With reference to two non conventional energy sources called `coalbed methane` and shale gas`, consider the following statements : 1. Coal bed methane is the pure methane gas extracted from coal seams, while shale gas is a mixture of propane and butane on

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Q: 38 (IAS/2014)
With reference to two non conventional energy sources called 'coalbed methane' and ‘shale gas', consider the following statements :
1. Coal bed methane is the pure methane gas extracted from coal seams, while shale gas is a mixture of propane and butane only that can be extracted from fine-grained sedimentary rocks.
2. In India, abundant coal bed methane sources exist, but so far no shale gas sources have been found.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

question_subject: 

Geography

question_exam: 

IAS

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0,126,218,125,20,73,126

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{'abundant coal bed methane sources': [0, 0, 0, 1], 'shale gas sources': [0, 0, 0, 1], 'coal bed methane': [0, 0, 1, 0], 'shale gas': [0, 0, 0, 4], 'pure methane gas': [0, 0, 0, 1], 'methane': [0, 0, 0, 5], 'non conventional energy sources': [0, 0, 0, 1], 'sedimentary rocks': [1, 0, 3, 1], 'coal seams': [0, 0, 0, 1], 'propane': [1, 0, 4, 4], 'butane': [0, 0, 5, 5]}