CSE · GS-1Official PYQ · CSE 2017 · Q15Geography · Resources & Industry · 15 marks · 250 words

English

Petroleum refineries are not necessarily located nearer to crude oil producing areas, particularly in many of the developing countries. Explain its implications.

हिन्दी

पेट्रोलियम रिफ़ाइनरियाँ आवश्यक रूप से कच्चा तेल उत्पादक क्षेत्रों के समीप अवस्थित नहीं हैं, विशेषकर अनेक विकासशील देशों में। इसके निहितार्थों को स्पष्ट कीजिए।

#Minerals & Energy Resources #Industrial Location #Energy

Text taken verbatim from the commission's published question paper. Transcribed from UPSC’s question paper, CS(M) 2017 (English and Hindi). Source

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Geography · Resources & Industry

Distribution of key natural resources across the world (including South Asia and the Indian sub-continent); factors responsible for the location of primary, secondary, and tertiary sector industries in various parts of the world (including India).

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Petroleum refineries are not necessarily located nearer to crude oil producing areas, particularly in many of the developing countries. Explain its implications.

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