Question

Which is the most abundantly avaliable fossil fuel in India? Assess the Importance of its different forms.

Answer 1

 Abundantly available fossil fuel in India is Coal
(a) Peat has low carbon and high moisture content and low heating capacity.
(b) Lignite is a low grade brown coal which is soft with high moisture content. It is used for generating electricity.
(c) Bituminous is the most popular coal of commercial use. It has a special value for smelting iron in blast furnaces.
(d) Anthracite is the highest quality hard coal.

Answer 2

Coal is the most abundantly available fossil fuel in India.

1. Peat, it has low carbon content but have high moisture, low heating capacity.

2. Lignite, it is brown in colour, soft, used to generate electricity.

3. Bituminous, mostly used commercialy, used in smelting.

4. Anthracite, highest quality, hard coal.