Which is the largest coalfield of Madhya Pradesh?
- A.Sohagpur
- B.Johilla
- C.Singrauli
- D.Pench Kanhan
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Explanation
The correct answer is C, Singrauli. The Singrauli field lies in the Gondwana basin of the east of the state and extends across the border into Sonbhadra in Uttar Pradesh. Its coal is cheap to mine and poor in quality, which suits power stations built at the pithead rather than distant factories, and that is why so much thermal capacity, including Vindhyachal, stands on it.
Option A, Sohagpur, in Shahdol and Anuppur, is a large field but smaller than Singrauli. Option B, Johilla, in Umaria, is smaller again and feeds the Birsinghpur station. Option D, Pench Kanhan, in Chhindwara and Betul, is the field of the Satpura country that supplies the Sarni power station. All four are real coalfields of Madhya Pradesh, which is what makes the question a test of relative size rather than of recognition.
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