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Which two types of iron ore are mainly found in India?Read the answer and worked solution →Noamundi and Gua are iron ore mines in which State?Read the answer and worked solution →Dalli and Rajhara iron ore mines lie in which district of Chhattisgarh?Read the answer and worked solution →Sandur-Hospet iron ore deposits are in which district of Karnataka?Read the answer and worked solution →A steel maker needs a mineral to smelt iron ore and make ferro alloys. Which one?Read the answer and worked solution →Which State leads India in both manganese and bauxite production?Read the answer and worked solution →Bauxite is the ore of which metal?Read the answer and worked solution →Copper for electric wires comes from Singhbhum, Balaghat and which Rajasthan district?Read the answer and worked solution →Which non-metallic mineral that splits into thin tough sheets is used in electrical industries?Read the answer and worked solution →Which district of Andhra Pradesh produces the best quality mica?Read the answer and worked solution →About 80 per cent of India's coal is of which type and grade?Read the answer and worked solution →Which is India's largest coal field?Read the answer and worked solution →Brown coal, or lignite, is mined in the coastal areas of which State?Read the answer and worked solution →Why is petroleum called liquid gold?Read the answer and worked solution →Mumbai High was discovered in 1973. When did production begin?Read the answer and worked solution →Digboi is a field-based refinery. Which refinery is the example of a market-based one?Read the answer and worked solution →Before the Oil and Natural Gas Commission was set up in 1956, which was India's only oil producing region?Read the answer and worked solution →Catch the ferrous oresRead the answer and worked solution →Pop the coal fieldsRead the answer and worked solution →Run the mineral leadersRead the answer and worked solution →Slice the fossil fuelsRead the answer and worked solution →Conventional or renewableRead the answer and worked solution →Which mineral beltRead the answer and worked solution →Type the numberRead the answer and worked solution →Minerals bingoRead the answer and worked solution →A tiny workshop with one loom versus a giant car plant. On what basis are industries classed as large, medium, small and cottage?Read the answer and worked solution →Why are sugar mills built inside sugarcane growing areas?Read the answer and worked solution →Bokaro and Durgapur steel plants sit near coalfields. Bhadravati, Bhilai and Rourkela sit near what?Read the answer and worked solution →Aluminium smelters are often built next to power stations. Why?Read the answer and worked solution →Cotton textile mills sit in big cities like Mumbai and Surat rather than in cotton fields. Why?Read the answer and worked solution →

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Which two types of iron ore are mainly found in India?

  1. Bauxite and laterite
  2. Lignite and anthracite
  3. Monazite and ilmenite
  4. Haematite and magnetite
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Correct answer: D. Haematite and magnetite

1. India has Asia's largest iron ore reserve. 2. The two main ores are haematite and magnetite. 3. Their quality is prized abroad. _Source: syllabus Geography, India People and Economy, Chapter 7, Mineral and Energy Resources._

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Noamundi and Gua are iron ore mines in which State?

  1. Jharkhand
  2. Karnataka
  3. Goa state
  4. Rajasthan
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Correct answer: A. Jharkhand

1. Jharkhand has some of the oldest iron mines. 2. Noamundi and Gua lie in the Singhbhum districts. 3. Steel plants sit around them. _Source: syllabus Geography, India People and Economy, Chapter 7, Mineral and Energy Resources._

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Dalli and Rajhara iron ore mines lie in which district of Chhattisgarh?

  1. Korba
  2. Durg
  3. Bastar
  4. Raipur
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Correct answer: B. Durg

1. The Jharkhand belt extends to Durg, Dantewara and Bailadila. 2. Dalli and Rajhara are in Durg. 3. They are among the country's important mines. _Source: syllabus Geography, India People and Economy, Chapter 7, Mineral and Energy Resources._

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