific RAPS location is Rawatbhata.
Concept
Rajasthan's science-and-technology infrastructure includes major energy installations whose exact locations matter for state geography. RAS preparation rewards site-level precision because a remembered headline is weaker than usable state geography.