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UPSC 2025: Consider the following statements: I. India has joined the Minerals Security Partnership as a member. II. India is a resource-rich country in all the 30 critical minerals that it has identified. III. The Parliament in 2023 has amended the Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Act, 1957 empowering the Central Government to exclusively auction mining lease and composite license for certain critical minerals. Which of the statements given above are correct?
(a)I and II only
(b)II and III only
(c)I and III only
(d)I, II and III
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Not attemptedCorrect Answer: (c) I and III only
India became a member of the US-led Minerals Security Partnership (MSP) in June 2023, so Statement I is correct. India is not resource-rich in all of the 30 critical minerals it has listed— it currently imports most of its lithium, cobalt, nickel, etc.; hence Statement II is incorrect. The 2023 amendment to the Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Act inserted section 11D empowering the Central Government to exclusively auction composite licences and mining leases for specified critical minerals, so Statement III is correct. Thus only I and III are right. ([en.wikipedia.org](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minerals_Security_Partnership?utm_source=openai))
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