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NDA 1 2025 GAT, question 96

Topic: Geography

Q96

As per the Annual Report 2023-24 of the Ministry of Mines, Government of India, which of the following states are the major producer of Copper in the country ?

  1. (a) Rajasthan and Gujarat
  2. (b) Rajasthan and Madhya PradeshCorrect answer
  3. (c) Jharkhand and Rajasthan
  4. (d) Jharkhand and Madhya Pradesh

Solution.

Answer: (b) Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh

  1. The relevant mining-production comparison identifies Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh, associated with the Khetri and Malanjkhand copper mining centres.
  2. This is a production question for the stated reporting period; merely having copper deposits or a processing facility does not establish the required ranking.