What form of energy is stored in the water held in a dam?
APotential energy
BElectrical energy
CKinetic energy
DGravitational energy
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: A. Potential energy
1. The stored water is at a height and is not yet moving.
2. Energy due to position/height is potential energy.
3. Hence dam water has potential energy.
_Source: RRB Group D CEN-02/2018 PYQ, Q.61._
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