Correct Answer - Option 3 :
(a) - (i), (b) - (ii), (c) - (iii), (d) - (iv)
The correct answer is (a) - (i), (b) - (ii), (c) - (iii), (d) - (iv).
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List - I
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List - II |
| Manganese |
Madhya Pradesh |
| Nickel |
Odisha |
| Lead-zinc |
Rajasthan |
| Asbestos |
Telangana |
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Manganese is a chemical element with the symbol Mn and atomic number 25.
- Madhya Pradesh is the leading manganese ore producing State accounted for 27% of the total production in 2016-17.
- Indian manganese ore deposits occur mainly as metamorphosed bedded sedimentary deposits associated with Gondite Series (Archaeans) of Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Gujarat, Odisha, and with Kodurite Series.
- The State of Odisha is endowed with the largest share of resources of nickel ore in the country at 175 million tonnes followed by Jharkhand & Nagaland.
- These resources are mainly found to occur in three districts, namely, Jajpur, Mayurbhanj, and Keonjhar.
- Nickel is a chemical element with the symbol Ni and atomic number 28.
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Rajasthan is endowed with the largest resources of lead-zinc ore amounting to 607.53 million tonnes, followed by Andhra Pradesh 22.69 million tonnes, Madhya Pradesh 14.84 million tonnes, Bihar 11.43 million tonnes, and Maharashtra 9.27 million tonnes.
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Hindustan Zinc Limited is the main producer of zinc in India.
- Most of the resources are available in Rajasthan.
- A minor amount of resources are available in Andhra Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Bihar, and Maharashtra states.
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Asbestos deposits are found in Andhra Pradesh, Bihar, Jharkhand, Karnataka, Rajasthan, and Manipur.
- Workers at cement factories in Ahmedabad, Hyderabad, Coimbatore, and Mumbai are suffering from the lethal effects of asbestos.
