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Q1. [1]
Read the characteristics given in the box and identify the type of coal from the option given below : • This is low grade brown coal. • The principal reserves are in Neyveli in Tamilnadu. • It is soft with high moisture content.
  1. A Pit Coal
  2. B Anthrasite Coal
  3. C Lignite Coal
  4. D Bituminous Coal
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Model Answer

Answer: C — Lignite Coal

All three characteristics — low grade brown coal, soft with high moisture content, and principal reserves at Neyveli, Tamil Nadu — exactly describe Lignite Coal.

Source: Conventional Sources of Energy, chapter 5

Explanation

The passage directly states: "Lignite is a low grade brown coal, which is soft with high moisture content. The principal lignite reserves are in Neyveli in Tamil Nadu." All three clues in the question match Lignite Coal word-for-word. In MCQs like this, eliminate wrong options: Anthracite is the highest quality hard coal; Bituminous is the most popular commercial coal; "Pit Coal" is not a standard NCERT term. Always map each clue to the passage.

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