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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
Classify energy resources into two categories. Give two examples of each category.
State one disadvantage of using coal as a source of power.
Give reason.
Petroleum is referred to as “black gold”.
Classify the coal fields in India. Name state for each classification.
Name the following:
Oldest coal mine
Name the following:
Iron ore mine in Karnataka
Name the oldest and the largest coal field in India.
Name one important area that has large coal deposits in the states of Jharkhand and West Bengal.
How has nuclear power contributed to reducing the pressure on Conventional sources of energy?
Why is conventional source of energy not considered an eco-friendly source of energy?
