Which one of the following is NOT correctly matched? (Country) - (Iron-Ore Producing Area) 1) Kazakhstan – Karaganda 2) Ukraine – Krivoy Rog 3) Germany – Normandy 4) France – Pyrenees

The answer is C (Only 3). Germany–Normandy is the mismatch. Normandy is a region of northern France, not Germany. Germany's iron ore comes from areas such as Salzgitter and the Saar, while the Ruhr is known for coal.

• Statement 1 (Kazakhstan–Karaganda) is correct. Karaganda in central Kazakhstan is a major iron ore and coal mining region.
• Statement 2 (Ukraine–Krivoy Rog) is correct. Krivoy Rog, in the Dnieper region, is one of the world's richest iron ore districts.
• Statement 3 (Germany–Normandy) is wrong. The country and region do not match.
• Statement 4 (France–Pyrenees) is defensible. France's main iron ore is in Lorraine (minette). The Pyrenees, especially Ariège, had historically important iron mines, so this pairing is not a clear error.

This question tests the mapping of mineral belts to countries, a core part of the economic geography in Prelims. For Mains, it links to resource distribution and the location of steel industries.

Trap: Aspirants often flag France–Pyrenees as wrong because they associate France only with Lorraine. The question's real error is the country-region mismatch in statement 3.