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Target Exam

CUET

Subject

Geography

Chapter

India-People and Economy: Transport and Communcation

Question:

Assertion: The construction of the Hazira-Vijaipur-Jagdishpur (HVJ) artery provided the impetus to the Indian gas market development.
Reasoning: It linked Mumbai High and Bassein gas fields with various fertiliser, power and industrial complexes in western and northern India. 

Options:

Both Assertion (A) and reasoning (R) are correct, and R is the correct explanation of A.

Both Assertion (A) and reasoning (R) are correct, but R is not the correct explanation of A.

Assertion (A) is correct, but Reasoning (R) is incorrect.

Assertion (A) is incorrect, but Reasoning (R) is correct.

Correct Answer:

Both Assertion (A) and reasoning (R) are correct, and R is the correct explanation of A.

Explanation:

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. This artery provided the impetus to the Indian gas market development.

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