Match List-I with List-II
| List-I | List-II | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Places | Minerals | ||
| (A) | Badampahar mines | (I) | Bauxite |
| (B) | Balaghat Mines | (II) | Copper |
| (C) | Amarkantak Plateau | (III) | Mica |
| (D) | Koderma Gaya-Hazaribagh | (IV) | Iron Ore |
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 4
The correct answer is Option (4) → (A)-(IV), (B)-(II), (C)-(I), (D)-(III)
Each place in List-I is a well-known mining area of one mineral.
(A) Badampahar mines — this matches (IV) Iron Ore. They lie in the Odisha–Jharkhand iron ore belt, in Mayurbhanj and Kendujhar districts of Odisha.
(B) Balaghat Mines — this matches (II) Copper. The Balaghat mines of Madhya Pradesh produce about half of India’s copper (about 52%).
(C) Amarkantak Plateau — this matches (I) Bauxite. Bauxite, the ore of aluminium, is found in the Amarkantak plateau, the Maikal hills and the Bilaspur–Katni plateau.
(D) Koderma Gaya-Hazaribagh — this matches (III) Mica. The Koderma–Gaya–Hazaribagh belt of Jharkhand is the leading producer of mica in India.