Match the following List-I with List-II and select the correct answer from the codes given below :
List I (Mines) - List II (Location)
(a) Kiruna Mines - (i) Chile
(b) Carajas Mines - (ii) Sweden
(c) Escondida Mines - (iii) Australia
(d) Huntly Mines - (iv) Brazil
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Question

Match the following List-I with List-II and select the correct answer from the codes given below : 
List I (Mines) - List II (Location)
(a) Kiruna Mines - (i) Chile
(b) Carajas Mines - (ii) Sweden
(c) Escondida Mines - (iii) Australia
(d) Huntly Mines - (iv) Brazil
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Accepted Answer

Here's a detailed explanation justifying why Option 1 is the correct answer and why the other options are incorrect:

**Justification for Option 1: (a)-(ii), (b)-(iv), (c)-(i), (d)-(iii)**

Option 1 correctly matches the mines with their respective locations:

*   **(a) Kiruna Mines - (ii) Sweden:** The Kiruna Mines are located in Kiruna, Sweden. They are one of the largest and most important iron ore mines in the world. This is a well-established geographical fact.

*   **(b) Carajas Mines - (iv) Brazil:** The Carajas Mines are a large iron ore mining complex located in the state of Para, Brazil. This is a major mining operation in Brazil.

*   **(c) Escondida Mines - (i) Chile:** The Escondida Mine is a copper mine located in the Atacama Desert of northern Chile. It is one of the largest copper mines in the world.

*   **(d) Huntly Mines - (iii) Australia:** The Huntly mine is a bauxite mine located in Western Australia, Australia. It is the world's largest bauxite mine.

**Why other options are incorrect:**

*   **Option 2: (a)-(ii), (b)-(iv), (c)-(iii), (d)-(i):** This option is incorrect because it incorrectly matches Escondida Mines with Australia and Huntly Mines with Chile. Escondida is in Chile, and Huntly is in Australia.

*   **Option 3: (a)-(iv), (b)-(ii), (c)-(i), (d)-(iii):** This option is incorrect because it incorrectly matches Kiruna Mines with Brazil and Carajas Mines with Sweden. Kiruna is in Sweden, and Carajas is in Brazil.

*   **Option 4: (a)-(ii), (b)-(i), (c)-(iv), (d)-(iii):** This option is incorrect because it incorrectly matches Carajas Mines with Chile and Escondida Mines with Brazil. Carajas is in Brazil, and Escondida is in Chile.

Therefore, only Option 1 provides the correct geographical locations for all the listed mines, making it the only correct answer.