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प्रश्न
Highlight the importance of petroleum
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उत्तर
Importance of Petroleum
1. Petroleum provides fuel for heat and lighting, lubricants for machinery and raw materials for a number of manufacturing industries.
2. Petroleum refineries act as a “nodal industry” for synthetic textile, fertiliser and numerous chemical industries.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
Mention one advantage of the use of natural gas over coal or petroleum
Which of the different varieties of coal is used for domestic purposes and why?
Name two industries that use a high quantity of coal.
Why petroleum is called mineral oil? Write its two uses.
Give geographical reasons for the following:
Oil refineries are located close to oil fields or near ports.
Name two important Oil fields in India.
Name the following:
Oldest oil field
Name the following:
Oldest coal mine
Name the oldest and the largest coal field in India.
Name two industries that use a high quantity of coal.
