Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

Geography

Chapter

India-People and Economy: Transport and Communcation

Question:

The first cross country gas pipeline constructed by GAIL is __________.

Options:

Allahabad - Varanasi - Mirzapur

Mumbai - Pune

Adilabad - Nizamabad

Hazira - Vijaipur - Jagdishpur

Correct Answer:

Hazira - Vijaipur - Jagdishpur

Explanation:

HVJ, an abbreviation for Hazira-Vijaipur-Jagdishpur (also known as HBJ where B stands for Bijeypur, another name of Vijaipur) is India's first cross-state gas pipeline. The venture was initiated in 1986 after the integration of GAIL (India) to deliver gas to the fertilizer plants situated in the state of Uttar Pradesh.