MPPSC 2023 Prelims Paper-I · Question 51 of 100

Correct — C, Andhra Pradesh. Tatipaka, in East Godavari district, is the site of an ONGC-run refinery built to process onshore crude oil produced from the Krishna-Godavari (KG) basin oil and gas fields nearby. It is one of India's smaller public-sector refineries, feeding local/regional demand rather than being a major coastal export-refining hub.

• (a)Tamil Nadu — Tamil Nadu has its own refineries (e.g., at Chennai/Manali), but not Tatipaka — that plant is in coastal Andhra Pradesh's Godavari delta.
• (b)Gujarat — Gujarat hosts India's largest refining hubs (Jamnagar, Koyali), but Tatipaka is not among them — it lies far to the southeast, in Andhra Pradesh.
• (d)Maharashtra — Maharashtra's refineries are at Mumbai (HPCL, BPCL); Tatipaka is on India's east coast, in Andhra Pradesh, not Maharashtra.

Tatipaka lies in East Godavari district of Andhra Pradesh, in the Krishna-Godavari (KG) basin — a region where ONGC discovered onshore oil and natural gas. A refinery was set up at Tatipaka to process this locally produced onshore crude, distinct from India's larger coastal refineries that mainly run imported crude.

MPPSC often tests the exact location of specific named refineries/plants rather than just 'which states have major refining industries' — memorise the individual plant-to-state pairing, which correctly rules out the tempting big-refining-hub states (Gujarat, Maharashtra) offered here.

• Tatipaka is in East Godavari district, Andhra Pradesh
• It processes onshore crude oil from the Krishna-Godavari (KG) basin
• The refinery is operated by ONGC (Oil and Natural Gas Corporation)
• It is one of India's smaller refineries, distinct from large coastal hubs like Jamnagar or Vizag

• Assuming a refinery must be in a 'major' refining state like Gujarat or Maharashtra just because those states have large refining capacity
• Confusing Tatipaka (Andhra Pradesh) with other ONGC exploration sites

MPPSC frequently asks 'Where is X refinery/plant located?' for specific, lesser-known industrial sites — expect similarly direct location-recall questions for other named refineries or plants.

No directly related past PYQ was found.

• practice — not a real PYQ

  Which public-sector company operates the Tatipaka oil refinery in Andhra Pradesh?

  • (a)Indian Oil Corporation (IOC)
  • (b)ONGC
  • (c)Bharat Petroleum (BPCL)
  • (d)Hindustan Petroleum (HPCL)

  Answer(b) ONGC — it built the refinery to process onshore KG-basin crude.

• practice — not a real PYQ

  India's oldest operating oil refinery, established in 1901, is located at:

  • (a)Tatipaka, Andhra Pradesh
  • (b)Digboi, Assam
  • (c)Barauni, Bihar
  • (d)Koyali, Gujarat

  Answer(b) Digboi, Assam — Asia's oldest operating refinery.