Consider the following statements 1 Oil derived from coal oil shale or tar sands is called syncrude ...........

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Consider the following statements

1. Oil derived from coal, oil shale or tar sands is called syncrude

2. Shale gas is extracted by process of Cracking.

3. India’s first shale gas exploratory well is near Jambusar in Bharuch.

Which of the statements given above are correct?

1 and 2 only

1 and 3 only

2 and 3 only

All of the above

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Explanation:

2nd statement is incorrect.
Hydraulic fracturing, known as 'fracking' is where more than a million gallons of fluid is injected into rock formations to stimulate the flow of natural gas or oil. This fractures the rock and increases the volumes of gas or oil that can be recovered above ground