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प्रश्न
Which is the most abundantly available fossil fuel in India? Assess the importance of its different forms.
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उत्तर
Coal is the most abundant fossil fuel in India and is found in four different forms.
Importance of each form is as follows:
i. Lignite: It is brown, low grade quality of coal. It is used in the generation of electricity.
ii. Bituminous Coal: This is a slightly higher quality of coal and is the most commercially used form of coal.
iii. Metallurgical Coal: It is a higher grade of bituminous coal which is generally used for smelting iron in the blast furnaces.
iv. Anthracite Coal: It is the highest quality hard coal. It is used as domestic fuel in hand fired stoves or in automatic stoker furnaces.
संबंधित प्रश्न
Classify energy resources into two categories. Give two examples of each category.
Explain the occurrence of petroleum in India.
Mention one advantage of the use of natural gas over coal or petroleum
Why is petroleum often referred to as “liquid gold”?
Answer the following questions.
Name two regions rich in natural gas resources.
Give reason.
Environmental aspects must be carefully looked into before building huge dams.
Which state is the leading producer of the following minerals?
(i) Coal (ii) Oil (iii) Manganese.
State two main drawbacks of the Coal found in India.
Give geographical reasons for the following:
Anthracite is used for domestic purposes.
Name two important Oil fields in India.
