Answer the following question based on the map given below :
Which one of the following is not on the HVJ natural gas pipeline?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) → Singarauli
The HVJ pipeline (Hazira-Vijaipur-Jagdishpur) carries gas from the Mumbai High and Bassein gas fields to fertiliser, power and industrial complexes in western and northern India.
Option (1) Ankaleshwar — On the HVJ pipeline. The pipeline starts near Hazira in Gujarat and passes Ankaleshwar on its way north.
Option (2) Singarauli — Not on the HVJ pipeline. Singarauli is a coal mine in the coal belt of Madhya Pradesh. The pipeline runs well to the west and north of it.
Option (3) Auraiya — On the HVJ pipeline. Auraiya lies on the main line in Uttar Pradesh, near the point where a branch turns east to Jagdishpur.
Option (4) Sonipat — On the HVJ pipeline. Sonipat lies at the northern end of the pipeline, near Delhi.
NCERT (2026-27): “Oil and Gas Pipelines … GAIL (India) Ltd. was set up in 1984 as a public sector undertaking to transport, process and market natural gas for its economic use. The first 1,700 km long Hazira-Vijaipur Jagdishpur (HVJ) cross country gas pipeline, constructed by GAIL (India), linked Mumbai High and Bassein gas fields with various fertiliser, power and industrial complexes in western and northern India.”
Fig. 5.4 : India – Conventional Energy Resources |
