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Topic Mineral Resources
Asked 6 times across 4 UPSC exams over 37 years (1987–2024), peaking in 2022.
Key insights
- Most tested in CSE — 3 of 6 PYQs
- Most asked in 2022
- Recurs across 6 years (1987–2024)
How it travelled across exams
First appearance in each exam — the same idea, reframed.
CSE 1987 → CISF 2021 → NDA 2023 → CAPF 2024
How the concept evolved
Rising — more than half its appearances (4 of 6) are since 2016.
Related concepts
Ideas UPSC tests alongside this one — keep exploring.
Sample questions
You've seen the pattern — here are a few of the actual PYQs.
CAPF2024
Which one among the following statements about the Singareni Collieries Company Limited is correct?
- A Located at Kothagudem in Telangana, this is the first and the oldest coal mining company in India in the private sector
- B It has now diversified into thermal and solar power generation, explosive manufacturing for blasting in opencast mines and consultancy works ✓
- C It has been conferred with 'Navratna' status since 2011
- D It is the single largest coal producing company in the world
✓ Correct answer: (B)
Geography › Indian Economic Geography
NDA2023
Mica is mainly used in :
- A food and beverage industry.
- B iron and steel industry.
- C aluminium industry.
- D electrical and electronic industries. ✓
✓ Correct answer: (D)
Geography › Indian Economic Geography
CSE2022
With reference to India, consider the following statements
- Monazite is a source of rare earths
- Monazite contains thorium
- Monazite occurs naturally in the entire Indian coastal sands in India
- In India, Government bodies only can process or export monazite
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
- A 1, 2 and 3 only
- B 1, 2 and 4 only ✓
- C 3 and 4 only
- D 1, 2, 3 and 4
✓ Correct answer: (B)
Geography › Indian Economic Geography
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