Previous year MCQs

Indian Geography UPPSC 2008 GS-I
Question

Bisrampur is famous for the mining of:

Answer & Solution

Answer: (Detailed Solution Below)

Option C: Coal

Detailed Solution:

The correct answer is “Coal”.
Bishrampur, a town in the Koriya district of Chhattisgarh, India, is famous for coal mining.

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Codes:
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