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Questions : The oldest oil–field in India is in

(a) Digboi

(b) Bombay High

(c) Haldia

(d) Neyveli

The correct answers to the above question in:

Answer: (a)

Digboi is a town and a town area committee in the Tinsukia district in the north-eastern part of the state of Assam.

Today, though the crude production is not high, Digboi has the distinction of being India's oldest continuously producing oilfield. Digboi refinery, now a division of Indian Oil Corporation, is the world's oldest oil refinery still in operation.

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Question : 1

The oldest oil field in India is in

a) Digboi

b) Bombay High

c) Haldia

d) Neyveli

Answer: (a)

Digboi has the distinction of being India's oldest continuously producing oilfield. Digboi refinery, now a division of Indian Oil Corporation, is the world's oldest oil refinery still in operation.

Question : 2

Tummalapalle, where huge reserves of uranium have been found, as announced by the Atomic Energy Commission in July, 2011, lies in the state of

a) Gujarat

b) Andhra Pradesh

c) Jharkhand

d) Tamil Nadu

Answer: (b)

The Tummalapalle Mine is a uranium mine in Tumalapalli village located in Kadapa of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. Tummalapalle in Andhra Pradesh could have one of the largest uranium reserves in the world. Recent studies have indicated that it could have a reserve of 1.5 lakh tonnes of the scarce material.

Question : 3

In which of the following regions of India are shale gas resources found?

  1. Cambay Basin
  2. Cauvery Basin
  3. Krishna-Godavari Basin
Select the correct answer using the code given below.

a) 1, 2 and 3

b) Only 3

c) Only 1 and 2

d) Only 2 and 3

Answer: (a)

Question : 4

Find the correct sequence of Copper, Gold, Iron, Coal in the following.

a) Khetri, Kudremukh, Kolar, Jharia

b) Kolar, Khetri, Kudremukh, Jharia

c) Khetri, Kolar, Kudremukh, Jharia

d) Jharia, Kolar, Kudremukh, Khetri

Answer: (c)

Question : 5

Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the code given below the lists.

List I List II
(Oil refineries) (States)
A. Numaligarh 1. Bihar
B. Tatipaka 2. Gujarat
C. Koyali 3. Andhra Pradesh
D. Barauni 4. Assam
Codes: A B C D

a) 4 3 2 1

b) 2 1 4 3

c) 1 4 3 2

d) 3 2 1 4

Answer: (a)

Question : 6

What is the product found in large quantities in Churu-Bikaner-Sri Ganganagar belt, which is,

  1. a source of environment pollution,
  2. used for raising soil fertility and
  3. after value addition,
is used in health and building sector?

a) Gypsum

b) Lignite

c) Limestone

d) Fullers Earth

Answer: (a)

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