Question

_______ is the largest bauxite producing state of India.
1. Odisha
2. Jharkhand
3. Andhra Pradesh
4. Gujarat

Answer 1

Correct Answer - Option 1 : Odisha

The correct answer is Odisha.

• Odisha is the largest bauxite-producing state in India.
• More than half of India's bauxite deposits are found in Odisha.
• Bauxite is an important mineral used in the production of aluminium.
• Kalahandi in Odisha is famous for the production of bauxite.
• Bauxite deposits are formed by the decomposition of a wide variety of rocks that consists of aluminium silicates.

• Odisha, Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat, Maharashtra, and Tamil Nadu are the major bauxite-producing states.
• Bauxite is primarily utilized in the Bayer process to generate alumina.
• Important bauxite mines in India are:
  • Bilaspur & Maikal Hills.
  • Singhbhum.
  • Jamnagar.
  • Balangir.
  • Bargarh.
  • Koraput.
  • Kalahandi.
  • Sambalpur.
  • Sundergarh.

• Jharkhand is the leading producer of mineral wealth in India.
• Andhra Pradesh is India's leading rice producer.
• Gujarat is the largest producer of cash crops like cotton, groundnut, tobacco, cumin, sesame, etc. in India.