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BPSC – Combined Competitive Examination · Question 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
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Answer: (D) Kerala

Explanation

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

  • (A) Incorrect

    Wrong: not a leading thorium producer.

  • (B) Incorrect

    Wrong: known for uranium, not thorium.

  • (C) Incorrect

    Wrong: not a leading thorium producer.

  • (D) Correct

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

  • (E) Incorrect

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