Match List - I with List - II.
| List - I | List - II | ||
| (Iron Ore Mines) | (States) | ||
| (A) | Ratnagiri | (I) | Maharashtra |
| (B) | Kudremukh | (II) | Jharkhand |
| (C) | Bailadila | (III) | Chhattisgarh |
| (D) | Noamundi | (IV) | Karnataka |
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 4
The correct answer is Option (4) → (A)-(I), (B)-(IV), (C)-(III), (D)-(II)
(A) Ratnagiri — this matches (I) Maharashtra. Ratnagiri is an iron mining district of Maharashtra.
(B) Kudremukh — this matches (IV) Karnataka. Kudremukh lies in Chikkamagaluru district of Karnataka.
(C) Bailadila — this matches (III) Chhattisgarh. Bailadila is an iron ore mine south of Durg.
(D) Noamundi — this matches (II) Jharkhand. Noamundi is an important iron ore mine of Jharkhand, in the Singhbhum districts.
Note: The given answer is as per the official NTA Answer Key. The book does not name the state of Bailadila in clear words. It only says that the Jharkhand iron ore belt extends to Durg, Dantewara and Bailadila, and the other three pairs leave only Chhattisgarh for Bailadila.
NCERT (2026-27): “Iron Ore … About 95 per cent of total reserves of iron ore is located in the States of Odisha, Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh, Karnataka, Goa, Telangana, Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu. … 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. 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.”
Fig. 5.2 : India – Metallic Minerals (Ferrous) |
