Correct answer: (a) 4 1 2 3
Explanation
- A
4 1 2 3
4 1 2 3. Appalachian — USA; Lancashire — England; Ruhr — Germany; Kuzbass (Kuznetsk) — Russia.
- B
1 4 3 2
1 4 3 2. Sends Appalachian to England and Lancashire to the USA.
- C
1 4 2 3
1 4 2 3. Same Appalachian–England swap; Ruhr–Germany happens to sit right.
- D
4 1 3 2
4 1 3 2. Appalachian and Lancashire are right; Kuzbass is swapped with Ruhr.
Summary. Official key is (a) 4 1 2 3. USA, England, Germany, Russia in that List-I order. Also note: Ruhr — Rhine-Westphalia coal; German heavy industry; Kuzbass — Kuznetsk basin, south-west Siberia, Russia; Appalachian coal — Pennsylvania–West Virginia–Kentucky belt, USA; Lancashire coalfield — Historic English mill-town coal, now largely closed.