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Questions : Which one of the following combinations of the districts, shows the correct sequence of magnesite deposits in Uttarakhand?

(a) Champawat, Udham Singh Nagar, Pauri Garhwal

(b) Dehradun, Tehri Garhwal, Bageshwar

(c) Bagheshwar, Pithoragarh, Chamoli

(d) Uttarakashi, Rudraprayag, Nainital

The correct answers to the above question in:

Answer: (c)

Bagheshwar, Pithoragarh, Chamoli are the combinations of the districts of magnesite depoists in Uttarakhand.

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Question : 1

Consider the following coal mines of India :

  1. Bokaro
  2. Adilabad
  3. Raniganj
  4. Bishrampur
Select the correct sequence of the above from east to west.

a) 1-3-2-4

b) 3-1-4-2

c) 1-3-4-2

d) 3-1-2-4

Answer: (b)

  1. Raniganj Coalfield is primarily located in the Asansol and Durgapur subdivisions of the Bardhaman district in the Indian state of West Bengal.
  2. Tata Steel has captive coal mines at Jharia & West Bokaro, in the state of Jharkhand, located within 200km from Jamshedpur.
  3. Bishrampur coal mines are located in Chhattisgarh.
  4. Adilabad district is a district located in the northern region of the Indian state of Telangana. It is the gateway district to South India. Adilabad is the administrative seat of the district. The district is currently a part of the Red Corridor.

Question : 2

Match the following;

List I List II
(Place) (Famous for)
A. Balaghat 1. Oil field
B. Katni 2. Iron ore
C. Singrauli 3. Manganese
D. Kalol 4. Bauxite
  5. Coal
Codes: A B C D

a) 1 2 5 3

b) 3 4 5 1

c) 1 2 4 3

d) 3 5 4 1

Answer: (b)

  1. About 80% of the manganese production in India comes from the Balaghat District of Madhya Pradesh.
  2. Katni (Madhya Pradesh) is famous for Bauxite mines.
  3. Singrauli Coalfield is spread across the districts of Singrauli(Madhya Pradesh). Most of the coal is dispatched to pithead power plants as Singrauli Super Thermal Power Station, Rihand Thermal Power Station and Vindhyachal Thermal Power Station etc.
  4. Kalol in Gujarat is famous for its oil fields.

Question : 3

Which one of following groups of states accounts for about 90% of the annual coal production in India?

a) Jharkhand, Orissa and West Bengal

b) Orissa, Madhya Pradesh and Tamil Nadu

c) Madhya Pradesh, Tamil Nadu and West Bengal

d) Jharkhand, Orissa and Madhya Pradesh

Answer: (a)

Jharkhand, Orissa and West Bengal States accounts for about 90% of the annual coal production in India.

Question : 4

The Noonmati Oil refinery is located in the State of

a) West Bengal

b) Bihar

c) Assam

d) Gujarat

Answer: (c)

Question : 5

The ore of Aluminium is

a) Manganese

b) Chromium

c) Bauxite

d) Mica

Answer: (c)

Bauxite, an aluminium ore, is the world’s main source of aluminium. It consists mostly of the minerals gibbsite Al(OH)3, boehmite γ-AlO(OH) and diaspore.

Question : 6

Copper is found in

a) Malajkhand (Balaghat)

b) Dalli Rajahara (Durg)

c) Kesali (Mandala)

d) Bailadila (Bastar)

Answer: (a)

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