Arrange the following coal mines according to their location from north to south direction.
A. Neyveli
B. Korba
C. Talcher
D. Singareni
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct answer is Option (3) → B, C, D, A
On the map of conventional energy resources, the four coal mining centres lie from north to south as follows:
B. Korba (Chhattisgarh) — the northernmost, about midway between the 20°N and 24°N parallels.
C. Talcher (Odisha) — just south-east of Korba, still north of 20°N.
D. Singareni (Telangana) — between 16°N and 20°N, well south of Talcher.
A. Neyveli (Tamil Nadu) — near 12°N; it is the lignite deposit of the south-western plateau region.
NCERT (2025-26): “Coal … Coal is a one of the important minerals which is mainly used in the generation of thermal power and smelting of iron ore. Coal occurs in rock sequences mainly of two geological ages, namely Gondwana and tertiary deposits. About 80 per cent of the coal deposits in India is of bituminous type and is of non-coking grade. The most important Gondwana coal fields of India are located in Damodar Valley. They lie in Jharkhand-Bengal coal belt and the important coal fields in this region are Raniganj, Jharia, Bokaro, Giridih, Karanpura. Jharia is the largest coal field followed by Raniganj. The other river valleys associated with coal are Godavari, Mahanadi and Sone. The most important coal mining centres are Singrauli in Madhya Pradesh (part of Singrauli coal field lies in Uttar Pradesh), Korba in Chhattisgarh, Talcher and Rampur in Odisha, Chanda–Wardha, Kamptee and Bander in Maharashtra and Singareni in Telangana and Pandur in Andhra Pradesh.…” “The South-Western Plateau Region … This belt extends over Karnataka, Goa and contiguous Tamil Nadu uplands and Kerala. This belt is rich in ferrous metals and bauxite. It also contains high grade iron ore, manganese and limestone. This belt lacks in coal deposits except Neyveli lignite. This belt does not have as diversified mineral deposits as the north-eastern belt. Kerala has deposits of monazite and thorium, bauxite clay. Goa has iron ore deposits.…”
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