Indian Geography UPPSC 1998 GS-I
Question

Chotangapur's contribution to India's coal production is nearly:

Answer & Solution

Answer: (Detailed Solution Below)

Option D: 80 per cent

Detailed Solution:

The correct answer is “80 per cent”.

The Chota Nagpur Plateau is located in eastern India and covers parts of five states: Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh, Odisha, West Bengal, and Bihar. These states collectively have around 150,000 metric tonnes of coal against a total of 187,105 metric tonnes in all of India. So, the Chota Nagpur Plateau accounts for about 80% of India's coal reserves based on this data.

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