Assertion: The construction of the Hazira-Vijaipur-Jagdishpur (HVJ) artery by ONGC provided the impetus to the Indian gas market development.
Reasoning: HVJ artery linked Mumbai High and Bassein gas fields with various fertiliser, power and industrial complexes in western and northern India.
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 4
The correct answer is Option 4: Assertion (A) is incorrect, but Reasoning (R) is correct.
Assertion: The construction of the Hazira-Vijaipur-Jagdishpur (HVJ) artery by ONGC provided the impetus to the Indian gas market development. This is false. Hazira-Vijaipur-Jagdishpur (HVJ) artery was coonstructed by GAIL and NOT ONGC.
Reasoning: HVJ artery linked Mumbai High and Bassein gas fields with various fertiliser, power and industrial complexes in western and northern India.This is correct.