alleryMumbai High is significant for India's economy because it produces:
AIron ore
BBauxite
CPetroleum
DMica
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: C. Petroleum
1. Your syllabus lists offshore petroleum reserves.
2. Mumbai High is an offshore oilfield in the Arabian Sea, accounting for a major share of India's domestic crude oil.
3. It was discovered in 1974 and developed by ONGC.
_Source: syllabus Geography Contemporary India - II, Ch 5 "Minerals and Energy Resources", §Petroleum ¶3_
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