Panna district of Madhya Pradesh is famous for which mineral?

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Correct — D, Diamond. Panna, in the Bundelkhand region of northern Madhya Pradesh, sits on India's only significant diamond belt. The stones come from kimberlite 'pipes' — the Majhgawan–Hinota pipe near Panna is the country's only long-worked, mechanised diamond mine (operated by NMDC) — which is why 'Indian district that means diamonds' points straight to Panna.

Why the other options are wrong — (a) In MP, manganese comes from the Balaghat–Chhindwara belt (Balaghat yields a large share of India's manganese), not from Panna.  (b) Panna is not a marble source; MP's celebrated 'Marble Rocks' are the Bhedaghat gorge on the Narmada near Jabalpur, while India's marble hub is Makrana in Rajasthan.  (c) India's mica belt runs through Koderma–Giridih (Jharkhand)–Bihar and Nellore (Andhra Pradesh); Panna is not a mica district.

Concept: Diamonds occur in kimberlite/lamproite 'pipes' — carrot-shaped volcanic intrusions that carry diamond up from the deep mantle — and in the alluvial gravels weathered out of them. Panna's diamonds come from the Majhgawan–Hinota kimberlite pipe, making Panna India's one enduring diamond field.

State PCS 2020 Q1 — Madhya Pradesh GK PYQ with Answer

State PCS 2020 Q1 — Madhya Pradesh GK PYQ with Answer