Minerals Resources Part-III

Total Questions: 50

31. Where was the first oil well drilled in India? [U.U.D.A./L.D.A. (Pre) 2013]

(a) Digboi
(b) Makum
(c) Naharkatiya
(d) Lakwa

Correct Answer: (b) Makum

Solution:In India, the first oil well was drilled in the area of Makum in upper Assam on 26th March, 1867. The depth is 118 feet (35.9m). Initially, the commission has mentioned option (b) as the correct answer which was later changed to option (a) in their revised answer key, which is wrong.

32. Which one amongst the following is the oldest refinery in India? [Uttarakhand U.D.A./L.D.A. (Mains) 2006]

(a) Haldia
(b) Digboi
(c) Koyali
(d) Mathura

Correct Answer: (a) Haldia

Solution:Indian oil refinery and their respective year of commissioning are given below-

Oil Refinery	Year of Commissioning
Digboi	1901
Koyali (Gujarat)	1965
Haldia (West Bengal)	1975
Mathura (Uttar Pradesh)	1982

33. Which pair is correctly matched ? [R.A.S/R.T.S. (Pre) 1992]

State	Oil Refinery
(a) Assam	Barauni oil refinery
(b) Andhra Pradesh	Visakhapatnam oil refinery
(c) Maharashtra	Koyna oil refinery
(d) Gujarat	Mathura oil refinery

Correct Answer: (b)

Solution:Barauni oil refinery is an Indian Oil Corporation Ltd. refinery situated in Bihar. There is no oil refinery in Koyna Mathura oil refinery (Indian Oil Corporation Ltd.) is in Uttar Pradesh. Visakhapatnam Oil refinery (Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Ltd.) is in Andhra Pradesh. Hence option (b) is the correct answer.

34. Which one of the following pairs is correctly matched? [U.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 2006]

Refinery	State
(a) Haldia	Odisha
(b) Jamnagar	Maharashtra
(c) Numaligarh	Gujarat
(d) Panagudi	Tamil Nadu

Correct Answer: (d)

Solution:Haldia is a city in West Bengal.

Jamnagar is a city located on the Western coast of India in Gujarat. Petroleum company, Reliance Industries has established the world's largest oil refinery here.

The Numaligarh Refinery is located at Golaghat district, Assam, owned by Numaligarh Refinery Ltd., a Joint Venture between Bharat Petroleum and Govt. of Assam.

35. Which is the biggest refinery in India? [U.P. R.O/A.R.O. (Pre) (Re-Exam) 2006]

(a) Jam Nagar
(b) Pradweep
(c) Digboi
(d) Tatipaka

Correct Answer: (a) Jam Nagar

Solution:Haldia is a city in West Bengal.

Jamnagar is a city located on the Western coast of India in Gujarat. Petroleum company, Reliance Industries has established the world's largest oil refinery here.

The Numaligarh Refinery is located at Golaghat district, Assam, owned by Numaligarh Refinery Ltd., a Joint Venture between Bharat Petroleum and Govt. of Assam.

36. Where is no oil refinery mentioned below? [U.P.U.D.A./L.D.A. (Pre) 2010]

(a) Koyali
(b) Noonmati
(c) Hatia
(d) Barauni

Correct Answer: (c) Hatia

Solution:Following is the list of oil refineries provided by Indian Bureau of Mines. There are 23 Oil Refineries namely Barauni, Koyali, Haldia, Mathura, Panipat, Digboi, Bongaigaon, Guwahati, Paradeep, Mumbai (2), Vishakhapatnam, Bhatinda, Kochi, Bina, Manali, Narimanam, Numaligarh, Tatipaka, Mangaluru, Jamnagar (2) and Vadinar. Hatia is not related to Oil Refinery.

37. When did the first oil crisis/energy crisis occur in India? [56d to 55th B.P.S.C. (Pre) 2011]

(a) During 1950's and 1960's
(b) During 1930's and 1940's
(c) During 1990's and 2000's
(d) During 1970's, and 1980's

Correct Answer: (d) During 1970's, and 1980's

Solution:First oil/energy crisis occurred during theilyear 1973 when oil exporting countries (OPEC) suddenly increased the oil price four times. In India, industry and transportation was developed in such a way that demand for petroleum was increasing rapidly. Hence, due to the rise in petroleum prices, there was a huge oil crisis during 1970-80.

38. The Noonmati Oil refinery is located in the State of [U.P.P.C.S. (Mains) 2008]

(a) Assam
(b) Bihar
(c) Gujarat
(d) West Bengal

Correct Answer: (a) Assam

Solution:The Noonmati oil refinery is located in the state of Assam. It's established in 1962.

The Indian Oil Company (now the Indian Oil Corporation) commissioned the Guwahati Refinery in Noonmati on January 1, 1962. It was the first oil refinery in India. Noonmati is located in the west of Guwahati and has hills and fresh air. The generation of transportation fuels and other fuels relies heavily on oil refineries. Once separated, the components of crude oil can be sold to various businesses for a variety of uses. After distillation, lubricants can be supplied to manufacturing facilities, whilst other products need additional refinement before being sold to consumers. The daily processing capacity of large refineries is in the hundreds of thousands of barrels of crude oil. The production of raw crude oil is referred to as the "upstream" sector in the industry, whereas the refining process is generally referred to as the "downstream" sector. The phrase "downstream" refers to the idea that oil is transported to an oil refinery to be converted into fuel as it moves further down the product value chain. The downstream stage also includes the actual sale of petroleum products to other businesses, governments, or private individuals.

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

	List-I (Oil refinery)	List-II (States)
A	Haldia	1. Assam
B	Jamnagar	2. Kerala
C	Kochi	3. Gujarat
D	Numaligarh	4. West Bengal

Code:

	A	B	C	D
(a)	4	3	1	2
(b)	4	3	2	1
(c)	1	2	3	4
(d)	3	4	2	1

Correct Answer: (b)

Solution:The correct matched list of oil refinery with their respective states is as follows:

Refinery	State
Haldia	West Bengal
Jamnagar	Gujarat
Kochi	Kerala
Numaligarh	Assam

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

List-I (Oil Refineries)	List-II (States)
A. Numaligarh	1. Bihar
B. Tatipaka	2. Gujarat
C. Koyali	3. Andhra Pradesh
D. Barauni	4. Assam

Codes:

	A	B	C	D
(a)	1	4	3	2
(b)	2	1	4	3
(c)	3	2	1	4
(d)	3	3	2	1