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HEMATITE iron ore, India's most important variety, occurs primarily in:Read the answer and worked solution →BAUXITE, the principal ore of aluminium, is mainly mined in:Read the answer and worked solution →India is the WORLD'S LARGEST producer of which non-metallic mineral?Read the answer and worked solution →India's MAIN coal-producing states include:Read the answer and worked solution →India's OLDEST oil field, dating to 1889, is located at:Read the answer and worked solution →The BHADLA SOLAR PARK in Rajasthan is famous for being:Read the answer and worked solution →India's largest WIND POWER state, with major sites at Muppandal, is:Read the answer and worked solution →CLASS10 · Socialscience · Indian Crops by SeasonRead the answer and worked solution →CLASS10 · Socialscience · Indian States ↔ ResourceRead the answer and worked solution →CLASS10 · Socialscience · Forest & Wildlife ConservationRead the answer and worked solution →CLASS10 · Socialscience · Indian SoilsRead the answer and worked solution →Approximately what fraction of the earth's surface is covered with water?Read the answer and worked solution →Which mission was launched by the Government of India to provide piped potable water to every rural household?Read the answer and worked solution →Jawaharlal Nehru famously called large multi-purpose dams the:Read the answer and worked solution →Which is the largest consumer of water in India?Read the answer and worked solution →Which of the following is NOT a stated purpose of a modern multi-purpose river project?Read the answer and worked solution →The Bhakra-Nangal multi-purpose project is built on which river system?Read the answer and worked solution →In which 11th-century year-range was Bhopal Lake — one of the largest artificial lakes of its time — constructed?Read the answer and worked solution →The Hirakud project on the Mahanadi integrates water conservation with which feature?Read the answer and worked solution →In Western Rajasthan's bigger houses, the underground tanks for storing drinking water are traditionally known as:Read the answer and worked solution →The Tamil Nadu state law making rooftop rainwater harvesting structures compulsory was passed in:Read the answer and worked solution →Which traditional water-harvesting structure in Rajasthan was used for storing rainwater for irrigation by trapping runoff in valleys?Read the answer and worked solution →The Sardar Sarovar Dam is built across which river, leading to one of the most documented anti-dam movements?Read the answer and worked solution →Approximately what fraction of India's population is engaged in agricultural activities, As per your syllabus, ?Read the answer and worked solution →Slash-and-burn cultivation, where forests are cleared by burning to grow crops, is known in north-east India as:Read the answer and worked solution →Which of the following is a Kharif crop?Read the answer and worked solution →India is the second-largest producer in the world of which staple crop?Read the answer and worked solution →The cropping season for crops grown in the period between Rabi and Kharif harvest (March-July) is called:Read the answer and worked solution →Which of these crops is grown as a beverage crop in India alongside tea?Read the answer and worked solution →Bhoodan-Gramdan, the movement to redistribute land voluntarily, was led by:Read the answer and worked solution →

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HEMATITE iron ore, India's most important variety, occurs primarily in:

  1. Punjab, Haryana, and Uttar Pradesh plains
  2. Odisha, Jharkhand, and Chhattisgarh region
  3. Tamil Nadu, Kerala, and Karnataka coast
  4. Gujarat, Rajasthan, and Madhya Pradesh deserts
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Correct answer: B. Odisha, Jharkhand, and Chhattisgarh region

Hematite (red, ~70% iron) occurs in Odisha (Mayurbhanj), Jharkhand (Singhbhum), and Chhattisgarh. Magnetite (black, 72% iron) is in Karnataka and Goa. India is among the world's top 5 iron ore producers.

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BAUXITE, the principal ore of aluminium, is mainly mined in:

  1. Tamil Nadu (Salem region) of south India
  2. Jharkhand (Singhbhum) of east India
  3. Maharashtra (Vidarbha region) of west India
  4. Odisha (Panchpatmali area) of east India
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Correct answer: D. Odisha (Panchpatmali area) of east India

Odisha's Panchpatmali deposits make it India's largest bauxite producer. Bauxite is used to make aluminium for cans, foil, electrical wires, and aircraft.

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India is the WORLD'S LARGEST producer of which non-metallic mineral?

  1. Limestone, used in the cement industry
  2. Gypsum, used for plaster and fertilizer
  3. Mica, used in electrical insulation
  4. Rock salt, used in chemical industries
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Correct answer: C. Mica, used in electrical insulation

India is the world's largest producer of MICA, mainly from the Kodarma belt in Jharkhand-Bihar. Mica is used extensively in electrical insulation, electronics, and paint manufacturing.

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