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Turkmenistan–Afghanistan–Pakistan–India Pipeline - Quiz
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  • 1. What is the diameter of the TAPI pipeline?
A) 1,500 mm
B) 1,420 mm
C) 1,000 mm
D) 1,200 mm
  • 2. What is the working pressure of the TAPI pipeline?
A) 200 atm
B) 50 atm
C) 100 atm
D) 150 atm
  • 3. What is the total annual capacity of the TAPI pipeline?
A) 5 billion cubic meters
B) 50 billion cubic meters
C) 14 billion cubic meters
D) 33 billion cubic meters
  • 4. How much natural gas will be provided to Afghanistan annually?
A) 33 billion cubic meters
B) 14 billion cubic meters
C) 5 billion cubic meters
D) 10 billion cubic meters
  • 5. How much natural gas will be provided to India annually?
A) 33 billion cubic meters
B) 20 billion cubic meters
C) 5 billion cubic meters
D) 14 billion cubic meters
  • 6. How many compressor stations will be constructed along the pipeline?
A) Six
B) Four
C) Eight
D) Ten
  • 7. Who is the leading partner of the TAPI project?
A) Gazprom
B) Petronas
C) Türkmengaz
D) Shell
  • 8. What is the estimated cost of the pipeline project based on the most recent estimate?
A) $7.6 billion
B) $10 billion
C) $5 billion
D) $15 billion
  • 9. What is the total length of the TAPI pipeline?
A) 1,420 km
B) 1,814 km
C) 2,000 km
D) 1,500 km
  • 10. Where does the TAPI pipeline originate?
A) South Iolotan gas field
B) Galkynysh gas fields
C) Bagtyyarlyk gas field
D) Dauletabad gas field
  • 11. In Afghanistan, the pipeline will be constructed alongside which highway?
A) Kabul–Kandahar Highway
B) Kandahar–Herat Highway
C) Kabul–Jalalabad Highway
D) Salang Highway
  • 12. Which Pakistani cities will the pipeline pass through?
A) Karachi and Peshawar
B) Islamabad and Lahore
C) Faisalabad and Rawalpindi
D) Quetta and Multan
  • 13. What is the final destination of the pipeline in India?
A) Delhi
B) Fazilka
C) Ludhiana
D) Amritsar
  • 14. What is the Galkynysh gas field's ranking in size globally?
A) Second largest
B) Fourth largest
C) Third largest
D) Largest
  • 15. What was the original estimated cost of the pipeline?
A) $8.5 billion
B) $7.6 billion
C) $5 billion
D) $10 billion
  • 16. Which international organization participates in the TAPI project?
A) International Monetary Fund
B) United Nations
C) Asian Development Bank
D) World Bank
  • 17. In what year was the TAPI pipeline completed on the Turkmenistan side?
A) 2022
B) 2019
C) 2015
D) 2024
  • 18. Which country expressed interest in joining the pipeline project one year after the Turkmenistan section was completed?
A) Tajikistan
B) Uzbekistan
C) Iran
D) Kazakhstan
  • 19. What is the TAPI project often described as by its proponents?
A) The global gas initiative
B) The energy bridge of the century
C) The Trans-Asian corridor
D) A modern continuation of the Silk Road
  • 20. Why did oil companies in the early 1990s seek an independent route for natural gas?
A) Russia refused to allow use of its pipeline network
B) The pipelines were not large enough
C) The pipelines were too expensive to maintain
D) The existing pipelines were damaged by war
  • 21. When was the original memorandum of understanding for the pipeline project signed?
A) 15 March 1995
B) 11 December 2010
C) 27 October 1997
D) 21 October 1995
  • 22. Which corporation promoted the original TAPI project in 1995?
A) Bridas Corporation
B) Gazprom
C) Penspen
D) Unocal
  • 23. What was the name of the consortium led by Unocal formed in 1996?
A) TAPI Consortium
B) CentGas
C) Silk Road Pipeline Ltd
D) Central Asia Energy Group
  • 24. Who was the president of Turkmenistan when the agreement with Unocal and Delta was signed in 1995?
A) Serdar Berdimuhamedow
B) Raşit Meredow
C) Saparmurat Niyazov
D) Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedow
  • 25. Who was hired by CentGas in 1997 after leaving his position as U.S. ambassador to Pakistan?
A) Robert Oakley
B) Osama bin Laden
C) Tracey Ann Jacobson
D) Mullah Omar
  • 26. In what year did the Taliban sign an agreement to allow the TAPI project to proceed?
A) 1995
B) 1998
C) 1997
D) 2002
  • 27. What event led to the halting of pipeline negotiations in 1998?
A) A disagreement over transit fees
B) The collapse of the Taliban government
C) The bombing of U.S. embassies in Africa
D) A shortage of gas in Turkmenistan
  • 28. When did Unocal withdraw from the TAPI consortium?
A) 8 December 1998
B) 27 December 2002
C) 7 August 1998
D) 15 March 1995
  • 29. Which company designed the final version of the feasibility study for the project in 2005?
A) Bridas Corporation
B) GAIL
C) Unocal
D) Penspen
  • 30. Why did the United States support the TAPI project?
A) To increase influence in the Indian Ocean
B) To lower global oil prices
C) To allow exports without relying on Russian routes
D) To fund the reconstruction of Afghanistan
  • 31. In what year was the framework agreement to buy natural gas signed by Pakistan, India, and Afghanistan?
A) 2005
B) 2010
C) 2012
D) 2008
  • 32. Which Indian state-run firm signed a Gas Sale and Purchase Agreement with Türkmengaz?
A) Indian Oil Corporation
B) GAIL
C) ONGC
D) BPCL
  • 33. When did work on the TAPI project officially start in Turkmenistan?
A) 11 December 2010
B) 27 December 2002
C) 16 May 2012
D) 13 December 2015
  • 34. Who did Turkmenistan's Foreign Minister Raşit Meredow meet virtually in August 2024?
A) Mullah Omar
B) Saparmurat Niyazov
C) Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar
D) Robert Oakley
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