{"id":872,"date":"2023-06-17T22:13:19","date_gmt":"2023-06-17T16:43:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lotusarise.com\/qna\/?p=872"},"modified":"2024-04-03T07:21:19","modified_gmt":"2024-04-03T01:51:19","slug":"q-consider-the-following-statements-25","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lotusarise.com\/qna\/upsc\/q-consider-the-following-statements-25","title":{"rendered":"Q. Consider the following statements :"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Statement-I :<\/strong>&nbsp;India, despite having uranium deposits, depends on coal for most of its electricity production.<br><strong>Statement-II :<\/strong>&nbsp;Uranium, enriched to the extent of at least 60%, is required for the production of electricity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Which one of the following is correct in respect of the above statements?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"mcq wp-block-list\">\n<li>Both Statement-I and Statement-II are correct and Statement-II is the correct explanation for Statement-I<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Both Statement-I and Statement-II are correct and Statement-II is not the correct explanation for Statement-I<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Statement-I is correct but Statement-II is incorrect<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Statement-I is incorrect but Statement-II is correct<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Answer: (c) Statement-I is correct but Statement-II is incorrect<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Notes:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Both&nbsp;<strong>conventional (thermal, nuclear, and hydro) and renewable (wind, solar, biomass, etc.) energy sources are used to produce electricity in India<\/strong>. However, the&nbsp;<strong>majority of electricity is produced by coal-fired thermal power plants, which provide about 58% of the total electricity<\/strong>. In the year&nbsp;2021\u20132022, approximately 3.15 per cent&nbsp;of the nation\u2019s electricity was generated using nuclear energy.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/lotusarise.com\/uranium-thorium-distribution-in-india-upsc\/\">Uranium<\/a>&nbsp;enrichment of U<sup><strong>235<\/strong><\/sup>&nbsp;isotope 3 to 5 percent is required for electricity generation<\/strong>. Research reactors use uranium that has been highly enriched to a concentration of\u00a0<strong>at least 20%.<\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>At least&nbsp;<strong>90% enriched Uranium is considered as weapons grade uranium<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Also Read:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/lotusarise.com\/uranium-thorium-distribution-in-india-upsc\/\">Uranium and Thorium Distribution<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-_73a631-0f .kt-block-spacer{height:40px;}.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-_73a631-0f .kt-divider{border-top-width:2px;border-top-color:#eee;width:100%;border-top-style:solid;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-spacer aligncenter kt-block-spacer-_73a631-0f\"><div class=\"kt-block-spacer kt-block-spacer-halign-center\"><hr class=\"kt-divider\"\/><\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Statement-I :&nbsp;India, despite having uranium deposits, depends on coal for most of its electricity production.Statement-II :&nbsp;Uranium, enriched to the extent of at least 60%, is required for the production of electricity. Which one of the following is correct in respect of the above statements? 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