Consider the following statements:Gujarat has the largest solar park in India.Kerala has a fully sol

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Consider the following statements:Gujarat has the largest solar park in India.Kerala has a fully solar powered International Airport.Goa has the largest floating solar photovoltaic project in India.Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

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Correct Answer: B — 2 onlyStep-by-step Solution:Statement 1 — Gujarat has the largest solar park in India: This is incorrect. The world's (and India's) largest solar park is the Bhadla Solar Park in Rajasthan — located in Bhadla, Phalodi tehsil, Jodhpur district. It covers approximately 14,000 acres (about 56 km²) with an installed capacity of around 2,245 MW. It is NOT in Gujarat. ✗Statement 2 — Kerala has a fully solar powered International Airport: This is correct. The Cochin International Airport Limited (CIAL) in Kerala became the world's first airport to run entirely on solar power in 2015, after commissioning a dedicated 12 MW (later expanded to 15 MW) solar photovoltaic plant on land adjacent to the airport. For this achievement, the airport won the United Nations' 'Champion of the Earth' award in 2018 — the highest environmental honour granted by the UN. ✓Statement 3 — Goa has the largest floating solar PV project in India: This is incorrect. India's largest floating solar PV plant was commissioned by BHEL at NTPC Simhadri in Andhra Pradesh — a 25 MW project spread over 100 acres on a water reservoir. It is NOT in Goa. ✗Why other options are incorrect:Options A, C, and D: Incorrect because statements 1 and 3 are factually wrong.Key Concept: India's solar energy milestones: Bhadla Solar Park (Rajasthan) — world's largest solar park (~2,245 MW); Pavagada Solar Park (Karnataka) — second largest in India (~2,050 MW); Cochin Airport (Kerala) — first fully solar-powered airport in the world (2015); Floating solar: NTPC Simhadri (Andhra Pradesh) — largest floating solar plant in India (25 MW). India's solar capacity target: 500 GW of non-fossil fuel capacity by 2030, with solar being the primary driver.

Consider the following statements:Gujarat has the largest solar park in India.Kerala has a fully solar powered International Airport.Goa has the largest floating solar photovoltaic project in India.Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

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