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Match the mine to its state

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Matching pairs
  1. Left
    Bailadila hills
    Right
    Chhattisgarh
  2. Left
    Kudremukh mines
    Right
    Karnataka
  3. Left
    Badampahar mines
    Right
    Odisha
  4. Left
    Noamundi mines
    Right
    Jharkhand
  5. Left
    Ratnagiri belt
    Right
    Maharashtra
Instructions
Tap a mining area on the left, then the state it lies in.
_Source: syllabus Contemporary India II, Ch5 'Minerals and Energy Resources', pp.44-45_

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Ferrous or non-ferrous?

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Left
Ferrous
Items
  1. Item
    Iron ore
    Answer
    Ferrous
  2. Item
    Manganese
    Answer
    Ferrous
  3. Item
    Copper
    Answer
    Non-ferrous
  4. Item
    Bauxite
    Answer
    Non-ferrous
  5. Item
    Lead
    Answer
    Non-ferrous
  6. Item
    Zinc
    Answer
    Non-ferrous
  7. Item
    Gold
    Answer
    Non-ferrous
Right
Non-ferrous
Instructions
Swipe left if the mineral carries iron, right if it does not.
_Source: syllabus Contemporary India II, Ch5 'Minerals and Energy Resources', pp.44-47_

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Flip to match soil and trait

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Matching pairs
  1. A
    Black soil
    B
    Clayey, holds moisture
  2. A
    Bangar
    B
    Old alluvial, has kanker
  3. A
    Khadar
    B
    New alluvial soil
  4. A
    Laterite
    B
    Latin 'later' means brick
  5. A
    Arid soil
    B
    Sandy and saline
  6. A
    Red soil
    B
    Iron gives it the colour
Instructions
Flip two cards. Keep them if the soil meets its own description.
_Source: syllabus Contemporary India II, Ch1 'Resources and Development', pp.7-9_

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