Question

What is the common thing about Guwahati, Barauni, Koyali, Haldia, Digboi and Mathura?
A. Public sector refineries, owned by the Indian oil corporation are located in these places
B. They are prominent game sanctuaries
C. They are hill stations
D. Oil and natural gas commission has its units in all these places

Answer 1

Hint: Refineries are production facilities established to turn crude oil into other production like petroleum for vehicles and plastics. It uses chemical engineering primarily.

Complete answer: Option A is correct.The largest commercial oil company in the country, headquartered at Delhi has refineries in 11 places in total. Outside of the ones mentioned in the question, they are: 1. Chennai, 2. Narimanam, 3. Paradip, 4. Panipat and 6. Bongaigaon.
Option B. These are reserves where wildlife is either kept safely or hunted legally. Most of these are located in Africa. The primary animals hunted here are rhinoceros, cape buffaloes, lions, elephants and leopards, termed the Big Five. This is not the right option.
Option C. The term was used by colonizers in Asia for places with higher elevation than the neighbouring ones. It was used for sanatoriums and getaways. The places mentioned in the question are not in such locations and hence this is not the answer.
Option D. Natural gas is found deep in the earth and is an eco-friendly fuel alternative obtained by drilling. Although it is a close call, this is not the correct option.

Hence, The correct answer is Option A.

Note: The list of places are transnational, with Gujarat to Assam, from Uttar Pradesh to Bengal. These locations are picked after considering multiple factors like feasibility of pumping the crude oil deposits, connectivity and other resource management issues.