Geography PYQ 246 of 587 · Mineral Resources · Coal

The descending order of the states in coal production is-

  1. ABihar, Madhya Pradesh, West Bengal
  2. BMadhya Pradesh, West Bengal, Bihar
  3. CWest Bengal, Madhya Pradesh, Bihar
  4. DBihar, West Bengal, Madhya Pradesh

43rd B.P.S.C. (Pre) 1999

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BPSC treated this question as having no correct option (cancelled).

Explanation

At the time of the question, coal production in undivided Bihar (including Jharkhand) was higher than that in undivided Madhya Pradesh (including Chhattisgarh). Therefore, the intended answer was option (a). According to the Indian Minerals Yearbook, 2022, in 2021–22 (P) the leading coal-producing states (by quantity) in India were as follows—1. Odisha 2. Chhattisgarh 3. Madhya Pradesh.

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