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Consider the following statements regarding coal gasification:1.Coal gasification is a chemical process that converts coal into syngas, which is a mixture of carbon monoxide and hydrogen.2.Syngas produced through this process is exclusively used for thermal power generation without any chemical processing.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

Correct answer: (a) 1 only

Explanation

Statement 1 is correct as coal gasification yields syngas comprising carbon monoxide and hydrogen. Statement 2 is incorrect because syngas is used as a raw material for manufacturing fertilizers and synthetic natural gas, not just exclusively for raw thermal power without chemical processing.

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