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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
Name two industries that use a high quantity of coal.
Give reason.
Petroleum is referred to as “black gold”.
What are the uses of petroleum?
Which state is the leading producer of the following minerals?
(i) Coal (ii) Oil (iii) Manganese.
Which varieties of coal is used for domestic purposes and why?
State two main drawbacks of the Coal found in India.
Name the four types of coal. Which of these is the best for industrial purposes?
Name an important coal producing State in India and a coal-mine located in that State.
Name any two important petroleum drilling centres for each of these states:
(i) Gujarat (ii) Assam
Name two states where coal is mined in abundance.
