In terms of gross production of coal, what is the rank of Madhya Pradesh in India?

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Correct — C, Fourth. Madhya Pradesh's coal comes chiefly from the Singrauli–Sohagpur coal belt in its north-eastern districts (Singrauli, Anuppur, Shahdol, Umaria), in the Son river valley. In gross coal production it ranks fourth among India's coal-bearing states, behind the country's leading three producers, Chhattisgarh, Odisha and Jharkhand.

Why the other options are wrong — (a) Madhya Pradesh's coal output, though substantial, trails well behind the top three producing states — it does not hold the second position.  (b) Jharkhand, not Madhya Pradesh, occupies the third position among India's coal-producing states.  (d) Madhya Pradesh's output still exceeds smaller coal-producing states such as West Bengal, so it ranks above fifth.

Concept: India's coal production is concentrated in a handful of Gondwana coal-belt states — Chhattisgarh, Odisha, Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh and West Bengal, in roughly that order of output. Madhya Pradesh's coal lies mainly in the Singrauli–Sohagpur coalfields of its Mahakoshal region, along the Son valley.

State PCS 2022 Q11 — Madhya Pradesh GK PYQ with Answer

State PCS 2022 Q11 — Madhya Pradesh GK PYQ with Answer