Match List-I (Fertilizer Industry) with List-II (State) and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists:

List-I (Fertilizer Industry)	List-II (State)
A. Aluva	1. Assam
B. Namrup	2. Jharkhand
C. Nangal	3. Kerala
D. Sindri	4. Punjab

Codes:

	A	B	C	D
(a)	2	1	4	3
(b)	2	4	1	3
(c)	3	1	4	2
(d)	3	4	1	2

The fertilizer industry in India is strategically distributed across various states based on raw material availability. Aluva, located in Kerala, is home to the Fertilizers and Chemicals Travancore Limited (FACT) [c1]. Namrup is a significant fertilizer hub in Assam, housing units of the Hindustan Fertilizer Corporation Limited (HFC) [c1][t1]. Nangal, situated in the Rupnagar district of Punjab, is a major production center for National Fertilizers Limited (NFL), specializing in calcium ammonium nitrate [c1][t2]. Sindri, located in the Dhanbad district of Jharkhand, was the site of India's first public sector chemical fertilizer plant established in 1951 [c1][c5]. Matching these locations: Aluva-Kerala (3), Namrup-Assam (1), Nangal-Punjab (4), and Sindri-Jharkhand (2) results in the sequence 3-1-4-2, which corresponds to option (c).

Sources

1. [1] Geography of India ,Majid Husain, (McGrawHill 9th ed.) > Chapter 11: Industries > Table 11.5 > p. 52
2. [2] Geography of India ,Majid Husain, (McGrawHill 9th ed.) > Chapter 11: Industries > Table 11.6 > p. 54