|
Skip Navigation Links
Home
>
English GK
>
GK View
Home
Hindi GK
UPSC GK
State GK
South India
Tamil
Telugu
Kannada
Malayalam
West India
Marathi
Gujarati
MPGK
CGPSC
North India
RPSC
Haryana
UP-GK
Uttarakhand
Himachal
Delhi
East India
Bihar
Jharkhand
Educational Quiz
College Quiz
A-O Quiz
Medical
Medical-PG
Engineering
GATE
MBA-BBA
Aptitude
Computer
International
USA
UK
MCQ GK
Exam Quiz
old Exams
Biography
नौकरी
GK
Search
General Knowledge
MINERAL RESOURCES OF INDIA
1
Coal
West Bengal (Raniganj, Burdwan, Bankura, Purulia, Birbhum, Jalpaigudi, Darjeeling) Jharkhand (Jharia, Giridih, Kharhawadi, Bokaro, Hazaribagh, Karnapura, Rampur, Palamau), Orissa (Rampur, Hindgir, Talcher, Sambhal), Madhya Pradesh and Chhatisgarh (Rewa, Pench valley, Umaria, Korba, Sohagpur, Mand river area, Kanha valley, Betul), etc. Power sector is the largest consumer of coal in India followed by steel industry, cement industry, etc.
2
Manganese
Orissa, Maharashtra (Nagpur, Bhandara, Ratnagiri), Madhya Pradesh (Balaghat, Chhindawara), Karnataka (Keonjhar, Bonai, Kalahandi), Andhra Pradesh (Kadur, Garibadi).
3
Copper
Madhya Pradesh (Balaghat), Rajasthan (Khetri), Jharkhand (Singhbhum, Masobani, Surda), Karnataka (Chitradurg, Hussan)
4
Mica
Jharkhand (Hazaribagh, Giridih, Kodarma, Bihar (Gaya, Bhagalpur), Andhra Pradesh (Guntur, Vizag, Kurnool), Rajasthan (Bhilwara, Udaipur, Jaipur)
5
Petroleum
Assam (Digboi, Naharkatiya, Badarpur, Masinpur and Pallharia), Gujarat (Ankleshwar, Khambat, Kalol), Mumbai High, Bassein (south of Mumbai High), etc. Recently oil has been discovered in Cauvery basin, Krishna and Godawari basin, Kharmbat basin, etc.
6
Oil Refineries
There are 18 refineries in India, 16 in public sector, one in joint sector and one in private sector. Public sector refineries are located at Digboi, Guwahati, Bongaigaon, Barauni, Haldia, Koyali, Mathura, Kochi, Chennai, Vishakhapatnam, Mumbai (2), Panipat, Narimanam, Numanigarh and Tatipaka. Joint sector refinery is at Mangalore. The private sector refinery of Reliance Limited is at Jamnagar.
7
Iron
India possesses Haematite, a very high-grade iron ore. In Madhya Pradesh (Bailadila, Jabalpur), Goa (North Goa), Karnataka (Bababudan hills, Chikmagalur, Hospet), Jharkhand (Singhbhum, Naomundi), Andhra Pradesh, Orissa India is the fifth largest exporter of Iron ore in the world. Japan is the biggest buyer accounting for about 3/4th of India's total exports. Major ports handling iron ore export are Vishakhapatnam, Paradip, Marmagao and Mangalore.
8
Bauxite
Chief ore for producing aluminium. In Orissa (Kalahandi, Koraput, Sundargarh, Bolangir, Sambalpur), Jharkhand (Lohardaga, Gumla), Madhya Pradesh (Jabalpur, Mandla, Shahdol, Katni, Balaghat), Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Gujarat, Tamil Nadu
9
Gold
Karnataka (Kolar, Hutti, Raichur), Andhra Pradesh (Ramgiri and
10
Silver, Zinc and Lead
Rajasthan (Zawar mines near Udaipur), Andhra Pradesh (Mysore, Chitradurg), Karnataka (Kolar mines)
11
Uranium
Jharkhand (Jaduguda), Rajasthan (Ajmer), Andhra Pradesh (Nellore, Nalgonda), Karnataka (Gulbarga)
12
Thorium
Kerala coast (From Monazite sand), rocks of Aravallis in Rajasthan
 
 
Online Exams
✔
संघ लोकसेवा आयोग (UPSC)
✔
बँकींग (IBPS)
✔
महाराष्ट्र लोकसेवा आयोग (MPSC)
✔
केरल लोकसेवा आयोग (KPSC)
Managed Services By:
Samikshaa Softwares
Home
About us
Services
Terms
Team
Sitemap
Contact