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UPSC Prelims 1989 · Indian Geography · Minerals and Energy
Match the following: A. Jharia · B. Ankleshwar · C. Bailadila · D. Malanjkhand — (i) Copper · (ii) Iron · (iii) Coal · (iv) Oil
- (a) (iii) (iv) (ii) (i)
- (b) (i) (ii) (iii) (iv)
- (c) (iv) (iii) (ii) (i)
- (d) (i) (iii) (iv) (ii)
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Answer: (a) (iii) (iv) (ii) (i)
Jharia – coal · Ankleshwar – oil · Bailadila – iron · Malanjkhand – copper.
The idea
A resource-town match identifies the principal material associated with that place. Sedimentary basins favour coal and hydrocarbons, while metallic ores follow other rock settings. Keep the mine, the ore and the nearby processing industry as separate labels.
Why the others are wrong
(b) Gives Jharia copper.
(c) Gives Jharia oil.
(d) Gives Jharia copper.
Elimination technique
Jharia–coal alone leaves only (a). Use Ankleshwar’s oil association to confirm the code rather than guessing the metal pairs.
Also know
Khetri and Singhbhum are sister copper anchors to Malanjkhand. Raniganj and Bokaro belong to the wider Damodar coal family. Dalli-Rajhara is another Chhattisgarh iron-ore anchor, and Mumbai High provides an offshore counterpart to onshore Gujarat oil.
🔒 Malanjkhand (MP) = copper; Bailadila (Chhattisgarh) = iron.
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