______ is the largest producer of bauxite?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) → Odisha
Odisha is the largest producer of bauxite, the ore used to make aluminium, with Kalahandi and Sambalpur as its leading producing areas.
NCERT (2025-26): “Bauxite Bauxite is the ore, which is used in manufacturing of aluminium. Bauxite is found mainly in tertiary deposits and is associated with laterite rocks occurring extensively either on the plateau or hill ranges of peninsular India and also in the coastal tracts of the country. Odisha happens to be the largest producer of Bauxite. Kalahandi and Sambalpur are the leading producers. The other two areas which have been increasing their production are Bolangir and Koraput. The patlands of Lohardaga in Jharkhand have rich deposits.…” |