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UPSC PYQPrelims 2025

Civil Services Examination · Question 36

Consider the following statements: I. India has joined the Minerals Security Partnership as a member. II. India is a resource-rich country in all the 30 critical minerals that it has identified. III. The Parliament in 2023 has amended the Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Act, 1957 empowering the Central Government to exclusively auction mining lease and composite license for certain critical minerals. Which of the statements given above are correct?

  1. I and II only
  2. II and III only
  3. I and III only
  4. I, II and III
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Answer: (C) I and III only

Explanation

India joined the Minerals Security Partnership and the 2023 MMDR amendment empowered the Centre on critical mineral auctions; India is not resource-rich in all 30 identified critical minerals.