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UPSC Prelims 1982 · Indian Geography · Minerals and Energy
Khetri, Kolar, Sindri and Jharia are associated with
- (a) Copper, gold, fertilizers and coal
- (b) Copper, gold, coal and iron
- (c) Copper, gold, coal and gypsum
- (d) Iron, gold, coal and copper
Show the answer and explanation
Answer: (a) Copper, gold, fertilizers and coal
Khetri – copper · Kolar – gold · Sindri – fertilisers · Jharia – coal.
The idea
A list of industrial places may mix extraction with manufacturing. A mine supplies a raw material, while a fertiliser town processes inputs into a product. Keeping those roles separate prevents assigning a mineral to every famous industrial location.
Why the others are wrong
(b) Makes Jharia iron.
(c) Makes Sindri coal.
(d) Makes Khetri iron.
The trap
Sindri is a fertiliser town, not a mine.
Elimination technique
Sindri–fertilisers appears only in (a). Khetri–copper and Jharia–coal confirm the match.
Also know
Malanjkhand and Singhbhum are sister copper anchors to Khetri. Hutti is a gold anchor distinct from Kolar. Raniganj and Bokaro are coal-belt neighbours of Jharia; nitrogen fertiliser production needs industrial processing rather than simply digging out a finished fertiliser.
🔒 Sindri (Jharkhand): India’s first big fertiliser plant (1951).
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