Previous Year Question
Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists:
List-I (Coal fields) | List-II (Countries) |
A. Donetz | 1. Germany |
B. Kuznatsk | 2. U.K. |
C. Lancashire | 3. Russia |
D. Saar | 4. Ukraine |
Codes:
A-1, B-2, C-3, D-4
A-4, B-3, C-2, D-1
A-3, B-4, C-1, D-2
A-1, B-3, C-2, D-4
Correct Answer: B
Detailed Solution
The correct matching is—Donetz–Ukraine, Kuznetsk–Russia, Lancashire–United Kingdom and Saar–Germany.
The Donetz or Donbas–Donets Basin is a major historic coal-producing region of Ukraine. A large part of it now lies in the conflict-affected region of eastern Ukraine. In 2023, Ukraine had approximately 38 billion short tons of coal reserves, most of which were located in the Donbas-Donets Basin.
The Kuznetsk Basin or Kuzbass is located in western Siberia, Russia. It is Russia's most important coal-producing region and currently accounts for more than half of the country's total coal production. Large quantities of high-quality metallurgical coal are also found there.
The Lancashire Coalfield is a historic coalfield situated in England, United Kingdom. It includes the South Lancashire and Burnley coalfields and contains Lower, Middle and Upper Coal Measures. Lancashire's coal resources played an important role in the Industrial Revolution and in the development of the Manchester–Liverpool industrial region.
The Saar Coalfield is associated with the Saarland region of Germany. Saar was historically one of Germany's major hard-coal mining regions. Commercial hard-coal mining has now ended there, but its coal-mining heritage remains an important part of the industrial identity of the region.