Question

Match the following and select the correct answer using the codes given below:

Minerals	Mining areas in Rajasthan
A. Pyrites	(i) Saladipura (Sikar)
B. Tungsten	(ii) Degana (Nagaur)
C. Copper	(iii) Bilara (Jodhpur)
D. Limestone	(iv) Khetri-Singhana (Jhunjhunu)

1. (A) - (i), (B) - (ii), (C) - (iii), (D) - (iv)
2. (A) - (i), (B) - (ii), (C) - (iv), (D) - (iii)
3. (A) - (iv), (B) - (iii), (C) - (ii), (D) - (i)
4. (A) - (i), (B) - (iii), (C) - (ii), (D) - (iv)

Answer 1

Correct Answer - Option 2 : (A) - (i), (B) - (ii), (C) - (iv), (D) - (iii)

The correct answer is (A) - (i), (B) - (ii), (C) - (iv), (D) - (iii).

The table below is correctly matched:

Minerals	Mining Area
Pyrites	Saladipura (Sikar)
Tungsten	Degana (Nagaur)
Copper	Khetri-Singhana (Jhunjhunu)
Limestone	Bilara (Jodhpur)

 

• Pyrite-Pyrrhotite - Sulphur in Rajasthan:
  • Deposits in Rajasthan
  • Sikar - Saladipura
• Deposits of Tungsten in Rajasthan:
  • Degana (Nagaur) - Best in Country
• Limestone Deposit in Rajasthan:
  • Jodhpur: Bilara & Basa
  • Nagaur: Mundwa & Gotan
  • Pali: Deoli Hulan
• Copper Deposits in Rajasthan:
  • Found along with the copper ores in the Khetri Copper Belt in Jhunjhunu
  • The serpentinite rocks at Rakhabdev-Kherwara area south of Udaipur.