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Minerals of India: Metallic and Non-Metallic: RAS Prelims MCQs

51 RAS Prelims MCQs on the minerals of India cover metallic and non-metallic minerals, coal and petroleum. The explanations link each mineral to its geology, its leading States and its use: iron ore grades, manganese, copper at Khetri, chromite at Sukinda, mica, limestone, gypsum and the oil and gas basins.

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RAS Prelims Indian Geography · Minerals of India: Metallic and Non-Metallic

Q51. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the codes given below:

Mineral	Specific Mine/Field
A. Iron Ore	i. Hutti
B. Coal	ii. Zawar
C. Gold	iii. Noamundi
D. Zinc	iv. Jharia

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Answer key for these questions

Q	Correct answer
51	(a) A-iii, B-iv, C-i, D-ii

Key facts from Minerals of India: Metallic and Non-Metallic

Major metallic minerals are linked with ancient crystalline and metamorphic rocks; magnetite is the highest-grade iron ore.
The Khetri copper complex in Jhunjhunu is one of the oldest in India; the Malanjkhand copper deposits are in Madhya Pradesh.
The Zawar mines in Rajasthan are known for lead and zinc.
Madhya Pradesh is the largest producer of manganese ore; the Sukinda Valley holds over 95 per cent of India’s chromite.
Limestone is a weight-losing, bulky raw material, so cement plants sit near quarries.
Rock phosphate is mined at Jhamarkotra in Udaipur; gypsum is used to reclaim alkaline and saline soils; the Barmer basin and the Krishna-Godavari Basin are important oil and gas areas.

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How many RAS Prelims practice MCQs are there on Minerals of India: Metallic and Non-Metallic?

This page has 51 practice MCQs on Minerals of India: Metallic and Non-Metallic (Indian Geography). Each has the correct answer, and most have an explanation.

Which iron ore has the highest iron content?

Magnetite, with the highest iron content, followed by hematite, limonite and siderite. India has large deposits of hematite and magnetite, mostly in Odisha, Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh and Karnataka, and Indian ore is exported as well as used in domestic steel plants.

Where is the Sukinda Valley and what is it known for?

The Sukinda Valley is in Odisha and holds over 95 per cent of India’s chromite reserves. Chromite is used to make stainless steel and other alloys, and Odisha is by far the largest chromite producer.

Why are cement plants built near limestone quarries?

Because limestone is a weight-losing, bulky raw material. Making cement removes much of its weight, so it costs less to carry the cement to the market than to carry the limestone to a distant plant.

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