Choose the correct statements with reference to a rise in the import of petroleum products in Indian imports.
(A) Fuel demand has increased.
(B) It is used not only as a fuel but also as an industrial raw material.
(C) It is linked with industrialisation and urbanisation.
(D) Rural India still depends on fuel-wood.
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 4
The correct answer is Option (4) → (A), (B) and (C) only
(A) Fuel demand has increased. Correct. Petroleum products are used mainly as fuel, so when more fuel is burnt in vehicles, factories and homes, more of it has to be bought from abroad. The rising share of fuel (coal, POL) in India’s imports shows this growing demand.
(B) It is used not only as a fuel but also as an industrial raw material. Correct. Besides being burnt as fuel, petroleum is a raw material for industry. The demand therefore comes from two sides, and imports rise on both counts.
(C) It is linked with industrialisation and urbanisation. Correct. As industries grow they use more petroleum as fuel and raw material, and as people live better they use more vehicles and petroleum-based goods. So the rise in imports indicates the tempo of rising industrialisation and a better standard of living.
(D) Rural India still depends on fuel-wood. Incorrect. Fuel-wood use in villages lowers the demand for petroleum, so it cannot explain a rise in imports.
Note: NCERT (2025-26) links the rise in petroleum imports to rising industrialisation and a better standard of living; statement (C) puts the second part as ‘urbanisation’. It is taken as correct, as per the NTA answer key, since a better standard of living goes with the growth of towns.
NCERT (2025-26): “Changing Patterns of the Composition of India’s Import … Table 8.4 shows that there is a rise in the import of petroleum products. It is used not only as a fuel but also as an industrial raw material. It indicates the tempo of rising industrialisation and better standard of living,…”
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