With reference to the mineral resources of India, consider the following pairs: Mineral — 90% natural sources in. Which of the pairs given above is/are correctly matched?

Copper Jharkhand
Nickel Orissa
Tungsten Kerala

(a) 1 and 2 only
(b) 2 only
(c) 1 and 3 only
(d) 1, 2 and 3

Show the answer and explanation

Answer: (b) 2 only

Only nickel–Odisha is right.

Statement by statement

1. ✗ WRONG Copper is spread across Rajasthan (Khetri), MP (Malanjkhand) and Jharkhand — not 90% in Jharkhand.

2. ✓ CORRECT About 90% of nickel reserves are in Odisha (Sukinda).

3. ✗ WRONG Tungsten is mainly in Rajasthan (Degana) and Karnataka, not Kerala.

The idea

A mineral can occur in several States even when one belt is especially famous. A claim about a percentage of resources asks for the distribution as of the question’s year. Resources, mine output and refined-metal production measure different things.

Why the others are wrong

(a) Accepts copper in Jharkhand.

(c) Accepts copper and tungsten wrongly.

(d) Accepts all three.

The trap

Jharkhand is a mineral giant, so copper there “feels” 90%.

Also know

Khetri, Malanjkhand and Singhbhum are the three useful copper anchors. Sukinda links nickel with chromite-bearing rocks and weathered deposits. Degana anchors tungsten in Rajasthan; Kerala’s heavy-mineral beach sands form a different mineral family.

🔒 Nickel: Sukinda (Odisha) · copper: Khetri, Malanjkhand · tungsten: Degana.

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