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Difficulty: EasyState Economy, Agriculture, and Natural Resources

Match the prominent mining areas of Madhya Pradesh listed in List-I with their corresponding primary mineral resources in List-II:

  • MalanjkhandCopper
  • PannaDiamond
  • BharweliManganese
  • SingrauliCoal

Answer

Malanjkhand matches with Copper, Panna matches with Diamond, Bharweli matches with Manganese, and Singrauli matches with Coal.
Each mining center in Madhya Pradesh is matched correctly to its dominant extracted mineral resource: Malanjkhand produces copper, Panna produces diamond, Bharweli produces manganese, and Singrauli produces coal.

Step-by-Step Solution

1
Identify the primary economic mineral extracted from Malanjkhand.
Malanjkhand is the largest open-cast copper deposit in India.
It is located in the Balaghat copper belt of Madhya Pradesh.
2
Identify the primary mineral resource associated with Panna.
Panna is well known for diamond reserves.
Panna belt contains kimberlite pipes mined for diamonds.
3
Identify the major mineral mined at Bharweli.
Bharweli is famous for high-grade manganese ore.
Bharweli hosts one of Asia's largest manganese mines.
4
Identify the natural energy resource found in Singrauli.
Singrauli is majorly associated with coal deposits.
Singrauli coalfield feeds several major pithead thermal power plants.

Key Concept

Major Mining Belts and Mineral Resources of State Economy
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State Economy, Agriculture, and Natural Resources

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