UPSC Prelims 2016 Question:

In which of the following regions of India are shale gas resources found?

1. Cambay Basin 
2. Cauvery Basin 
3. Krishna-Godavari Basin
   
   

Select the correct answer using the code given below.

Explanation: 

• Shale gas is an unconventional source of energy found in non-porous rocks. It has become an important source of natural gas in the US. In India, Shale Gas can emerge as an important new source of energy.

• India holds promising reserves of Shale Gas & Oil resources and the following sedimentary basins are considered prospective from Shale oil and gas point of view:

• Cambay Basin (Gujarat)

• • Gondwana Basin (Central India)

• Krishna-Godavari (KG) Basin (East Coast)

• Cauvery Basin

• Indo-Gangetic Basin
• Assam & Assam-Arakan Basin (North East)

So, points 1, 2 and 3 are correct.

Therefore, option (4) is the correct answer.

Subject: Geography | Mineral Resources