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Questions : Which of the following produces maximum crude petroleum in India at present?

(a) Coastal Tamil Nadu

(b) Gujarat

(c) Assam

(d) Off-shore Bombay High

The correct answers to the above question in:

Answer: (d)

India has around 5.4 billion barrels of oil reserves with it and the domestic production has increased in the recent past to reach the 0.8 million barrels per day mark. Mumbai high is the largest oil-producing oilfield in India with a production of 2.6 lakh barrels per day.

Bombay High is an offshore oilfield 160 kilometres (99 mi) off the coast of Mumbai, India.  The oil operations are run by India’s Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC).

As of 2004, it supplied 14% of India’s oil requirement and accounted for about 38% of all domestic production.

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Question : 1

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

List I List II
(Coalfields) (States)
A. Karanpura 1. Chhattisgarh
B. Singareni 2. Tamil Nadu
C. Neyveli 3. Jharkhand
D. Korba 4. Andhra Pradesh
Codes: A B C D

a) 2 3 1 4

b) 1 2 4 3

c) 4 1 3 2

d) 3 4 2 1

Answer: (d)

Question : 2

Match the following:

List I List II
i. Hazaribagh a. Coal
ii. Neyveli b. Iron
iii. Jharia c. Lignite
iv. Rourkela d. Mica
Codes: A B C D

a) i-d, ii-c, iii-b, iv-a

b) i-d, ii-c, iii-a, iv-b

c) i-c, ii-d, iii-a, iv-b

d) i-a, ii-b, iii-c, iv-d

Answer: (b)

  1. Hazaribagh: Mica and coal are the major minerals found in this district of Jharkhand;
  2. Neyveli: was developed after mining of lignite started under the Neyveli Lignite Corporation (NLC) in 1956;
  3. Jharia: famous for its rich coal resources used to make Coke;
  4. Rourkela: rich in iron ores, manganese, dolomite and limestone.

Question : 3

India is the world’s leading producer of

a) Tungsten

b) Iron-ore

c) Diamonds

d) Mica

Answer: (d)

Question : 4

Which one of the following states is the largest producer of petroleum?

a) Andhra Pradesh

b) Gujarat

c) Assam

d) Rajasthan

Answer: (d)

Question : 5

Which of the following is/are the characteristic/characteristics of Indian coal?

  1. High ash content.
  2. Low sulphur content.
  3. Low ash fusion temperature.
Select the correct answer using the code given below.

a) All of these

b) Only 2

c) 1 and 2

d) 1 and 3

Answer: (c)

Question : 6

Tummalapalli in Andhra Pradesh has recently come on the world map for its largest

a) Bauxite ore deposits

b) Tungsten deposits

c) Uranium deposits

d) Coal deposits

Answer: (c)

Tummalapalle Mine is a uranium mine in Tumalapalli village located in Kadapa of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It has one of the largest reserves of uranium in the world.

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