China became the second country after France to construct solar highway. What is the use of a solar highway?

It can charge electric powered vehicles.

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It is a very smooth road.

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It improves fuel efficiency of CNG vehicles.

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None of these

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The correct option is B It can charge electric powered vehicles.
China became the second country after France to construct a solar highway. The photovoltaic highway can charge electric-powered vehicles. The highway is constructed using solar panels which have a thin sheet of transparent concrete on top of them, protecting the surface.

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According to the passage:

In A.2 you will read about alternate sources of energy. Before doing so find out how much you already know about renewable sources of energy.

Complete column A, to indicate whether you think each statement is True (), False(X), or whether you do not know (?) After reading the passage, complete column B in the same way.

statements		(A)	(B)
(a)	Solar energy is a powerful source of energy
(b)	Electric battery operated cars are more powerful than those run on fossil fuels
(c)	EV stands for electric vehicles
(d)	Driving an electric vehicle is stressful
(e)	Solar power can be the next source of pollution in the world
(f)	India is one of the countries with a great potential for generation and use of solar energy
(g)	Using alternate sources of energy can help India save a lot of money spent in foreign exchange

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