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UPSC PYQPrelims 2023

Civil Services Examination · Question 6

Ilmenite and rutile, abundantly available in certain coastal tracts of India, are rich sources of which one of the following?

  1. Aluminium
  2. Copper
  3. Iron
  4. Titanium
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Answer: (D) Titanium

Explanation

Ilmenite (FeTiO3) and rutile (TiO2) in beach sands of Kerala, TN and Odisha are the main titanium ores.