With reference to the mineral resources of India, consider the following pairs: Mineral Claimed Location 1. Copper Jharkhand 2. Nickel Orissa 3. Tungsten Kerala Which of the pairs given above is/are correctly matched?

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UPSC CSE Prelims 2010

With reference to the mineral resources of India, consider the following pairs:

Mineral	Claimed Location
1. Copper	Jharkhand
2. Nickel	Orissa
3. Tungsten	Kerala

Which of the pairs given above is/are correctly matched?

EXPLANATION

Correct Option (b):

Pair 2 is correctly matched. Odisha holds a substantial portion of India's nickel reserves, accounting for over 90% of the known deposits. The Sukinda Valley in Jajpur district is a significant area for nickel ore.

Incorrect Options:

Pair 1 (Copper - Jharkhand) is not correctly matched. Although Jharkhand (particularly the Singhbhum district) has copper deposits, the primary copper-producing states in India are Madhya Pradesh (Malanjkhand belt) and Rajasthan (Khetri belt).

Pair 3 (Tungsten - Kerala) is not correctly matched. Major tungsten deposits in India are predominantly located in Rajasthan (Degana, Sirohi) and also found in states like Maharashtra and West Bengal, rather than Kerala.

SOURCENCERT Class 12 Geography, India: People and Economy, Chapter 7: Mineral and Energy Resources