Previous year MCQs

World Geography UPPSC 2024 GS-I
Question

Which one of the following pairs (Country – Oil field) is not correctly matched?

Answer & Solution

Answer: (Detailed Solution Below)

Option B: Kuwait – Kashagan

Detailed Solution:

The correct answer is “Kuwait – Kashagan”.

Country Oil Field
Iran Haft Kel
Kazakhstan Kashagan
Saudi Arabia Dhahran
Iraq Zubair

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