With reference to the mineral resources of India, consider the following pairs: Mineral 90% Natural sources in 1. Copper Jharkhand 2. Nickel Orissa 3. Tungsten Kerala Which of the pairs give above is/are correctly matched?

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Q: 47 (IAS/2010)
With reference to the mineral resources of India, consider the following pairs: Mineral 90% Natural sources in
1. Copper Jharkhand
2. Nickel Orissa
3. Tungsten Kerala
Which of the pairs give above is/are correctly matched?

question_subject: 

Geography

question_exam: 

IAS

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keywords: 

{'mineral resources': [0, 0, 1, 0], 'copper jharkhand': [0, 0, 1, 0], 'mineral': [1, 0, 3, 10], 'nickel orissa': [0, 0, 1, 0], 'natural sources': [1, 0, 1, 0], 'kerala': [7, 2, 0, 3], 'india': [8, 1, 7, 13]}

In this question, we are asked to match the minerals with the states in India where they are predominantly found.

Option 1 suggests that both Copper is majorly found in Jharkhand and Nickel in Orissa. While the latter is true, the former is incorrect as Copper is mainly found in Rajasthan, not Jharkhand.

Option 2 suggests that Nickel is prominently found in Orissa, which is correct. Hence, this option is accurate.

Option 3 states that Copper is mainly found in Jharkhand and Tungsten in Kerala. Both are incorrect as Copper is principally found in Rajasthan and Tungsten in Rajasthan and Andhra Pradesh.

Option 4 suggests that all the mineral-state pairs are correct, which is untrue for the reasons mentioned above.

So, the correct answer is Option 2 - `Nickel is majorly found in Orissa`.