TAPI pipeline - GS questions based on daily current affairs

1)   The TAPI pipeline will enter India at Fazilka. Fazilka is in

a. Haryana
b. Punjab
c. Jammu and Kashmir
d. Rajasthan
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Punjab

Explanation:

  • Fazilka is in Punjab.
  • The gas available from the project (Turkmenistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan-India (TAPI) pipeline) is expected to boost development of industrial and commercial activities in Fazilka district, including start of CNG and City gas distribution and associated employment generation.
  • Earlier in November 2014, the Pipeline Consortium, TAPI Pipeline Company Limited (TPCL) was incorporated in Isle of Man, a British Crown dependency. The Share Holders Agreement of TPCL was also signed on 13th December 2015. The shareholding percentage in the TPCL would be Turkmenistan 85%, India 5%, Pakistan 5% and Afghanistan 5%.
  • The pipeline starts from the Galkynysh gas field in Turkmenistan.


2)   Fazilka town is in discussion in relation to TAPI pipeline project. Fazilka town is in -

a. Turkmenistan
b. Afghanistan
c. Pakistan
d. India
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: India

Explanation:
- TAPI is the 1,814-kilometre pipeline will run from gas fields in Turkmenistan through Afghanistan and Pakistan to India.
- It start from the Galkynysh gas field.
- In Afghanistan, TAPI pipeline will be constructed alongside the Kandahar–Herat Highway in western Afghanistan
- Then it pass via Quetta and Multan in Pakistan.
- The final destination of the pipeline will be the Indian town of Fazilka, near the border between Pakistan and India.


3)   Which of the following statements is/are correct about TAPI project?

1. It will transport Caspian Sea natural gas from Turkmenistan through Afghanistan into Pakistan and then to India.
2. It is funded by the World Bank.


a. Only 1
b. Only 2
c. Both
d. None
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Only 1

Explanation:
TAPI : Turkmenistan – Afghanistan – Pakistan – India pipeline

- It is funded by the Asian Development Bank.
- The ceremony for inaugurating TAPI project was held at ancient city of Mary.
- Turkmenistan's state company Turkmengas will lead the consortium for building the 1800-kilometre-long pipeline carrying gas from the former the Soviet state to India, Pakistan and Afghanistan.
- GAIL India has signed a Gas Sales and Purchase Agreement (GSPA) with Turkmengas for import of 38 mmscmd of natural gas for 30 years.