Match List - I with List - II and select the correct answer using the codes given below:
List - I (Mining Area)
1. Kalahandi
2. Zawar
3. Kolar
4. Mosabani
List - II (Mineral Wealth)
i. Gold
ii. Copper
iii. Bauxite
iv. Zinc and Lead
Codes:
1 2 3 4
(A) i ii iii iv
(B) i iv iii ii
(C) iii iv i ii
(D) iii ii iv i

The correct answer is (C) iii iv i ii.

• Correct Mineral Mapping:
  • 1. Kalahandi (Odisha) → iii. Bauxite: The Kalahandi-Rayagada belt is one of the richest high-grade bauxite deposit zones in India (Niyamgiri and Karlapat deposits).
  • 2. Zawar (Rajasthan) → iv. Zinc and Lead: Located near Udaipur, Zawar is India's premier and oldest lead-zinc-silver mining complex, operated by Hindustan Zinc Limited (HZL).
  • 3. Kolar (Karnataka) → i. Gold: Home to the historic Kolar Gold Fields (KGF), one of the deepest and oldest gold mines in the world.
  • 4. Mosabani (Jharkhand) → ii. Copper: Situated in the East Singhbhum district along the Singhbhum Copper Belt, operated by Hindustan Copper Limited (HCL).
• Matching pairs: 1-iii, 2-iv, 3-i, 4-ii corresponds precisely to code (C).