Target Exam

CUET

Subject

Geography

Chapter

Fundamentals of Human Geography: Transport and Communication

Question:

Which of the following pipelines is used to carry petroleum from Gulf of Mexico to the North-Eastern states of U.S.A.

Options:

Mexico pipeline

Big inch pipeline

North-Eastern states pipeline

Chicago-Mexico pipeline

Correct Answer:

Big inch pipeline

Explanation:

The correct answer is Option (2) → Big inch pipeline

Big Inch is a famous pipeline, which carries petroleum from the oil wells of the Gulf of Mexico to the North-eastern States. About 17 per cent of all freight per tonne-km. is carried through pipelines in U.S.A