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Recent global conflicts have underscored the critical importance of maintaining domestic Strategic Petroleum Reserves (SPR). With reference to India's SPR programme, consider the following statements: 1. Under Phase-I of the SPR programme, underground rock caverns for storing crude oil have been established exclusively on the western coast of India to minimize transit time from the Middle East. 2. The Indian Strategic Petroleum Reserves Limited (ISPRL) is a Special Purpose Vehicle created by the Government of India specifically to build and operate these strategic crude oil storage facilities. Which of the above statement(s) is/are correct?
Correct Answer: (b)
Official keyThis question appeared in the GPSC Prelims 2026 examination (GS). It is Question 42 out of 200 questions in this paper.
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