Q119
Geography (incl. West Bengal)Minerals, Energy & Industry
Coal deposition of tertiary period is found in
- a.Maharashtra and Odisha.
- b.Jharkhand and Bihar.
- c.Assam and Rajasthan.
- d.Madhya Pradesh and Andhra Pradesh.
Answer: (C) Assam and Rajasthan.
Tertiary (younger) coal and lignite occur in Assam, Meghalaya, Arunachal Pradesh, Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu and Jammu & Kashmir. Jharkhand, Odisha, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra and Andhra Pradesh hold the older Gondwana coal.