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Which one of the following type of resource is iron ore?

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  1. Renewable

  2. Biotic

  3. Flow

  4. Non-renewable

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Iron ore is a non-renewable mineral resource. Once it is consumed it cannot be generated again.

Which one of the following is a leading producer of copper in the world ?
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  1. Bolivia

  2. Ghana

  3. Chile

  4. Zimbabwe

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:
  • Chile is the world's largest producer of copper, followed by China and Peru.
  • Chile produces 5,750,000 tonnes of copper annually.

Which one of the following industries uses limestone as a raw material.
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  1. Steel

  2. Cement

  3. Sugar

  4. Jute

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Solution: Limestone is mainly used as a raw material in cement industries. It is used as a building material, and to purify iron in blast furnaces. It's also used in the manufacture of glass, and of cement.

Koderma, in Jharkhand, is the leading producer of which one of the following minerals ?
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  1. bauxite

  2. mica

  3. iron ore

  4. copper

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Koderma district is rich in minerals. The Koderma district and the Lokai-Indarwa area covers the southern part of Great Mica-Belt of Jharkhand, Bihar, and India. Previously the Mica belt was known as Bihar mica belt which extends for a distance of 160 km having an average width of 25 km. The mica belt stretches from Gurpa in Gaya district in the west through Nawada, Koderma, Hazaribagh, Giridih in Jharkhand and Jamui as well as Bhagalpur district of the Bihar state in the east. Its maximum width is about 40 km at Koderma-Hazaribagh-Nawada area.

India does not have exportable surplus in _____________.

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  1. Manganese ore

  2. Zinc

  3. Bauxite

  4. Granite

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Correct Option: B

Of which of the following India by far the largest reserves in the world?
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  1. Petroleum

  2. Manganese

  3. Coal

  4. Iron Ore

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Correct Option: B

Which of the following states produces the maximum iron ore?
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  1. Bihar

  2. Orissa

  3. Madhya Pradesh

  4. Karnataka

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Correct Option: A

Which of the following combinations of minerals products and the states in which these are largely produced is wrong?
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  1. Iron Ore-Bihar

  2. Manganese Ore-Orissa

  3. Mica-Bihar

  4. Aluminium-U.P

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Correct Option: D

Which state in India is the largest producer of Manganese ore
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  1. Bihar

  2. Rajasthan

  3. Orissa

  4. Andhra Pradesh

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Correct Option: C

To which country does India export the largest quantity of iron ore?
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  1. Japan

  2. U.S.A

  3. Egypt

  4. Germany (Federal Republic)

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Correct Option: A