Which of the following is referred to as the ‘nodal industry’ for synthetic textiles?

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Coal

Petroleum

Natural Gas

None of these

answer is B.

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Oil refinery functions as a "nodal industry" for synthetic fibres, fertilisers, and many chemical industries. The node or nodal industry is an industry in which other peripheral or support industries develop. These peripheral industries produce the commodities needed by the node industry. Steel and oil industries are nodal industries. The refinery functions as a nodal industry. This is because it provides raw materials for various manufacturing industries, such as fuels for heating and lighting, lubricants for machinery, synthetic fertilisers, and various chemical industries. Petroleum or mineral oil is the next major Indian energy source after coal. It offers fuel for heating and lighting, lubricating oil series of machines, and raw materials for the manufacturing industry.

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