Question 2 - Case Based Questions - Chapter 5 Class 10 Geography - Minerals and Energy Resources - Geography

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The major iron ore belts in India are:

• Odisha-Jharkhand belt: In Odisha high grade hematite ore is found in Badampahar mines in the Mayurbhanj and Kendujhar districts. In the adjoining Singbhum district of Jharkhand haematite iron ore is mined in Gua and Noamundi.

• Durg-Bastar-Chandrapur belt lies in Chhattisgarh and Maharashtra. Very high grade haematites are found in the famous Bailadila range of hills in the Bastar district of Chhattisgarh. The range of hills comprise of 14 deposits of super high grade haematite iron ore. It has the best physical properties needed for steel making. Iron ore from these mines is exported to Japan and South Korea via Visakhapatnam port.

• Bellary-Chitradurga-Chikmagalur-Tumkur belt in Karnataka has large reserves of iron ore. The Kudremukh mines located in the Western Ghats of Karnataka are a 100 per cent export unit. Kudremukh deposits are known to be one of the largest in the world. The ore is transported as slurry through a pipeline to a port near Mangaluru.

• Maharashtra-Goa belt includes the state of Goa and Ratnagiri district of Maharashtra. Though, the ores are not of very high quality, yet they are efficiently exploited. Iron ore is exported through Marmugao port.

Question 2 (i)

What is Bellary-Chitradurga-Tumkur belt?

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Answer:

Bellary-Chitradurga-Tumkur belt is an iron-ore belt.

Question 2 (ii)

Which iron ore has the best physical properties needed for steel making?

Answer:

High grade hematite has the best physical properties needed for steel making.

Question 2 (iii)

Which mines located in the western Ghats of Karnataka are a 100 percent export unit?

Answer:

Kudremukh mines located in the western Ghats of Karnataka are a 100 percent export unit.

Question 2 (iv)

In which state high grade hematite ore is found in Badampahar mines in the Mayurbhanj and Kendujhar district?

Answer:

In Andhra Pradesh high grade hematite ore is found in Badampahar mines in the Mayurbhanj and Kendujhar district.

Question 2 (v)

The iron ore found in Maharashtra-Goa belt includes the state of Goa and Ratnagiri district of Maharashtra is exported through which port?

Answer:

The iron ore found in Maharashtra-Goa belt includes the state of Goa and Ratnagiri district of Maharashtra is exported through Marmugoa port.

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