Mineral Resources

The correct match is as follows :

Thus, option (a) is correct.

Manganese occurs as silvery gray in colour and is very hard and brittle in nature. Indian manganese ore deposits occur mainly as metamorphosed bedded sedimentary deposits associated with Gonditc Series (Archaens) of Madhya Pradesh (Balaghat, Chhindwara and Jhabua districts).

Amongst the above districts of Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh, coal is not found in Bilaspur district. Thus, option (a) is the correct answer. Bilaspur is famous for limestone and dolomite.

In April, 2005 the Reliance Group discovered coal-bed methane in Suhagpur of Shahdol district.

In April, 2005 the Reliance Group discovered coal-bed methane in Suhagpur of Shahdol district.

In 1997-98, coal had maximum monetary value in the total produced minerals of 50,785 cores in the United Madhya Pradesh.

Bauxite among the given minerals is found most abundantly in Madhya Pradesh. As per data provided by Indian Mineral year book 2012, By states, Odisha alone accounts for 41% of country's resources of Bauxite followed by Chhattisgarh (20%), Andhra Pradesh (12%), Gujrat (8%), Jharkhand (6%), Maharashtra (5%) and Madhya Pradesh (4%). Odisha is at first position in the production of Bauxite. Odisha emerged as the leading producing state accounting for about 76% of the total production during 2020-21.

Asbestos is found mainly in Jhabua district of Madhya Pradesh. According to Indian mineral year book 2018 Asbestos is found in India, Andhra Pradesh (leading producer), Jharkhand, Karnataka, Odisha, Rajasthan, Uttarakhand.

Sarguja is presently located in Chhattisgarh. It is a major Uranium source region. According to Indian Mineral Year Book 2021 Malaj Khand Copper Project (MCP) is the largest copper ore producing mine with 2.0 Million tonnes production capacity per year.

Malajkhand Copper Project (MCP) is located in Malajkhand city of Balaghat district. This city is also known as copper city. This project was established in 1982.