Minerals in India - MCQs with answers - Part I

Minerals in India - MCQs with answers - Part I


1. Which is the Indian state with the highest number of mines, as per 2012-13?

a) Andhra Pradesh
b) Gujarat
c) Rajasthan
d) Madhya Pradesh

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ANSWER: a) Andhra Pradesh

Andhra Pradesh with 583 mines is the state having highest number of mines followed by Rajasthan with 374 mines and Gujarat with 350 mines.



2. Which plateau is known as the mineral heart land of India?

a) Bhander Plateau
b) Chota Nagpur Plateau
c) Deccan Plateau
d) Tibetan Plateau

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ANSWER: b) Chota Nagpur Plateau

Chota Nagpur plateau is a store house of minerals like mica, bauxite, copper, limestone, iron ore and coal. The Damodar valley is rich in coal and it is considered as the prime centre of coking coal in the country.



3. Which is the backbone of modern civilisation?

a) Bauxite
b) Chromite
c) Copper
d) Iron Ore

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ANSWER: d) Iron Ore

India's richest haematite deposits are located in Barbil-Koira valley in Orissa.



4. Which state has the highest share in iron reserves, as per 2012-13?

a) Chhattisgarh
b) Jharkhand
c) Odisha
d) Karnataka

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ANSWER: c) Odisha

Odisha with 47% has the highest share in iron reserves followed by Chhattisgarh with 21% and Jharkhand with 13%.



5. Which is the leading iron ore producer in India, as per 2012-13?

a) Chhattisgarh
b) Goa
c) Jharkhand
d) Odisha

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ANSWER: d) Odisha

Odisha with 47% share is the leading ore producer followed by Chhatisgarh with 21%, Jharkhand with 13%, Karnataka with 8% and Goa with 8%.



6. Which is the leading producer of manganese in India, as per 2011-12?

a) Andhra Pradesh
b) Karnataka
c) Madhya Pradesh
d) Maharashtra

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ANSWER: c) Madhya Pradesh

Madhya Pradesh is the leading producer of Manganese followed by Maharashtra, Orissa, Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka.



7. Which is the leading copper producer in India, as per 2011-12?

a) Jharkhand
b) Madhya Pradesh
c) Rajasthan
d) Maharashtra

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ANSWER: b) Madhya Pradesh

Madhya Pradesh with 58% share is the leading copper producer followed by Rajasthan with 32% and Jharkhand with 11% share.



8. Which is the leading bauxite producer in India, as per 2012-13?

a) Gujarat
b) Jharkhand
c) Maharashtra
d) Orissa

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ANSWER: d) Orissa

Orissa with 36% share is the leading bauxite producer follwed by Gujarat with 20% share, Maharashtra and Jharkhand with 13% share.



9. Which is the largest producer of gold in India?

a) Andhra Pradesh
b) Karnataka
c) Rajasthan
d) West Bengal

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ANSWER: b) Karnataka

Karnataka is the largest producer of gold followed by Andhra Pradesh.



10. Which is the leading state in Lead & Zinc reserves?

a) Karnataka
b) Maharashtra
c) Rajasthan
d) West Bengal

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ANSWER: a) Karnataka

Karnataka is the leading state in Lead & Zinc reserves followed by Rajasthan, Maharashtra and West Bengal.


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  • RE: Minerals in India - MCQs with answers - Part I -Shohib Khan (05/26/19)
  • Dear sir please update your ans..
    Accordingly recent data gold largest producer is Bihar 44% Rajasthan 25% Karnataka 21 %
    Then AP ,WB 3%
  • RE: Minerals in India - MCQs with answers - Part I -Prepration T (07/06/18)
  • Good Dear you posted the right answer!!

    Request career ride team to do update the same as this may be cause for one's failure in the exams.......
  • RE: Minerals in India - MCQs with answers - Part I -AYUSH JAIN (05/17/16)
  • Dear Sir,
    Some of our Answers are wrong.Please update it.
    Example:Largest Producer of Lead & Zinc is Rajasthan

    Otherwise it create a problem to students

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