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Question is ⇒ Which of the following plants is almost inevitably used as base load plant ?, Options are ⇒ (A) Diesel engine plant, (B) Gas turbine plant, (C) Nuclear power plant, (D) Pumped storage plant, (E) , Leave your comments or Download question paper. Previous question Next question


Q1.	Which of the following plants is almost inevitably used as base load plant ?
A.	Diesel engine plant [Wrong Answer]
B.	Gas turbine plant [Wrong Answer]
C.	Nuclear power plant [Correct Answer]
D.	Pumped storage plant [Wrong Answer]
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