INDIAN GEOGRAPHY

MINERAL AND ENERGY RESOURCES IN INDIA

INDIAN MINERALS AND INDUSTRIES

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which one among the following is a correct sequence of production of coal in the Indian States in descending order? [NDA 2011]
A
Jharkhand-Madhya Pradesh-West Bengal-Meghalaya
B
West Bengal-Madhya Pradesh-Jharkhand-Meghalaya
C
Jharkhand-West Bengal-Meghalaya-Madhya Pradesh
D
Madhya Pradesh-Jharkhand-West Bengal - Meghalaya
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Jharkhand-Madhya Pradesh-West Bengal-Meghalaya is a correct sequence of production of coal in the Indian States in descending order.

Detailed explanation-2: -There are four stages in coal formation: peat, lignite, bituminous and anthracite. The stage depends upon the conditions to which the plant remains are subjected after they were buried – the greater the pressure and heat, the higher the rank of coal.

Detailed explanation-3: -Jharkhand has the highest coal reserves in India.

Detailed explanation-4: -Detailed Solution. Jharkhand is the largest coal producing state in the country followed by Orissa, Chhattisgarh, West Bengal, Madhya Pradesh, Telangana and Maharashtra. Same sequence is followed in highest number of coal Reserve Also.

Detailed explanation-5: -Madhya Pradesh-Jharkhand-West Bengal-Meghalaya.

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