Question

Arrange the following iron-ore mines of India from south-west to north-east direction of their locations and choose the correct option:

1. Bailadila
2. Mayurbhanj
3. Ballari
4. Kudremukh

Options

• iii, iv, i and ii

• iii, iv, ii and i

• iv, iii, i and ii

• iv, iii, ii and i

Answer 1

iv, iii, i and ii

Explanation:

To order iron ore mines from southwest to northeast, examine their geographical positions in India.

1. Kudremukh (Karnataka): Situated in the Western Ghats, it is the southwesternmost of the four.
2. Ballari, Karnataka: Located slightly northeast of Kudremukh.
3. Bailadila (Chhattisgarh): Located in the Bastar area, further northeast.
4. Mayurbhanj (Odisha): It is the most north-eastern of these mines.