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UPSC 2010: With reference to the mineral resources of India, consider the following pairs: Mineral — 90% Natural sources in 1. Copper — Jharkhand 2. Nickel — Orissa 3. Tungsten — Kerala Which of the pairs given above is/are correctly matched?
(a)1 and 2 only
(b)2 only
(c)1 and 3 only
(d)1, 2 and 3
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Not attemptedCorrect Answer: (b) 2 only
About 92 % of India’s nickel resources lie in Odisha (Sukinda and adjoining belts), so pair 2 is correct. Only ~19 % of copper ore reserves are in Jharkhand while around 50 % are in Rajasthan, making pair 1 wrong. India’s major tungsten resources are in Karnataka (≈42 %) and Rajasthan (≈27 %); Kerala has negligible reserves, so pair 3 is wrong. Thus only pair 2 matches. ([odishaminerals.gov.in](https://odishaminerals.gov.in/IndustryWindow/GrowthPotential?utm_source=openai))
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