Question

The Zawar mines of Udaipur are famous for ___________.
A. Marble
B. Zinc
C. Granite
D. Bauxite

Answer 1

Hint: Zawar is proclaimed as the National Geological Monument and is a municipality made by mining organization Hindustan Zinc Limited. Zawar is in a rocky district.

Complete answer:
Zawar is basically a settlement that is situated in Rajasthan. It is located roughly 40 km from the lake city Udaipur. It extends about 10 kilometres along the banks of the Gomati which is a river. It is one of the most established zinc mines in the world. It is proclaimed as the National Geological Monument. Zawar is a municipality made by mining organization Hindustan Zinc Limited, for extraction of zinc and lead. There is additionally an enormous football stadium which yearly has a football competition that is held in January. The competition is named after the late Mr Mohan Kumar Manglam. A five-day Mela, which begins four days before Dussehra, is coordinated here. It includes a rock garden and five temples that are somewhat in the central region. Zawar is partitioned into several colonies. Hindustan Zinc Limited has given a visitor house, a community centre and also a club.
Option “B. Zinc” is the correct answer.

Note: Zawar is near Dhebar Lake. Dhebar Lake is India's second-biggest artificial lake, after Govind Ballabh Pant Sagar dam. Artificial lakes are human-made i.e. designed, constructed and developed by humans.