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Question 3(b)

Look at this picture and answer the questions that follow.

Study the given map and answer the questions that follow. Frank Middle School Geography Solutions ICSE Class 6.
  1. Which mineral is mined by the method shown in the picture? Name the method.
  2. Write two uses of this mineral.
  3. Where can this mineral be found in India?
Answer

  1. In the given picture, Petroleum is being mined by Offshore Drilling (extraction of oil from beneath the ocean floor) method.

  2. Two uses of Petroleum are:

    1. Petroleum is an indispensable source of transportation fuel for locomotives, automobiles, aircraft as well as ships.
    2. It is used in the manufacture of petrochemical products such as plastics, polyester fabric and paraffin wax.

  3. In India, highest production of Petroleum comes from the Mumbai High offshore oilfield located in the Arabian Sea.