24. Read the source given below and answer the following questions:
Pipeline transport network is a new arrival on the transportation map of India. In the past, these were used to transport water
to cities and industries. Now, these are used for transporting crude oil,petroleum products and natural gas from oil and
natural gas fields to refineries, fertilizer factories and big thermal power plants. Solids can also be transported through a
pipeline when converted intoSlurry. The far inland locations of refineries dike Barauni, Mathura, Panipat and gas based
fertilizerplants could be thought of only because of pipelines.
Answer the following MCQs by choosing the most appropriate option.
24.1.
Which one of the following factors makes pipeline transportation economical?(1)
(a) It can transport crude oil and natural gas easily
(b) Material used in making pipes is cheap
(c) Initial cost of laying pipelines is high but subsequent running costs are minimal.
(d) Solids can be transported in the form of slurry
24.2. Industries get the benefits of pipeline because it-(1)
(a) is easy to lay (b) Runs underground (c) is very cheap (d) Rules out trans-shipment loses and delays in supply
24.3. Which of the following is the disadvantage of using pipeline transport?(1)
(a) It is difficult to lay
(b) It is difficult to detect leakages
(c) It is difficult to transform solid to slurry (d) It cannot be laid for long distances
24.4. Which of the following is the most important network of pipeline transportation in India?(1)
(a) Upper Assam to Kanpur via Guwahati
(b) Salaya to Jalandhar via Viramgam
(c) Barauni to Haldia, via Rajbandh
(d) Hazira to Vijaipur via Jagdishpur (HVJ)
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24.4 d
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