{"id":104851,"date":"2020-12-03T06:48:39","date_gmt":"2020-12-03T06:48:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.edristi.in\/?p=104851"},"modified":"2020-12-03T06:48:41","modified_gmt":"2020-12-03T06:48:41","slug":"nations-first-100-octane-petrol-launched","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.edristi.in\/hi\/%e0%a4%b9%e0%a5%8b%e0%a4%ae\/nations-first-100-octane-petrol-launched\/","title":{"rendered":"Nation\u2019s first 100 Octane Petrol launched"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Question: Which of the following oil company has recently launched india\u2019s first 100 octane petrol?<br><\/strong>a) Bharat Petroleum<br>b) Indian Oil Corporation (IOC)<br>c) Hindustan Petroleum<br>d) Reliance<br><strong>Answer: (b)<br>Related Facts:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>On 01 December 2020; Indian Oil Corporation (IOC) launched the nation&#8217;s first 100 Octane petrol in the country.<\/li><li>IOC said that it will help India in joining a select league of nations globally that have such superior quality fuel.<\/li><li>Launching the fuel, Oil Minister Dharmendra Pradhan said XP100 premium petrol will initially be available at select outlet of IOC in 10 cities.<\/li><li>These 10 cities are Delhi, Gurgaon, Noida, Agra, Jaipur, Chandigarh, Ludhiana, Mumbai, Pune and Ahmedabad.<\/li><li>The minister informed that the fuel is manufactured at IOC&#8217;s Mathura refinery in Uttar Pradesh and supplied at select petrol pumps.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Facts related to Octane Ratings:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Octane ratings are measures of fuel stability. It is a measure of a fuel&#8217;s ability to avoid knock.<\/li><li>Knock occurs when fuel is prematurely ignited in the engine&#8217;s cylinder, which degrades efficiency and can be damaging to the engine.<\/li><li>The higher the octane number, the more resistant the petrol mixture is to knock.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>World situation regarding 100 Octane Petrol:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Worldwide, 100 Octane petrol has a niche market for luxury vehicles that demand high performance.<\/li><li>At present 100 Octane petrol is available only in six countries of USA, Germany, Greece, Indonesia, Malaysia and Israel.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>In India:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>At most retail stations, three octane grade are offered, 87 (regular), 89 (mid-grade) and 91-94 (premium).<\/li><li>Pradhan said Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Ltd (HPCL) had recently launched Octane 99 and now IOC has come to the market with XP100.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-right wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>By &#8211; Rajesh Tripathi<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Links:-<\/strong><br><a href=\"https:\/\/auto.hindustantimes.com\/auto\/news\/indian-oil-launches-country-s-first-100-octane-premium-petrol-41606827844095.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/auto.hindustantimes.com\/auto\/news\/indian-oil-launches-country-s-first-100-octane-premium-petrol-41606827844095.html<br><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.newindianexpress.com\/business\/2020\/dec\/01\/indian-oil-corporation-launches-countrys-first-100-octane-petrol-2230481.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/www.newindianexpress.com\/business\/2020\/dec\/01\/indian-oil-corporation-launches-countrys-first-100-octane-petrol-2230481.html<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Question: Which of the following oil company has recently launched india\u2019s first 100 octane petrol?a) Bharat Petroleumb) Indian Oil Corporation (IOC)c) Hindustan Petroleumd) RelianceAnswer: (b)Related Facts: On 01 December 2020; Indian Oil Corporation (IOC) launched the nation&#8217;s first 100 Octane petrol in the country. 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