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Steel plants cluster in Jharkhand and Odisha. Which mineral belt covers Chhotanagpur and the Odisha plateau?
ANorth-Eastern Plateau belt
BSouth-Western Plateau belt
CNorth-Western Aravali belt
DHimalayan mountain belt
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: A. North-Eastern Plateau belt
1. The North-Eastern Plateau belt covers Chhotanagpur, Odisha, West Bengal and parts of Chhattisgarh.
2. It has iron ore, coal and manganese together.
3. That is why steel industry sits there.
_Source: NCERT Class 12 Geography, India People and Economy, Chapter 7, Mineral and Energy Resources._
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