Arrange the following oil refineries in West to East direction.
(A) Mathura
(B) Barauni
(C) Panipat
(D) Bathinda
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) → (D), (C), (A), (B)
On the map of oil refineries the four refineries lie from west to east in this order:
(D) Bathinda — the westernmost of the four, a little east of 74°E.
(C) Panipat — east of Bathinda, near 77°E.
(A) Mathura — south-east of Panipat, a little further east.
(B) Barauni — far to the east, near 86°E; it is a market-based refinery.
Tip: Maps in the chapters are a favourite of NTA — trace each map once with a finger, west to east and north to south.
NCERT (2025-26): “Petroleum … Oil extracted from the wells is crude oil and contains many impurities. It cannot be used directly. It needs to be refined. There are two types of refineries in India: (a) field-based and (b) market-based. Digboi is an example of field-based and Barauni is an example of market-based refinery.…”
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