Correct Answer: Option C — Natural Gas. Natural Gas is correctly identified as the Krishna-Godavari basin and western offshore region are important associations. Natural Gas is also associated with it is used for power, fertilizer manufacture, industry and household fuel. Another identifying fact about Natural Gas is that the Krishna-Godavari basin and western offshore region are important associations. A further exam-relevant fact about Natural Gas is that it is used for power, fertilizer manufacture, industry and household fuel. Why the other options are incorrect: • Option A — Iron Ore: Iron Ore is important belts occur in Odisha-Jharkhand, Durg-Bastar-Chandrapur and Karnataka-Goa regions. It is incorrect here because Iron Ore is instead associated with beneficiation may improve ore quality before metallurgical use. • Option B — Manganese Ore: Manganese Ore is pyrolusite is an important manganese-bearing mineral. It is incorrect here because Manganese Ore is instead associated with it is also used in batteries and certain chemical industries. • Option D — Bauxite: Bauxite is important deposits occur in Odisha and several plateau and hill regions of central and western India. It is incorrect here because Bauxite is instead associated with alumina is extracted from bauxite before electrolytic aluminium smelting. Exam Takeaway: Connect Natural Gas with “the Krishna-Godavari basin and western offshore region are important associations” and “it is used for power, fertilizer manufacture, industry and household fuel” for revision.
