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The people of Egypt used mineral oil as a ________.

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  1. burning substance

  2. edible oil

  3. balm to get relief from pain

  4. hair oil

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Correct Option: C

Petroleum is made up of vegetation and animals trapped between layers of sedimentary rocks.

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  1. True

  2. False

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Correct Option: A

The people of Japan used mineral oil as a _____________.

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  1. fuel

  2. edible oil

  3. balm, for relief from pain

  4. hair oil

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Correct Option: A

The word petroleum has been derived from two words ____________.

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  1. Petro and lium

  2. Petra and oleum

  3. Petro and oleum

  4. None of the above

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

The word petroleum is derived from Latin words –Petra meaning rock, oleum meaning oil.

 Which of the following is/are fossil fuels?

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  1. Coal

  2. Petroleum

  3. Natural gas

  4. All of the above

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Fossil fuels are hydrocarbons, primarily coal, fuel oil or natural gas, formed from the remains of dead plants and animals.

Petroleum is a mixture of ____________.

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  1. petrol

  2. diesel

  3. petroleum gas

  4. all of the above

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

The term "Petroleum" is derived from two Latin words "Petr" and"Oleum". Here "Petra" means "rock" and "Oleum" means "Oil". Thus the word petroleum means rock oil. Petroleum is a fossil fuel as it has been created by the decomposition of organic matter over millions of years. It is a mixture of petrol, diesel, wax, kerosene, plastic, and lubricants.

Which of the following is the major oil producing area in the world?

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  1. Russian region

  2. North America

  3. Middle-east Asia

  4. Caribbean region

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Middle East is the largest oil producing region in the world holding a 35% market share in 2016. Led by Iran, Iraq and Saudi Arabia, it is also one of the top regions that is expected to increase its oil production by 2020.

Which of the following countries are the major oil producing countries in the Caribbean region?

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  1. Venezuela

  2. Columbia

  3. Brazil

  4. Both a and b

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Correct Option: D

In which year oil was first mined in Canada?

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  1. 1850

  2. 1855

  3. 1858

  4. 1862

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

The Canadian petroleum industry developed in parallel with that of the United States. The first oil well in Canada was dug by hand (rather than drilled) in 1858 by James Miller Williams near his asphalt plant at Oil Springs,Ontario.

Crude petroleum is refined to obtain which of the following?

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  1. Petrol

  2. Diesel

  3. Kerosene

  4. All of the above

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Petroleum is found between the layers of rocks and is drilled from oil fields located in off-shore and coastal areas. This is then sent to refineries which process the crude oil and produce a variety of products like diesel, petrol, kerosene, wax, plastics and lubricants.