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A petroleum refinery is located at ____________.
a.Barauni
b.Kanpur
c.Barmer
d.Nagpur

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Hint: A petroleum refinery is located in the state of Bihar and is owned by Indian Oil Corporation Limited and was built using collaboration from the erstwhile USSR.

Complete Answer:
a.Barauni: The Barauni petroleum refinery is located in the district of Begusarai in the state of Bighar in India. It is a refinery that was commissioned in 1964 and was built by USSR collaboration for the refining of unleaded petroleum. So, it is the correct option.
b.Kanpur: There is no refinery in Kanpur but there is one refinery in the city of Mathura in the state of Uttar Pradesh. It is a petroleum refinery used for crude oil refining and owned by Indian OilCorporation Limited. So, it is an incorrect option.
c.Barmer: As of now there is no refinery in the city of Barmer. So, it is an incorrect option.
d.Nagpur: As of now there is no refinery in the city of Barmer. So, it is an incorrect option.

Note: Oil refineries are also known as petroleum refineries which are used to segregate the petroleum products from crude petroleum after imports from the different countries.