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CNG is more polluting fuel than petrol.


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True
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Solution

The correct option is B False
  • CNG (Compressed Natural Gas) is considered to be a better fuel than petrol, as it is less harmful to the environment and less costly than petrol. It burns smokeless and also doesn’t produce deadly and harmful gases as petrol produces.
  • It primarily consists of Methane gas and produces less amount of greenhouse gases.
  • It releases a lesser amount of nitrogen dioxide, carbon dioxide, and sulphur dioxide while burning as compared to other fuels.
  • Earlier, LPG was considered the clean fuel, but nowadays CNG is regarded as the clean fuel and has replaced diesel and petrol automobiles.

Hence, It is a false statement


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