Match List I with List II
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LIST I Energy Resource |
LIST II Area |
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A. Coal |
I. Mumbai High |
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B. Oil-fields |
II. Tarapur |
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C. Natural Gas |
III. Talcher |
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D. Nuclear energy |
IV. Digboi |
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 4
The correct answer is Option (4) → A-III, B-I, C-IV, D-II
(A) Coal — this matches (III) Talcher. Talcher in Odisha is one of the most important coal mining centres.
(B) Oil-fields — this matches (I) Mumbai High. Mumbai High lies 160 km off Mumbai. It was discovered in 1973, and oil production began in 1976.
(C) Natural Gas — this matches (IV) Digboi. Digboi is an oil producing area of Assam, and natural gas is found with petroleum deposits.
(D) Nuclear energy — this matches (II) Tarapur. Tarapur in Maharashtra is an important nuclear power project.
Note: The given answer is as per the official NTA Answer Key. The book does not say in clear words that natural gas is found at Digboi. It gives Mumbai High as an oil field and also as the site of India’s major gas reserves, and Digboi as an oil producing area of Assam. It also says that natural gas is found with petroleum deposits. Option (4) is the only option that pairs coal with Talcher and nuclear energy with Tarapur, which shows that it is the answer.
NCERT (2026-27): “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.” “Crude petroleum occurs in sedimentary rocks of the tertiary period. … In Assam, Digboi, Naharkatiya and Moran are important oil producing areas. … Mumbai High which lies 160 km off Mumbai was discovered in 1973 and production commenced in 1976.” “Natural Gas Natural Gas is found with petroleum deposits and is released when crude oil is brought to the surface. … India’s major gas reserves are found in the Mumbai High and allied fields along the west coast which are supplemented by finds in the Cambay basin.” “Nuclear Energy Resources … The important nuclear power projects are Tarapur (Maharashtra), Rawatbhata near Kota (Rajasthan), Kalpakkam (Tamil Nadu), Narora (Uttar Pradesh), Kaiga (Karnataka) and Kakarapara (Gujarat).” |