Question

(2) Mark the areas where the following minerals are found in India. Give index: (1) Manganese (2) Bauxite (3) Iron ore (4) Coal.​

Answer 1

Answer:

1. Manganese =China, Africa, Australia and Gabon. Madhya Pradesh (Balaghat, Chhindwara & Jhabua districts), Maharashtra (Bhandara & Nagpur districts), Gujarat (Panchmahal district), Odisha

2. Bauxite =Odisha is India's largest bauxite producer accounting for about 49% of the total production followed by Gujarat (24%), Jharkhand (9%), Chhattisgarh and Maharashtra (8% each). The remaining was produced by Madhya Pradesh, Goa, Karnataka and Tamil Nadu.

3.Iron ore=Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh, Karnataka, Jharkhand, Odisha, Goa, Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Kerala, Rajasthan and Tamil Nadu are the principal Indian producers of iron ore.

4.Coal= Andhra Pradesh 920.96 4141.87

Uttar Pradesh 884.04 1061.80

Meghalaya 89.04 576.48

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