State PCS PYQPrelims 2022

BPSC – Combined Competitive Examination · प्रश्न 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
उत्तर दाखवा आणि स्पष्टीकरण

उत्तर: (D) Kerala

स्पष्टीकरण

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

  • (A) चूक

    Wrong: not a leading thorium producer.

  • (B) चूक

    Wrong: known for uranium, not thorium.

  • (C) चूक

    Wrong: not a leading thorium producer.

  • (D) बरोबर

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

  • (E) चूक

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