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Indian Coalfields — Geography Questions & Practice

Practise 8 Indian Coalfields questions from Geography for competitive exams such as UPSC, Banking, SSC and Railway. Read the worked questions below, check every answer with an explanation, and track what you get wrong.

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Practice questions on Indian Coalfields — with answers

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1. In which state is the 'Jharia Coalfield' located?

  1. AJharkhand
  2. BJharkhand (largest coalfield in India by reserves)
  3. CWest Bengal (first coalfield to be mined in India)
  4. DTelangana/Andhra Pradesh
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Answer: B

'Jharia Coalfield' is located in Jharkhand (largest coalfield in India by reserves).

2. In which state is the 'Raniganj Coalfield' located?

  1. AWest Bengal (first coalfield to be mined in India)
  2. BMaharashtra
  3. CJharkhand
  4. DJharkhand (largest coalfield in India by reserves)
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Answer: A

'Raniganj Coalfield' is located in West Bengal (first coalfield to be mined in India).

3. In which state is the 'Korba Coalfield' located?

  1. AChhattisgarh
  2. BJharkhand
  3. COdisha
  4. DMaharashtra
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Answer: A

'Korba Coalfield' is located in Chhattisgarh.

4. In which state is the 'Singareni Coalfield' located?

  1. AChhattisgarh
  2. BTelangana/Andhra Pradesh
  3. CTelangana
  4. DWest Bengal (first coalfield to be mined in India)
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Answer: C

'Singareni Coalfield' is located in Telangana.

5. In which state is the 'Talcher Coalfield' located?

  1. AJharkhand (largest coalfield in India by reserves)
  2. BChhattisgarh
  3. CTelangana/Andhra Pradesh
  4. DOdisha
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Answer: D

'Talcher Coalfield' is located in Odisha.

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