Arrange the following iron ore mines according to their location in India from east to west.
A. Bailadila
B. Gua
C. Chandrapur
D. Ballari
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 1
The correct answer is Option (1) → B, A, C, D
On the map of iron ore mines, read each mine against the lines of longitude:
B. Gua — in the Pashchimi Singhbhum district of Jharkhand, on the north-eastern plateau, east of 84°E. It is the easternmost of the four.
A. Bailadila — in Dantewara, Chhattisgarh, where the Jharkhand iron ore belt extends south-west; it lies just east of 80°E.
C. Chandrapur — a district of Maharashtra, just west of 80°E.
D. Ballari — the Sandur-Hospet area of Karnataka, close to 76°E. It is the westernmost of the four.
NCERT (2025-26): “Iron Ore … In Odisha, iron ore occurs in a series of hill ranges in Sundergarh, Mayurbhanj and Jhar. The important mines are Gurumahisani, Sulaipet, Badampahar (Mayurbhaj), Kiruburu (Kendujhar) and Bonai (Sundergarh). Similar hill ranges, Jharkhand has some of the oldest iron ore mines and most of the iron and steel plants are located around them. Most of the important mines such as Noamundi and Gua are located in Poorbi and Pashchimi Singhbhum districts. This belt further extends to Durg, Dantewara and Bailadila. Dalli, and Rajhara in Durg are the important mines of iron ore in the country.…” “Iron Ore … In Karnataka, iron ore deposits occur in Sandur-Hospet area of Ballari district, Baba Budan hills and Kudremukh in Chikkamagaluru district and … parts of Shivamogga, Chitradurg and Tumakuru districts. The districts of Chandrapur, Bhandara and Ratnagiri in Maharashtra, Karimnagar and Warangal district of Telangana, Kurnool, Cuddapah and Anantapur districts of Andhra Pradesh, Salem and Nilgiris districts of Tamil Nadu are other iron mining regions. Goa has also emerged as an important producer of iron ore.…”
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