Which among the following oil fields is located in Gujarat?
(A) Nawgam
(B) Moran
(C) Kalol
(D) Lunej
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct answer is Option (3) → (A), (C) and (D) only
India’s onshore oil comes mainly from two regions: Gujarat (the Cambay or Khambhat basin and Ankleshwar) and Upper Assam (Digboi, Naharkatiya, Moran).
(A) Nawgam Correct. Nawagam is an oil field of the Cambay basin near Ahmedabad, in Gujarat.
(B) Moran Incorrect. Moran is an oil field of Upper Assam, near Naharkatiya.
(C) Kalol Correct. Kalol, north of Ahmedabad, is one of the Cambay basin oil fields of Gujarat.
(D) Lunej Correct. Lunej, near Khambhat, is where oil was first struck in Gujarat, in 1958.