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Option 4 : 1 and 2
The correct answer is Option 4.
- Ministry of Mines is responsible for the survey, exploration and mining of all minerals, other than natural gas, petroleum, atomic minerals and coal.
- According to the Annual Report of the Ministry of Mines 2020-21, Odisha was the leading producer of iron ore accounting for 51.1% of total production.
- Following are the production of Iron ore in the following states:
- Chhattisgarh(18.0%)
- Karnataka (16.9%)
- Jharkhand(10.4%)
- The remaining (3.32%) production was reported from Andhra Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra and Rajasthan.
- Hence Option 4 is correct.
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