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  1. Minerals
  2. Coal
  3. Bauxite
  4. Petroleum
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Option 4 : Petroleum

The correct answer is Petroleum.

  • There is a large amount of good quality petroleum in Jaisalmer and Barmer districts.
  • The main places with deposits of petroleum are Baghewal, Kalrewal, and Tawariwal in Jaisalmer district and Gudha Malani area in Barmer district.
  • The Rajasthan Basin is a sedimentary basin which is also one of India’s major sources of petroleum and natural gas.

  • Rajasthan has significant resource potential of hydrocarbons under 4 Petroliferous Basins. Three Petroliferous Basins of Rajasthan have been upgraded into Category-I i.e. equivalent to Bombay High, Assam, and Gujarat.
  • In Rajasthan, Petroleum Exploration & Development Activities gained momentum after the largest oil discovery of the Mangla field in 2004 in the Barmer-Sanchore Basin.
  • Presently, exploration for Oil, Gas & CBM is underway in 21 Blocks of Rajasthan by National / Multinational Companies covering about 60,000 Sq. Km. area.
  • The State Government of Rajasthan has sanctioned 13 Petroleum Mining Leases (covering an area of 4652.9 sq. km) for the exploitation of Crude oil, Heavy oil, and Natural gas.
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