2024 · Current AffairsPrevious Year Question
Q98.
Recently, the term "pumped-storage hydropower" is actually and appropriately discussed in the context of which one of the following?
A. Irrigation of terraced crop fields
B. Lift irrigation of cereal crops
C. Long duration energy storage
D. Rainwater harvesting system
Answer

C

Explanation

Pumped storage hydropower (PSH) is a type of hydroelectric energy storage. It is a configuration of two water reservoirs at different elevations that can generate power as water moves down from one to the other (discharge), passing through a turbine. Hence option (c) is the correct answer.