Arrange the following oil refineries of India from North to South direction.
A. Bina
B. Mathura
C. Panipat
D. Bhatinda
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 4
The correct answer is Option (4) → D, C, B, A
All four refineries are marked on the map of oil refineries of India. Read from the top of the map downwards:
(D) Bhatinda — in Punjab, close to the 30°N line; it is the northernmost of the four (spelt Bathinda on the map).
(C) Panipat — in Haryana, a little south-east of Bhatinda, just north of Delhi.
(B) Mathura — in western Uttar Pradesh, south of Delhi, a little below the 28°N line.
(A) Bina — in Madhya Pradesh, a little north of the Tropic of Cancer; it is the southernmost of the four.
NCERT (2025-26): “Petroleum … Oil extracted from the wells is crude oil and contains many impurities. It cannot be used directly. It needs to be refined. There are two types of refineries in India: (a) field-based and (b) market-based. Digboi is an example of field-based and Barauni is an example of market-based refinery.…”
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