UPSC PRELIMS · GEOGRAPHY · AGRICULTURE — CHEMICAL FERTILIZERS

With reference to chemical fertilizers in India, consider the following statements: 1. At present, the retail price of chemical fertilizers is market-driven and not administered by the Government. 2. Ammonia, which is an input of urea, is produced from natural gas. 3. Sulphur, which is a raw material for phosphoric acid fertilizer, is a by-product of oil refineries. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

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EXPLANATION

Urea pricing remained administered, while ammonia is produced from natural gas and sulphur can be recovered as a by-product in petroleum refining.

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