Q.

Which of the following is not a disadvantage of Hydro Power?

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a

It causes dislocation of a large population and rehabilitation.

b

It causes calamities like landslides.

c

A large land area submerges into the water leading to deforestation.

d

It causes ecological disturbances like earthquake.

answer is D.

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Deforestation is carried out to clear the land, and the local population may occasionally need to be uprooted in order to make room for dam construction. Earthquakes can be sparked by large dams. Algeria recorded the first dam-induced earthquake in 1932.

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