State PCS PYQPrelims 2022

BPSC – Combined Competitive Examination · প্রশ্ন 26

Which state of India leads in thorium production?

  1. Bihar
  2. Jharkhand
  3. Madhya Pradesh
  4. Kerala
  5. None of the above / More than one of the above
উত্তর দেখান ও ব্যাখ্যা

উত্তর: (D) Kerala

ব্যাখ্যা

Thorium is extracted from monazite sands along the Kerala (and other coastal) beaches.

  • (A) ভুল

    Wrong: not a leading thorium producer.

  • (B) ভুল

    Wrong: known for uranium, not thorium.

  • (C) ভুল

    Wrong: not a leading thorium producer.

  • (D) সঠিক

    Correct: Kerala's monazite beach sands are the main thorium source.

  • (E) ভুল

    Wrong: only one of the options A–D is correct.