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The more the speed of the wind the less will be the electricity generated

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True

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Solution

The correct option is B False
The energy of wind is used to rotate the blades of the windmill which in turn generates electricity.
The more the speed of the wind the more will be its energy and thus more electricity will be generated .
hence the given statement is false

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