Petroleum

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Petroleum: Overview

This topic covers concepts, such as, Petroleum, Petrol, Uses of Hydrogen Gas & Black Gold etc.

Important Questions on Petroleum

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The organic matters settle in the seabed and transformed over millions of years to form _____ fuels due to environmental change and anthropogenic stressors on coastal marine systems.

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Organic matter settles in the seabed due to volcanoes and forms igneous rocks.

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Which of the following is obtained from the organic matter settled in seabed?

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Why organic matter settle in the seabed?

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Arrange the following petroleum product in the order of their separation, starting from the one which separates earlier.

Paraffin, petrol, diesel and lubricating oil.

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Which of the following techniques is used to separate kerosene from petroleum?

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The physical property on which the separation of different petroleum products is done is termed as _____ point.

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Which petroleum product is supposed to be obtained at 50 °C on fractional distillations.

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The registered office of ONGC is in _____.

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Identify the on-shore oil reserves in India.

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_____ Field represents the largest oil field in India.

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India is the ____ biggest oil importer after China.

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Lack of air, high temperature, and high pressure over million of years, transformed the dead organisms into petroleum and natural gas.

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Organic matter is mineralized mainly by fermenting, denitrifying, sulphate-reducing and methane-producing bacteria under the sea bed.

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Which of the following reactions is an example of use of water gas in the synthesis of other compounds?

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Hydrogen gas, now a days, is not preferred to be used

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Which of the following fossil fuel is used as the starting material for making chemicals and fertilizers?

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PCRA stands for _____.

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Diesel contains hydrocarbons having a boiling point in the range of

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Which of the following is known as liquid gold?