Consider the following statements regarding the “oil refineries in India”: 1. India’s oldest refinery located in Assam. 2. Barauni Oil refinery in Bihar was built in collaboration with France. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

[A] 1 only

[B] 2 only

[C] Both 1 and 2

[D] Neither 1 nor 2

Answer: A

Notes:

Digboi Refinery is India’s oldest refinery. It was established in 1901. It gets crude oil from Moran and Naharkatiya fields.

Barauni petrochemicals plant is in the country the second oil refinery in the public sector and forms an important part of the Indian petrochemical industry.
It belongs to the Indian oil corporation limited (IOCL). It was built in partnership with Romania and USSR.
The plant of Barauni petrochemicals is located from Patna at a distance of 125 kilometers. In 1964 it was commissioned and had a 1 mmtpa refining capacity.

Source: NCERT – XII Fundamentals of Human Geography