alleryPetroleum, when refined, produces which of these as a non-fuel by-product?
APetrochemicals (plastics, synthetic fibres)
BSolar panels
CTidal turbines
DGeothermal heat exchangers (typical)
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: A. Petrochemicals (plastics, synthetic fibres)
1. syllabus covers petroleum's industrial use beyond fuel.
2. Refined petroleum yields petrochemicals — feedstock for synthetic fibres, plastics, paints, fertilisers and many other products.
3. Solar panels, tidal turbines and geothermal heat exchangers are unrelated to petroleum refining.
_Source: syllabus Geography Contemporary India - II, Ch 5 "Minerals and Energy Resources", §Petroleum ¶4_
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