According to the Indian Minerals Yearbook 2022, which State was on the second rank in the country in terms of Manganese production?
- (a)Odisha
- (b)Karnataka
- (c)Maharashtra
- (d)Madhya Pradesh
Correct — C, Maharashtra. The Indian Minerals Yearbook 2022 (Indian Bureau of Mines) states in its Manganese Ore chapter that Madhya Pradesh was the leading producing State with 31.50% of national manganese-ore production in 2021-22, followed by Maharashtra with about 27% and Odisha with about 19%. Maharashtra's output comes from the century-old Gondite-series mines of Bhandara and Nagpur districts — Dongri Buzurg, Kandri, Mansar, Gumgaon — most of them worked by MOIL Ltd, which is why it sits immediately behind Madhya Pradesh.
- (a)Odisha — Third, not second — about 19% of production in 2021-22. Odisha is the trap because it tops the reserves/resources table (34% of India's manganese resources), but reserves in the ground are not the same as ore actually raised in a year.
- (b)Karnataka — Karnataka is second in reserves/resources (about 24%), but its share of actual annual production is far below Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra and Odisha — it is not the second-ranked producer.
- (d)Madhya Pradesh — Madhya Pradesh is first, not second — 31.50% of production in 2021-22 (Balaghat, Chhindwara and Jhabua districts). The question asks specifically for rank two.
Manganese is an essential input in steel making (as ferro-manganese it removes oxygen and sulphur and hardens steel), so India's manganese map is really the map of its steel-supply minerals. Indian deposits are mostly metamorphosed bedded sedimentary ores — the Gondite series of Madhya Pradesh (Balaghat, Chhindwara, Jhabua) and Maharashtra (Bhandara, Nagpur), and the Kodurite series of Odisha (Ganjam, Koraput) and Andhra Pradesh (Srikakulam, Visakhapatnam). The commercially important ores are pyrolusite, psilomelane, manganite and braunite.
The examiner is testing whether you separate 'reserves' from 'production'. Odisha dominates the resource base and Karnataka is second on resources, yet the production league table in 2021-22 read Madhya Pradesh → Maharashtra → Odisha. Anchor the answer to the source year named in the question (Indian Minerals Yearbook 2022, i.e. data for 2021-22), because these ranks do shift between years.
- IMYB 2022: India's manganese-ore production was 2,696 thousand tonnes in 2021-22, from 127 reporting mines
- Production share 2021-22 — Madhya Pradesh 31.50% (1st), Maharashtra about 27% (2nd), Odisha about 19% (3rd)
- Reserves/resources as on 1.4.2020 — 503.62 million tonnes in total; Odisha 34%, Karnataka 24%, Madhya Pradesh 12%, Maharashtra 12%, Goa 7%
- Maharashtra's ore belt lies in Bhandara and Nagpur districts (Gondite series); MOIL Ltd, headquartered at Nagpur, is the principal producer
- Manganese's main use is in steel making, as ferro-manganese and silico-manganese
- Treating the largest reserve-holder (Odisha) as the largest producer — the two rankings differ
- Confusing Balaghat (manganese) with Panna/Majhgawan (diamond) among Madhya Pradesh's mineral districts
- Ignoring the source year: Madhya Pradesh and Maharashtra sit close together, so their ranks can swap between yearbook editions
MPPSC and UPSC ask either 'which State ranks first/second in the production of mineral X' or a mineral-to-district matching set — always fix the answer to the named source and year, and keep the reserves list separate from the production list.
Consider the following statements : 1. Balaghat is known for its diamond mines. 2. Majhgawan is known for its manganese deposits. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
- (a) 1 only
- (b) 2 only
- (c) Both 1 and 2
- (d) Neither 1 nor 2
Answer(d) Neither 1 nor 2 — the pairing is reversed: Balaghat is the manganese district and Majhgawan (Panna) the diamond one
Same core knowledge — which districts of the Madhya Pradesh–Maharashtra belt actually yield manganese, the belt that decides the production ranking asked here.
Match List I with List II and select the correct answer by using the codes given below the lists: List I (Minerals) I. Coal II. Gold III. Mica IV. Manganese List II (Typical areas of Occurrence) A) Bhandara B) Karanpura C) Hutti D) Nellore
- (a) I-A, II-C, III-B, IV-D
- (b) I-B, II-C, III-D, IV-A
- (c) I-C, II-D, III-B, IV-A
- (d) I-B, II-A, III-D, IV-C
Answer(b) I-B, II-C, III-D, IV-A — manganese is matched with Bhandara
Tests the same fact from the other side — Bhandara (Maharashtra) as India's classic manganese-mining area, the reason Maharashtra ranks second in output.
Read the following statements regarding manganese in Madhya Pradesh and select the correct answer from the codes given below : 1. In 2020 - 21, Madhya Pradesh was ranked second in the country for manganese deposits. 2. In 2020 - 21, Madhya Pradesh was ranked first in the country for manganese production. 3. There are manganese deposits in Godavari and Wardha river valleys in Chhindwara district. 4. There are manganese deposits in Thandla tehsil of Jhabua district. Codes :
- (a) 1, 2 and 3 are correct
- (b) 2, 3 and 4 are correct
- (c) 1, 3 and 4 are correct
- (d) 1, 2, 3 and 4 are correct
Answer(b) 2, 3 and 4 are correct
The immediately preceding year's MPPSC question on the same league table — it establishes Madhya Pradesh at rank one, which is exactly what makes Maharashtra rank two here.
In which of the following districts are large deposits of manganese found?
- (a) Balaghat
- (b) Neemuch
- (c) Sagar
- (d) Damoh
Answer(a) Balaghat
MPPSC's district-level version of the same manganese-belt idea — Balaghat is the district that puts Madhya Pradesh at the top of the production table.
- practice — not a real PYQ
According to the Indian Bureau of Mines, which State holds the largest reserves/resources of manganese ore in India?
- (a)Madhya Pradesh
- (b)Odisha
- (c)Maharashtra
- (d)Karnataka
Answer(b) Odisha — about 34% of India's total manganese reserves/resources, ahead of Karnataka's 24%, even though it is only third in annual production.
- practice — not a real PYQ
The Dongri Buzurg manganese mine, one of India's deepest manganese workings, is located in which district?
- (a)Balaghat, Madhya Pradesh
- (b)Bhandara, Maharashtra
- (c)Keonjhar, Odisha
- (d)Sundargarh, Odisha
Answer(b) Bhandara, Maharashtra — part of the Bhandara–Nagpur belt worked by MOIL.