Which of the given statements is/are INCORRECT regarding iron ore in India?
Only the hematite ore of iron occurs in India.
India has both hematite and magnetite ores of iron in commercially significant deposits — hematite mainly in Odisha, Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh and Karnataka, and magnetite mainly in Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu. The claim that "only hematite occurs in India" is therefore factually incorrect.
The other statements are factually correct: Odisha's iron ore belt does run through Sundargarh, Mayurbhanj and Jhar (Keonjhar) hill ranges; India holds the largest iron ore reserves in Asia; and the bulk of reserves lie in Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh, Karnataka, Odisha and Goa.
Hence the incorrect statement is option A.
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