Question

Rajasthan is not a major producer of _______ in India.
1. Gold
2. Silver
3. Gypsum
4. Calcite

Answer 1

Correct Answer - Option 1 : Gold

The correct answer is Gold.

• Rajasthan is not a major producer of gold in India.

• Rajasthan is the richest state in the country in terms of availability and diversity of minerals and produces about 30 different minerals.
  • The state is a major producer of mica, copper, ocher, phosphorite, silver, steatite, ball clay, fluorite and feldspar.
  • The state is also an important producer of marble of various colors.
  • Makrana region is a world-famous center of marble mining.
  • Almost the entire production of calcite and natural gypsum in the country comes from Rajasthan.

•  More than 85% of the country’s potash, wollastonite, lead & zinc, and silver resources are located in Rajasthan.
• The State is said to possess a substantial share of the total resources of potash (94%), lead & zinc ore (89%), wollastonite (88%), silver (81%), gypsum (82%), fuller’s earth (74%), diatomite (72%), marble (64%), asbestos (62%), copper ore (50%) and rock phosphate (30%).
• Rajasthan has deposits of 79 different types of major and minor minerals. Out of these, 57 minerals are being currently mined.
• Rajasthan is the leading producer of both Cement grade & Steel Grade Limestone production in India.