Question

The major coal deposits in the world are in __________.

• A. South Africa
• B. Australia
• C. Antarctica
• D. Russia

Answer 1

The correct option is D Russia

• Major coal deposits are found in Russia. Russia is the fifth largest utilizer and sixth largest producer of coal. But since 1990 coal power in Russia is declining.
  
• Russia has thesecond largest coal reserves in the world, equaling 19% of the world's total coal. The total coal reserves in Russia amount to 173 billion tons. Most of Russia's coal reserves are in the Kuznetskand Kansk-Achinsk basins.