A
Odisha-Jharkhand belt
B
Durg-Bastar-Chandrapur belt
C
Bellary-Chikmagalur-Chitradurga belt
D
All of the above
Solution:
The Odisha-Jharkhand belt, Durg-Bastar-Chandrapur belt and Bellary-Chikmagalur-Chitradurga belt are the iron ore belts in India. The main feature of the Odisha-Jharkhand belt is that there found a mainly large amount of hematite. There are mainly two mines where this can be found in this belt. They are Badampahar mines in Mayurbhanj and Kendujhar districts. Durg-Bastar-Chandrapur belt is located in Chattisgarh and Maharashtra. In the Bailadila ranges of Bastar district, can be seen a high deposit of hematite. This iron from this belt is best for producing good quality steel. Bellary-Chikmagalur-Chitradurga belt is located in Karnataka state where the highest quantity of iron ore is found in India. Kudemukh mine which is included in this belt has the largest iron ore deposit in the world.
