NATURAL RESOURCES OF INDIA
FOREST CONSERVATION IN INDIA
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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Bihar
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Rajasthan
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Assam
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Haryana
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Detailed explanation-1: -The correct answer is Assam. With over 100 oilfields, Assam leads as the state with the greatest number of oilfields. Assam has major oilfields like Digboi, Naharkatiya, and Moran-Hugrijan.
Detailed explanation-2: -Digboi is known as the Oil City of Assam where the first oil well in Asia was drilled. The first refinery was started here as early as 1901. Digboi has the oldest oil well in operation.
Detailed explanation-3: -Assam, Gujarat and Rajasthan, which together account for more than 96 per cent of oil from onshore fields, and from the aged offshore Mumbai High Field . India holds 4, 728, 790, 000 barrels of proven oil reserves as of 2016, ranking 24th in the world.
Detailed explanation-4: -The petroleum-producing states in India are Assam, Gujarat, and Maharashtra. Mumbai-High in Maharashtra is the largest oil-field in India.
Detailed explanation-5: -Today Assam accounts for 15% of India’s crude output which is 50% of India’s entire onshore production of oil and natural gas. Exploration and production giants like ONGC and Oil India limited have been operating in Assam successfully through its various oil fields.