MINERAL AND ENERGY RESOURCES IN INDIA
INDIAN MINERALS AND INDUSTRIES
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I and IV
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I, II and III
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I, III and IV
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Detailed explanation-1: -The following that are true with regard to coal in India are Coal is found in sedimentary rocks, The best quality of coal is lignite and The Damodar river valley is popularly known as the ‘Ruhr of India’.
Detailed explanation-2: -Damodar valley is called Ruhr of India because it has similar characteristics with that of Ruhr which is located in Germany. The characteristic is that Ruhr has immense coal resources.
Detailed explanation-3: -Bituminous type of coal is mostly found in India. It is mostly found in the states of Jharkhand, Orissa, West Bengal, Chattisgarh and Madhya Pradesh.
Detailed explanation-4: -COAL MINING IN INDIA: THE PAST India has a long history of commercial coal mining covering nearly 220 years starting from 1774 by M/s Sumner and Heatly of East India Company in the Raniganj Coalfield along the Western bank of river Damodar.