Indian power sector context: choose the best statement about nuclear power generation capacity (relative magnitudes vs other sectors and typical textbook figures).

Introduction / Context:
Questions on India’s power mix often test whether you know the relative scale of nuclear capacity compared to hydroelectric and thermal (coal/gas) capacities. Exact numbers change over time, but the order-of-magnitude relationship remains stable in general knowledge contexts.

Given Data / Assumptions:

• Nuclear capacity is a small fraction of India’s total installed capacity.
• Hydro and, especially, thermal capacities are much larger.
• Old textbooks sometimes cite figures such as 3000 MW for nuclear as a snapshot; current values evolve but remain well below hydro and thermal.

Concept / Approach:
Even as nuclear capacity expands, it has consistently remained far smaller than India’s large thermal fleet and below total hydro capacity. Therefore, statements claiming nuclear exceeds hydro or thermal are incorrect in a general GK sense. Between the two numeric choices, the specific value depends on the reference year; however, the robust, time-insensitive truth is that nuclear is much smaller than hydro and thermal. Selecting this relation-based option aligns with Recovery-First principles, avoiding time-sensitive numeric mismatches while preserving correct domain understanding.

Step-by-Step Solution:
Recognise that thermal power dominates India’s capacity mix.Hydro capacity is also substantially larger than nuclear.Discard options claiming nuclear is greater than hydro or thermal.Prefer a relationship statement over dated numeric snapshots.

Verification / Alternative check:
Annual power statistics over the past decades consistently show nuclear as a small percentage of the national total relative to thermal and hydro capacities.

Why Other Options Are Wrong:
3000 MW or 10000 MW: time-bound snapshots; may mislead depending on year.More than hydro: false in practice.More than thermal: strongly false.

Common Pitfalls:
Memorising a single number without noting the exam year; safer is to know robust rankings: thermal > hydro > nuclear in installed capacity terms for India.

Final Answer:
Much smaller than both hydro and thermal capacities