NDA 2025
- Exam
- NDA
- Year
- 2025
- Subject
- General Ability
- Chapter
- General Studies
NDA 2025 · General Ability · General Studies
As per the Annual Report 2023-24 of the Ministry of Mines,...
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?
Options
- ARajasthan and Gujarat
- BRajasthan and Madhya Pradesh
- CJharkhand and Rajasthan
- DJharkhand and Madhya Pradesh
Correct answer
B. Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh
Step-by-step solution
As per the Annual Report of the Ministry of Mines, Government of India, the major producers of copper ore in the country are Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan.
Madhya Pradesh is the largest producer of copper in India, primarily from the Malanjkhand copper project, contributing to more than half of the country's production. Rajasthan is the second-largest producer, known for the Khetri copper belt. Jharkhand also produces copper but in much smaller quantities compared to Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan.
Answer: Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh
Madhya Pradesh is the largest producer of copper in India, primarily from the Malanjkhand copper project, contributing to more than half of the country's production. Rajasthan is the second-largest producer, known for the Khetri copper belt. Jharkhand also produces copper but in much smaller quantities compared to Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan.
Answer: Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh