A developed panel for a coal seam having incubation period of 6 months has 32 square pillars under extraction having size 25 m and height 3.0 m. Density of coal is 1.4 tonne/m3. Extraction ratio during depillaring is expected to be 75%. To depillar the panel within the incubation period, assuming 25 working days in a month, the production from the panel in tonne/day is
A. 420
B. 480
C. 560
D. 680
Answer: Option C
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B. Skewed distribution
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D. Poisson distribution
A. 3 level heading district
B. 4 level heading district
C. 5 level heading district
D. 6 level heading district
It is very difficult to control shaley roof if coal is not left with the shale why?
A. It is weak in nature
B. It has weathering effect
C. It has great affinity to absorb moisture and get departed from immediate roof
D. It reacts with coaly surface

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