Match List I with List II and select the answer using the code given below the Lists: List I (City) A. Bewar B. Balaghat C. Bilaspur D. Ballary List II (Mineral) 1. Manganese 2. Mica 3. Iron-ore 4. Bauxite Code:
- (a)A-3, B-1, C-4, D-2
- (b)A-3, B-4, C-1, D-2
- (c)A-2, B-1, C-4, D-3
- (d)A-2, B-4, C-1, D-3
Correct — C, A-2, B-1, C-4, D-3. Two firmly known pairs decide the question. Balaghat district in Madhya Pradesh is one of India's leading manganese-ore areas, so Balaghat (B) goes with manganese (1); and Ballary (Bellary) in Karnataka is a famous iron-ore mining district, so Ballary (D) goes with iron-ore (3). Only option (c) keeps both of these correct, and with manganese and iron-ore taken, the remaining minerals fall to Bewar with mica (2) and Bilaspur with bauxite (4). The two anchors by themselves rule out every other code.
- (a)A-3, B-1, C-4, D-2 — It rightly pairs Balaghat with manganese, but it makes Ballary go with mica; Ballary is an iron-ore district, so this pairing is wrong.
- (b)A-3, B-4, C-1, D-2 — It pairs Balaghat with bauxite and Ballary with mica, both wrong — Balaghat is manganese and Ballary is iron-ore.
- (d)A-2, B-4, C-1, D-3 — Bewar-mica and Ballary-iron-ore are right here, but it makes Balaghat go with bauxite instead of manganese, so it fails on the strongest anchor.
India's minerals are concentrated in belts, and matching a mining centre to its mineral rests on knowing those belts. Manganese comes chiefly from Madhya Pradesh (Balaghat) and adjoining Maharashtra and Odisha; iron-ore from Karnataka (Ballary), Chhattisgarh (Bailadila) and the Odisha-Jharkhand belt; mica from the Koderma, Nellore and Rajasthan belts; and bauxite, the ore of aluminium, from Chhattisgarh, Odisha, Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh and Gujarat.
The reliable way to crack a four-pair match is to lock the pairs you are sure of and let them eliminate options. Balaghat-manganese and Ballary-iron-ore are textbook facts, and they leave only option (c). The remaining Bewar-mica and Bilaspur-bauxite pairs then follow, so there is no need to be certain of the two weaker pairs to reach the answer.
- Balaghat district in Madhya Pradesh is one of India's leading manganese-ore producers.
- Ballary (Bellary) in Karnataka is a major iron-ore mining district.
- Mica is mined mainly in the Koderma belt (Jharkhand), the Nellore belt (Andhra Pradesh) and the Rajasthan belt.
- Bauxite, the ore of aluminium, is mined in Chhattisgarh, Odisha, Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh and Gujarat.
The two anchors (Balaghat-manganese, Ballary-iron-ore) leave only option C, which then fills in Bewar-mica and Bilaspur-bauxite.
- Confusing Balaghat (manganese) with diamonds — diamonds come from Panna/Majhgawan, not Balaghat.
- Mixing up the iron-ore and manganese belts, or pairing Ballary with a mineral other than iron-ore.
Asked as a city-to-mineral or mineral-to-state match, or as statements about which mineral a mining centre is known for.
Match List I (Minerals) with List II (Location) and select the correct answer: List I: (A) Coal (B) Copper (C) Manganese (D) Lignite List II: 1. Giridih 2. Jayankondam 3. Alwar 4. Dharwar
- (a) A-1 B-4 C-3 D-2
- (b) A-2 B-3 C-4 D-1
- (c) A-1 B-3 C-4 D-2
- (d) A-2 B-4 C-3 D-1
Answer(c) A-1, B-3, C-4, D-2 — Giridih coal, Alwar copper, Dharwar manganese, Jayankondam lignite.
The same mineral-to-location matching skill, including a manganese pairing (the Dharwar belt) — cracked, like this item, by anchoring on the mineral centres you know for certain.
Consider the following statements: 1. Balaghat is known for its diamond mines. 2. Majhgawan is known for its manganese deposits. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
- (a) 1 only
- (b) 2 only
- (c) Both 1 and 2
- (d) Neither 1 nor 2
Answer(d) Neither 1 nor 2 — Balaghat is manganese (not diamond) and Majhgawan/Panna is diamond (not manganese).
Directly confirms the anchor of this match — Balaghat is a manganese centre, not a diamond one — which is exactly why Balaghat pairs with manganese here.
- practice — not a real PYQ
Balaghat district in Madhya Pradesh is chiefly known for the mining of which one of the following minerals?
- (a)Manganese
- (b)Diamond
- (c)Gold
- (d)Coal
Answer(a) Manganese — Balaghat is one of India's leading manganese-ore belts.
- practice — not a real PYQ
Ballary (Bellary) in Karnataka is an important mining centre for which one of the following minerals?
- (a)Iron-ore
- (b)Mica
- (c)Bauxite
- (d)Copper
Answer(a) Iron-ore — Ballary lies in a major iron-ore district of Karnataka.