SSC MTS 2024 PYQ — Question 56

SSC MTS - 29/10/2024 - (12:30 PM - 2:30 PM) • General Awareness • Q56

The ‘Mangla’ oil field is located in which district of Rajasthan?

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Correct answer: C

Explanation

The correct answer is option 3 i.e. Barmer.

The Mangla Oil Field is located in the Barmer district of Rajasthan, India. It is part of the Rajasthan Block RJ-ON-90/1, situated in the Barmer Basin. The field was discovered in 2004 and is operated by Cairn Oil & Gas, a subsidiary of the Vedanta Group. The Mangla field, along with the adjacent Bhagyam and Aishwariya fields, constitutes the Mangala Area, which is India's largest onshore oil field.