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Question : 21 [2009-I]

In which one of the following is higher percentage of carbon found?

a) Anthracite coal

b) Peat coal

c) Lignite coal

d) Bituminous coal

Answer: (a)

Anthracite has higher percentage of Carbon. It has a carbon content of over 87% on a dry ash-free basis.

Question : 22

Consider the following statements

  1. Balaghat is known for its diamond mines.
  2. Majhgaon is known for its manganese deposits
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

a) Neither 1 nor 2

b) 2 only

c) 1 only

d) Both 1 and 2

Answer: (a)

Balaghat is known for its Manganese production. About 80% of Manganese production of the country comes from Balaghat. Majhgaon is known for its diamond mines, which is situated in the Panna District of Madhya Pradesh.

Question : 23 [SSC SO 2008]

India is one of the largest producers of manganese ore in the world along with

a) South Africa and U.S.A.

b) Brazil and Russia

c) China and Russia

d) Australia and U.S.A.

Answer: (b)

About 80% of the known world manganese resources are found in South Africa; other important manganese deposits are in Ukraine, Australia, India, China, Gabon and Brazil.

The 96% of global production of manganese today is from barely 7 countries viz.

  1. CIS,
  2. RSA,
  3. Brazil,
  4. Gabon,
  5. Australia,
  6. China and
  7. India in decreasing order of tonnages raised annually.

The global resource base is close to 12 billion tonnes including an Indian reserve of about 240 million tonnes. Indian manganese ores are preferred by many as they are generally hard, lumpy and amenable to easy reduction.

In the Indian continent, the deposition of manganese must have taken place in varying environmental settings and by different geological processes but the sedimentary mode of formation far outweighed other methods such as supergene enrichment etc.

Question : 24 [UP UDA/LDA (Pre) 2002]

Assertion (A):
Lignite is an inferior variety of coal containing 35-40 per cent of Carbon.
Reason (R):
Jharkhand is the largest producer of lignite in India.


In the context of the above statements, which of the following is true.

a) (A) is false, but (R) is true

b) Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A)

c) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)

d) (A) is true, but (R) is false

Answer: (d)

Question : 25 [UPPSC (GIC) 2010]

Which one of the following state is the largest producer of Coal in India?

a) West Bengal

b) Madhya Pradesh

c) Andhra Pradesh

d) Chhattisgarh

Answer: (d)

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