Question

Hazaribagh district in Jharkhand has rich deposits of ___.
A) Gold
B) Coal
C) Gypsum
D) Lead

Answer 1

Hint: Hazaribagh district is one of Jharkhand's twenty-four districts, with Hazaribagh town as its administrative centre. It now forms part of the Red Corridor. The district is named after the town of Hazaribagh, which serves as its administrative centre.

Complete answer:
The most common mineral found in this area is coal. The North Karanpura Coalfields significant coal deposit reserves include Charhi, Kuju, Ghato Tand, and Barkagaon. For the population of this district, the coal mines are their primary source of income. The residents of this district have a reputation for being extremely hard working.

Let us look at the given options:
A) Gold: This option is incorrect because the Sonbhadra district of Uttar Pradesh has rich deposits of Gold. It is not commonly found in the Hazaribagh district.
B) Coal: This is the correct answer. : Hazaribagh district in Jharkhand has rich deposits of coal. The Hazaribagh Area is one of the Central Coalfields Limited's working areas, primarily in the Hazaribagh and Ramgarh districts of Jharkhand, India. Pareja East Open Cast, Kedla Underground, Kedla Opencast, Tapin Opencast, Jharkhand Opencast, Kedla Washery, and Regional R/Workshop are among the Hazaribagh Area's projects.
C) Gypsum: This option is incorrect because Gypsum is not commonly found in the Hazaribagh district. Rajasthan is India's major gypsum producer, accounting for nearly all of the country's output. The primary deposits are found in Jodhpur, Nagaur, and Bikaner's Tertiary clays and shales.
D) Lead: This option is incorrect because lead is not commonly found in the Hazaribagh district. The leading lead producers are Kalahandi and Sambalpur. Bolangir and Koraput are the other two places that have seen an increase in production. Rich resources can be found in Jharkhand's Lohardaga patlands.

Thus, the correct answer is Option B) Coal.

Note: Coal is a flammable black or brownish-black sedimentary rock that is found in the form of coal seams. Coal is mostly made up of carbon, with varying proportions of additional elements such as hydrogen, sulphur, oxygen, and nitrogen. Coal is generated when dead plant matter decays into peat, which is then transformed to coal over millions of years by the heat and pressure of deep burial.