UPSC 2014GeographyModerate

With reference to two non-conventional energy sources called 'coalbed methane' and 'shale gas', consider the following statements : 1. Coalbed 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 coalbed methane sources exist, but so far no shale gas sources have been found. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

a
1 only
b
2 only
c
Both 1 and 2
d
Neither 1 nor 2
Energy ResourcesNon-conventional Hydrocarbon SourcesCoalbed methaneshale gasmethanepropanebutanesedimentary rocksIndiasources

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