The disease very common in workers in underground mines are
A. Silicosis
B. Anemia
C. Tuberculosis
D. Thalassemia
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 4
The correct answer is Option (4) → A and C Only
A. Silicosis Correct. Workers in underground mines face flooding, fire, collapsing roofs, gases and ventilation failures, and many develop breathing problems and diseases like silicosis, a lung disease caused by breathing in fine rock dust.
B. Anemia Incorrect. Anaemia is a shortage of haemoglobin in the blood, most often because of a poor diet lacking iron. It is not a disease of the mine’s dust and bad air.
C. Tuberculosis Correct. Tuberculosis is the other disease named among mine workers, who breathe dust-laden air in poorly ventilated pits for long hours.
D. Thalassemia Incorrect. Thalassaemia is an inherited blood disorder, passed from parents to children through genes. A person is born with it; work in a mine cannot cause it.
NCERT (2025-26): “5.5 Working conditions … Workers in underground mines face very dangerous conditions, due to flooding, fire, the collapse of roofs and sides, the emission of gases and ventilation failures. Many workers develop breathing problems and diseases like tuberculosis and silicosis. Those working in overground mines have to work in both hot sun and rain, and face injuries due to mine blasting, falling objects, etc. The rate of mining accidents in India is very high compared to other countries.” |