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  1. 2281UPSC2010GeographyEnglish

    Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the code given below the lists. List-I (Coal producing areas) (a) Damodar Valley (b) Son Valley (c) Godavari Valley (d) Mahanadi Valley List-II (Coalfields) 1. Talcher 2. Barakar 3. Umaria 4. Singareni

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    Correct option: A — a-2, b-3, c-4, d-1

  2. 2282UPPSC2002GeographyEnglish

    Assertion (A): Lignite is an inferior variety of coal containing 35-40 percent of Carbon. Reason (R): Jharkhand is the largest producer of lignite in India. In the content of above statements, which of the following is true.

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    Correct option: C — (A) is true, but (R) is false

  3. 2283UPPSC2010GeographyEnglish

    Assertion (A): The inter-state movement of coal form a major component of inter-state traffic handled by railways. Reason (R): Bengal-Jharkhand coalfields are major source of coal supply to the North-Western states. Select the correct answer from the code given below.

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    Correct option: A — Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)

  4. 2284UPPSC2010GeographyEnglish

    Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the code given below the lists. List-I (Coalfields) (a) Karanpura (b) Singareni (c) Neyveli (d) Korba List-II (States) 1. Chhattisgarh 2. Tamil Nadu 3. Jharkhand 4. Andhra Pradesh

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    Correct option: C — a-3, b-4, c-2, d-1

  5. 2285UPSC2012GeographyEnglish

    Despite having large reserves of coal, why does India import millions of tonnes of coal? 1. It is the policy of India to save its own coal reserves for future and import it from other countries for the present use. 2. Most of the power plants in India are coal based and they are not able to get sufficient supplies of coal from within the country. 3. Steel companies need large quantity of coking coal which has to be imported. Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct?

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    Correct option: B — 2 and 3

  6. 2286WBPSC2018GeographyEnglish

    With reference to two nonconventional energy sources called ‘coalbed methane’ and ‘shale gas’, consider the following statements. 1. Coalbed methane is the pure methane gas extracted from coal seam, while shale gas is a mixture of propane and butane only that can be extracted from fine-grained sedimentary rocks. 2. In India, abundant coalbed methane sources exist, but so far no shale gas sources have been found. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

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    Correct option: D — Neither 1 nor 2

  7. 2287BPSC2011GeographyEnglish

    Consider the following problems being faced by the Indian coal industry. 1. Poor quality of coal and bottlenecks in the coal movement. 2. Low utilisation capacity of washeries. 3. Growing dependence on the import of coking coal. 4. Administered prices. Which of the above are correct?

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    Correct option: B — 1, 2, 3 and 4

  8. 2288UPPSC2005GeographyEnglish

    Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the code given below the lists. List-I (Oil refinery) (a) Haldia (b) Jamnagar (c) Kochi (d) Numaligarh List-II (States) 1. Assam 2. Kerala 3. Gujarat 4. West Bengal

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    Correct option: B — a-4, b-3, c-2, d-1

  9. 2289UPPSC2010GeographyEnglish

    Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the code given below the lists. List-I (Oil refineries) (a) Numaligarh (b) Tatipaka (c) Koyali (d) Barauni List-II (States) 1. Bihar 2. Gujarat 3. Andhra Pradesh 4. Assam

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    Correct option: D — a-4, b-3, c-2, d-1

  10. 2290UPSC2014GeographyEnglish

    Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the code given below the lists. List-I (Oil refineries) (a) Noonmati (b) Koyali (c) Mangalore (d) Panipat List-II (States) 1. Gujarat 2. Haryana 3. Assam 4. Karnataka

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    Correct option: D — a-3, b-1, c-4, d-2

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