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UPSC 1999: Assertion (A): Chile continues to be an important producer of copper in the world. Reason (R): Chile is endowed with the world’s largest deposit of porphyry copper.
(a)Both A and R are true, and R is the correct explanation of A
(b)Both A and R are true, but R is not a correct explanation of A
(c)A is true, but R is false
(d)A is false, but R is true
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Not attemptedCorrect Answer: (a) Both A and R are true, and R is the correct explanation of A
Chile is the world’s leading copper producer largely because it possesses enormous porphyry-copper deposits such as Chuquicamata and Escondida. The geological endowment directly accounts for Chile’s sustained importance in global copper output, so both statements are true and R correctly explains A. ([licchavilyceum.com](https://licchavilyceum.com/upsc-civil-services-prelims-1999-solved-question-paper/))
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This question was asked in UPSC CSE Prelims 1999, GS Paper 1, as Question 103. It falls under Geography > Economic & Mineral Geography.
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