Question

Statement 1: Petroleum is also called Black Gold.

Statement 2: Petroleum is found in between the layers of igneous rocks.

Identify the each of the above statements as true or false and pick the correct option given below.

• A. Statement 1 is true and statement 2 is false
• B. Statement 2 is true and statement 1 is false
• C. Both statements are true and statement 1 explains statement 2
• D. Both statements are true and statement 2 explains statement 1

Answer 1

The correct option is A Statement 1 is true and statement 2 is false

Petroleum is found in the anticlines or domes and fault traps in the rocks that are from the tertiary age. These rocks are nothing but the layered sedimentary rocks. Petroleum is trapped in the porous layer of limestone or sandstone sandwiched between two non-porous layers. The oil can flow through this porous layer, while the two non-absorbent layers prevent the oil from rising or sinking.