Solution: (a)
Raniganj Coalfield is primarily located in the Asansol and Durgapur subdivisions of Bardhaman district in the Indian state of West Bengal.
Anantapur district in Andhra Pradesh is famous for
(a) Copper
(b) Zinc
(c) Mica
(d) Gold
Solution: (d)
Anantapur District is one of the 23 districts in Andhra Pradesh. Its Jonnagiri area is the first major gold mine in the private sector in the country.
The oldest oil field in India is in
(a) Haldia
(b) Bombay High
(c) Neyveli
(d) Digboi
Solution: (d)
Digboi has the distinction of being India’s oldest continuously producing oilfield. Digboi refinery, now a division of Indian Oil Corporation, is the world’s oldest oil refinery still in operation.
In which State is Khetri the area known for copper ores, situated?
(a) Himachal Pradesh
(b) Assam
(c) Rajasthan
(d) Karnataka
Solution: (c)
Khetri Nagar is a town in Jhunjhunu district of Rajasthan in India. It is known for its Copper Project. The township of Khetri Nagar is built and is under control of the Hindustan Copper Limited, a public sector unit under Government of India.
Which of the following regions in India is the richest in iron and coal deposits?
(a) The Southern region
(b) Chota Nagpur Plateau
(c) Himalayan region
(d) Thar desert
Solution: (b)
The Chhota Nagpur Plateau is a plateau in eastern India, which covers much of Jharkhand state as well as adjacent parts of Odisha, West Bengal, Bihar and Chhattisgarh. The plateau is a store house of minerals like mica, bauxite, copper, limestone, iron ore and coal. The Damodar valley is rich in coal and it is considered as the prime centre of coking coal in the country.
