Minerals and Power Resources — Social Science STD 8 — Question
Gujarat BoardEnglish MediumSTD 8Social ScienceMinerals and Power Resources5 Marks
Question
Give information about coal as the conventional source of energy.
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Answer
Crude oil is obtained from the stratified (sedimentary) rocks in the interior of the earth It contains many elements. In the refinery. products like diesel petrol kerosene wax plastics, lubricating oil, etc. are obtained. These are all useful productions: Crude oil is very valuable source of energy. It is very useful in the industrial age of today. Due to its widespread commercial use it is also called 'black gold'.Iraq, Iran. Saudi Arabia and Qatar are major producers of crude oil while $USA$ Russia. Venezuela Algeria etc are other crude oil producing countries.Digbol in Assam Bombay High in Mumbai and the delta regions of Krishna and Godavari rivers are major producing areas of crude oil in India. Crude oil was first found at Lune) of Anand district in Gujarat Ankleshwar in Bharuch district is the largest field of crude oil in Gujarat Crude oil is obtained from Ankleshwar Mahesana Kalol Kadi. Navagam. Kosamba Sanand Ahmedabad Gandhinagar Vadodara Bharuch Anand Kheda. Bhavnagar areas in Gujarat.
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