Coal, Iron, Metals and Other Minerals: Locations

Attempt the quiz above first, then review every question with its correct answer and a short explanation below.

1. Q1.The Jharia coalfield, the most important coalfield for coking coal, is in:

   • A.Odisha
   • B.Chhattisgarh
   • C.Jharkhand✓ Correct Answer
   • D.West Bengal

   Explanation: Jharia lies near Dhanbad in Jharkhand and holds India's best coking coal.

2. Q2.Digboi, where oil was first discovered in India, is in:

   • A.Gujarat
   • B.Assam✓ Correct Answer
   • C.Maharashtra
   • D.Rajasthan

   Explanation: Oil was struck at Digboi in 1889, the oldest oil field in the country.

3. Q3.India's diamond mines are located at Panna in:

   • A.Karnataka
   • B.Madhya Pradesh✓ Correct Answer
   • C.Andhra Pradesh
   • D.Odisha

   Explanation: Panna in Madhya Pradesh is the only diamond-producing area in India.

4. Q4.The Khetri mines are famous for:

   • A.gold
   • B.bauxite
   • C.manganese
   • D.copper✓ Correct Answer

   Explanation: Khetri in Rajasthan is a major copper-producing area.

5. Q5.Neyveli in Tamil Nadu is known for the mining of:

   • A.lignite✓ Correct Answer
   • B.anthracite
   • C.bituminous coal
   • D.peat

   Explanation: Neyveli has India's largest lignite (brown coal) deposits.

6. Q6.Jaduguda in Jharkhand is known for the mining of:

   • A.uranium✓ Correct Answer
   • B.thorium
   • C.coal
   • D.mica

   Explanation: Jaduguda is India's first uranium mine, in Singhbhum district.

7. Q7.The Raniganj coalfield, the oldest in India, is in:

   • A.Jharkhand
   • B.West Bengal✓ Correct Answer
   • C.Chhattisgarh
   • D.Odisha

   Explanation: Coal mining in India began at Raniganj in 1774.

8. Q8.The Bailadila iron ore deposits are in:

   • A.Karnataka
   • B.Chhattisgarh✓ Correct Answer
   • C.Goa
   • D.Jharkhand

   Explanation: Bailadila in Dantewada district exports high-grade haematite.

9. Q9.The Kudremukh iron ore mines are in:

   • A.Chhattisgarh
   • B.Odisha
   • C.Goa
   • D.Karnataka✓ Correct Answer

   Explanation: Kudremukh in the Western Ghats yields magnetite ore.

10. Q10.The leading State in bauxite production, with deposits at Koraput, is:

    • A.Kerala
    • B.Punjab
    • C.Haryana
    • D.Odisha✓ Correct Answer

    Explanation: Odisha has the largest bauxite reserves and production, used for aluminium.

11. Q11.Which iron ore has the highest iron content?

    • A.haematite
    • B.limonite
    • C.magnetite✓ Correct Answer
    • D.siderite

    Explanation: Magnetite contains over 70 per cent iron and is the best quality ore.

12. Q12.The coal with the highest carbon content is:

    • A.lignite
    • B.bituminous
    • C.anthracite✓ Correct Answer
    • D.peat

    Explanation: Anthracite has over 90 per cent carbon, but is rare in India (found in Jammu and Kashmir).

13. Q13.Monazite sands, a source of thorium, are found mainly along the coast of:

    • A.Gujarat
    • B.Kerala✓ Correct Answer
    • C.Odisha only
    • D.West Bengal

    Explanation: Kerala's beach sands are among the richest known monazite deposits in the world.

14. Q14.The Hutti gold mines are in:

    • A.Karnataka✓ Correct Answer
    • B.Rajasthan
    • C.Jharkhand
    • D.Gujarat

    Explanation: Hutti in Raichur district is India's main working gold mine.

15. Q15.The Zawar mines in Rajasthan are famous for:

    • A.iron and manganese
    • B.copper and gold
    • C.lead and zinc✓ Correct Answer
    • D.mica and coal

    Explanation: Zawar near Udaipur has been a lead-zinc centre for centuries.

16. Q16.Bombay High (Mumbai High), a major offshore oil field, lies off the coast of:

    • A.Maharashtra✓ Correct Answer
    • B.Kerala
    • C.Odisha
    • D.Tamil Nadu

    Explanation: Mumbai High, discovered in 1974, is India's largest offshore oil field.

17. Q17.The Malanjkhand copper mines are in:

    • A.Rajasthan
    • B.Jharkhand
    • C.Karnataka
    • D.Madhya Pradesh✓ Correct Answer

    Explanation: Malanjkhand in Balaghat district is India's largest copper mine.

18. Q18.The Kolar gold fields, which closed in 2001, are in:

    • A.Andhra Pradesh
    • B.Tamil Nadu
    • C.Karnataka✓ Correct Answer
    • D.Jharkhand

    Explanation: Some of India's deepest mines were at Kolar before they became uneconomic.

19. Q19.The mica belt of Koderma and Hazaribagh is in:

    • A.Jharkhand✓ Correct Answer
    • B.Rajasthan
    • C.Andhra Pradesh
    • D.Odisha

    Explanation: Jharkhand's mica belt is among the world's richest sources of high-quality mica.

20. Q20.The Indian Bureau of Mines, which regulates mining, is headquartered at:

    • A.Dhanbad
    • B.Kolkata
    • C.Ranchi
    • D.Nagpur✓ Correct Answer

    Explanation: The Bureau, under the Ministry of Mines, is based in Nagpur.