Which of the following minerals is not found in Haryana?
- A.Limestone
- B.Quartzite
- C.Coal
- D.China clay
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Explanation
The correct answer is C, coal. Haryana has no coal and no petroleum of its own; its thermal power stations run on coal railed in from the eastern coalfields and its refinery on crude piped from the Gujarat coast. What the state does have is building and industrial minerals from the Aravalli hills in the south and the Shivalik edge in the north.
Option A, limestone, and option B, quartzite, are both quarried in the southern districts, the quartzite of Kaliana in Charkhi Dadri being a well known building stone. Option D, china clay, is also found in the same belt and is used in the ceramic industry. Along with these come dolomite, slate, marble, silica sand and masonry stone, while iron ore occurs only in small quantity in Mahendragarh. Treat Haryana as mineral-poor but industrially advanced.
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Practice Questions
View allWhich is the largest industrial city of Haryana?
- A.Panipat
- B.Faridabad
- C.Hisar
- D.Yamunanagar
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Faridabad has the largest concentration of factories in the state, making tractors, refrigerators, tyres, switchgear, garments and a very wide range of auto components, and it is also the most populous city of Haryana.
Read the full explanation →The oil refinery of Haryana is located at Baholi in which district?
- A.Panipat
- B.Faridabad
- C.Karnal
- D.Rohtak
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The Indian Oil refinery at Baholi in Panipat district was commissioned in the late nineteen nineties and was later expanded with a petrochemical complex; it is supplied with crude through a pipeline from the Gujarat coast and sends its products to north India.
Read the full explanation →Panipat is called the city of weavers because of its
- A.Plywood industry
- B.Handloom durries, carpets and blankets
- C.Brass utensils
- D.Scientific instruments
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Panipat weaves durries, carpets, blankets and furnishing fabrics for the home and export markets, and it is also the largest centre in India for pulling old woollen clothing into fibre and spinning it again into yarn, a trade for which the city is known across the world.
Read the full explanation →Which district of Haryana is known as the plywood capital of India?
- A.Yamunanagar
- B.Ambala
- C.Kurukshetra
- D.Panchkula
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Hundreds of plywood and veneer units work in and around Yamunanagar and Jagadhri, giving the district the largest cluster of this industry in the country.
Read the full explanation →Jagadhri in Haryana is famous for the manufacture of
- A.Brass and metal utensils
- B.Cement
- C.Woollen blankets
- D.Sports goods
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Jagadhri, now part of the Yamunanagar urban area, has an old industry of brass, bronze and other metal utensils, with rolling, beating and polishing done in workshops across the town, and its market supplies vessels to north India.
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