West Bengal's first oil and gas reserve - the Bengal Basin, dedicated to the nation on 20 December 2020, is the ______ oil and gas producing basin of India.
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Correct answer: D
Explanation
The correct answer is Option 4. i.e. eight.
- West Bengal gets incorporated in ONGC's Oil and Gas map with its eighth field at Ashoknagar, West Bengal and whose commercial production started on 20th December 2020.
- The Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) opened India's eight hydrocarbon producing basin on 20 December, 2020 from the well in Ashoknagar-1 in 24 Pargana district, 50 km away from Kolkata.