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Q53 (IAS/2004) Geography › Indian Economic Geography › Mineral resource distribution Answer Verified

Match List-I (Minerals) with List-II (Location) and select the correct answer using the codes given below the Lists

(Minerals) | (Location)
A. Coal | 1. Giridih
B. Copper | 2. Jayamkondam
C. Manganese | 3. Alwar
D. Lignite | 4. Dharwar

Result
Your answer:  ·  Correct: C
Explanation

The Chotanagpur Belt (List-II–1) is a major bauxite-bearing belt and therefore A matches 1; the Southern Belt (List-II–3) explicitly lists mica among its minerals, so B→3; the Western Belt (List-II–4) is noted for non‑ferrous metals including copper, giving C→4; and the Midland Belt (List‑II–2) lists manganese ore among its principal minerals, so D→2. These belt–mineral associations follow the mineral distributions described for the Chotanagpur and Midland belts and for the Southern and Western belts respectively [2].

Sources

  1. [1] Geography of India ,Majid Husain, (McGrawHill 9th ed.) > Chapter 7: Resources > Mineral Belts of India > p. 2
  2. [2] Geography of India ,Majid Husain, (McGrawHill 9th ed.) > Chapter 7: Resources > Mineral Belts of India > p. 3
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