Question

: Khetri is famous for _________.
a.Copper
b.Goldfields
c.Aluminum
d.Fertilisers

Answer 1

Hint: India is a mineral-rich country. It yields as many as 95 minerals including fuel, metallic, non-metallic, and atomic minerals. Jharkhand is known as the mineral state of India due to the deposits of iron, mica, bauxite, copper, uranium, coal and limestone.

Complete answer:
India's major mineral resources consist of Coal, Iron ore, Manganese ore, Mica, Bauxite, Chromite, Natural gas, Diamonds, Limestone and Thorium. It is even the 4th largest producer of coal in the world.

The Mining industry in India is a vital economic activity which renders significantly to the economy of India. As of 2012, India is the largest producer of sheet mica, the fourth-largest producer of iron ore, alumina, chromite, and bauxite in the world by 2015.

There are three main mineral belts in India namely −
-The North-Eastern Plateau Region: It includes areas of Chotanagpur plateau region, Odisha, West Bengal, and parts of Chhattisgarh. Iron ore, coal, manganese, bauxite, and mica are the major mineral deposits of this region.

-The South-Western Plateau Region: It includes areas of Karnataka, Goa, Tamil Nadu and Kerala. iron ore, manganese, and limestone are the major mineral deposits of this region.

-The North-Western Region: It includes areas of Aravalli in Rajasthan and parts of Gujarat. Copper, zinc and other important minerals like sandstone, granite, and marble are found here. Gujarat and Rajasthan, both have rich sources of salt.

Looking at the options above:
Option a: The important copper mines are the Khetri copper belt in Rajasthan, Singhbhum copper belt in Jharkhand and Malanjkhand copper belt in Madhya Pradesh. This option is correct.

Option b: Karnataka is the largest producer of gold in India. Kolar, Dharwad, Hassan and Raichur districts are famous for gold mines. This is an incorrect option.

Option c: Hindalco manufactures aluminium products at plants located in Odisha, West Bengal, Nagpur in Maharashtra, Renukoot in Uttar Pradesh, and Taloja near Mumbai in Maharashtra. This is an incorrect option.

Option d: Hazira in Gujarat, located on the banks of Tapti is popular for chemical and fertilizer manufacturing. This fertilizer company has been set up by KRIBHCO to produce urea, ammonia and bio-fertilizers. This is an incorrect option.

Hence the correct answer is option a.

Note: As per the articles on Mineral Production by International Organizing Committee for the World Mining Congress, India ranked 4th amongst the mineral producer countries based on a percentage of production. This sector provides job opportunities to around 700,000 individuals.