UPSC Geography Minerals and Energy Resources / खनिज और ऊर्जा संसाधन Question Bank Minerals and Power Resources

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    Match List I (Minerals) with List II (Location) and select the correct answer using the code given below
    List I List II
    A. Coal            1. Giridih
    B. Copper         2. Jayamkonda cholapuram
    C. Manganese      3. Alwar
    D. Lignite         4. Dharwar
    Code:

    A) A-1       B-4       C-3       D-2

    B) A-2       B-3       C-4       D-1

    C) A-1       B-3       C-4       D-2

    D) A-2       B-4       C-3       D-1

    Correct Answer: C

    Solution :

    Giridih, along with Jharia, Bokaro, Chandrapura etc. is a major coal producer of Jharkhand. Copper is found along the Aravali range in Rajasthan where Alwar, Bhilwara, Chittaurgarh, Dungarpur, Jaipur, Jhunjhunau, Pali, Sikar, Sirohi and Udaipur are important copper producing districts. Manganese is mined from Dharwar area of Karnataka. Lignite is mined from Jayamkondam area of Tamil Nadu.


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