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Which state is India's largest producer of iron ore?
Correct answer: C. Odisha
Odisha produces the largest share of India's iron ore, mainly from Keonjhar, Sundargarh and Mayurbhanj districts.
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Minerals, Energy and Industries MCQs
Solved MCQs on where India's minerals are mined, oil fields and refineries, nuclear and solar power plants, and the major steel plants with the countries that helped build them.
20 MCQsUpdated 27 October 2026
This set covers India's mineral wealth and the states that lead in each mineral, famous mines and oil fields, nuclear and other power plants, and steel plants with the countries that helped build them.
Questions usually pair a resource or plant with a state or a collaborating country. A simple table of name, location and partner covers most of this topic.
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The Bailadila iron ore mines are located in:
Correct answer: C. Chhattisgarh
Bailadila in Dantewada district, Chhattisgarh, produces high-grade iron ore, much of it exported.
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The Kudremukh iron ore deposits are in:
Correct answer: D. Karnataka
Kudremukh ("horse face") lies in the Western Ghats in Chikkamagaluru district, Karnataka.
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Bauxite is the main ore of:
Correct answer: D. Aluminium
Aluminium is extracted from bauxite; Odisha has India's largest bauxite reserves and production.
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The Khetri mines in Rajasthan are known for:
Correct answer: B. Copper
The Khetri copper belt in Jhunjhunu district is one of India's main copper sources.
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The Zawar mines near Udaipur, Rajasthan, are famous for:
Correct answer: A. Zinc and lead
Zawar has been mined for zinc and lead for centuries; Rajasthan leads India in zinc production.
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The Hutti mines, India's main source of primary gold today, are in:
Correct answer: B. Karnataka
The Hutti gold mines are in Raichur district, Karnataka; the older Kolar Gold Fields closed in 2001.
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Neyveli, a major centre of lignite mining and power generation, is in:
Correct answer: D. Tamil Nadu
Neyveli in Cuddalore district holds most of India's lignite (brown coal), used mainly for thermal power.
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Digboi, where one of the world's oldest working oil refineries (1901) is located, is in:
Correct answer: D. Assam
Oil was found at Digboi in the late 19th century, and its refinery began working in 1901.
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The Ankleshwar oil field is located in:
Correct answer: B. Gujarat
Ankleshwar in Bharuch district was one of the first major onshore oil finds in Gujarat (1958–60).
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The world's largest oil refining complex is at:
Correct answer: B. Jamnagar
Reliance Industries' refinery complex at Jamnagar, Gujarat, is the largest single-site refinery in the world.
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India's first nuclear power station, which started in 1969, is at:
Correct answer: A. Tarapur
The Tarapur Atomic Power Station is in Palghar district, Maharashtra.
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The Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant, built with Russian cooperation, is in:
Correct answer: A. Tamil Nadu
Kudankulam is in Tirunelveli district, Tamil Nadu; its reactors are of Russian VVER design.
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The Rawatbhata atomic power station is in:
Correct answer: C. Rajasthan
The Rajasthan Atomic Power Station stands at Rawatbhata on the Chambal river, near Kota.
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Bhadla Solar Park, one of the world's largest solar parks, is in:
Correct answer: C. Rajasthan
Bhadla in Jodhpur district gets intense sunshine and has very little rain, ideal for solar power.
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The Bhilai Steel Plant in Chhattisgarh was set up with the help of the:
Correct answer: B. Soviet Union
Bhilai (1955 agreement) was built with Soviet help; Rourkela with West German and Durgapur with British help.
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The Rourkela Steel Plant, built with West German collaboration, is in:
Correct answer: D. Odisha
Rourkela, in Sundargarh district of Odisha, was India's first public-sector integrated steel plant.
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The Durgapur Steel Plant was set up with the help of:
Correct answer: C. the United Kingdom
Durgapur in West Bengal was built with British collaboration in the Second Five-Year Plan.
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The monazite sands of the Kerala coast are an important source of:
Correct answer: A. Thorium
Monazite contains thorium, which is central to the third stage of India's nuclear power programme.
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Most of India's coal is found in rocks of the:
Correct answer: A. Gondwana age
Gondwana coal, about 250 million years old, is found in the Damodar, Mahanadi and Godavari valleys; younger Tertiary coal occurs in the North-East.
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