Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer from the codes given below the lists: List-I (Centre) A) Makum B) Dallirajhara C) Koraput D) Chitradurg List-II (Minerals) 1 ) Iron Ore 2 ) Coal 3 ) Manganese 4 ) Bauxite

The correct match is A-2, B-1, C-4, D-3, so the answer is B. Makum in Tinsukia district, Assam, is a coalfield, which is why A matches 2 (Coal). Dalli-Rajhara in the iron belt of Chhattisgarh (now in Balod district, created in 2012) is an iron ore centre, so B matches 1. Koraput in Odisha is known for bauxite, notably the Panchpatmali deposit, so C matches 4. Chitradurga in Karnataka is a manganese-bearing belt, so D matches 3.

• Option A wrongly links Makum with manganese and Koraput with coal.
• Option C places bauxite at Makum and coal at Dallirajhara, which is incorrect.
• Option D links Makum with iron ore and Chitradurga with bauxite, which is also wrong.

The core concept is the regional distribution of India's major minerals, which is a standard part of the Geography syllabus on mineral resources. For Mains, it links to the mineral-bearing belts of eastern and central India and to the debate on tribal displacement and mining regulation in Odisha and Chhattisgarh.

Trap: Aspirants often confuse Koraput (bauxite) with Keonjhar (iron ore) and Dallirajhara with coal because Chhattisgarh has both iron and coal, so they guess the pairing instead of recalling the specific deposit.