2025 · Q50
As per the Annual Report 2023–24 of the Ministry of Mines, Government of India, which of the following are the major bauxite producing states in India?
General KnowledgeGeography
- AOdisha and Madhya Pradesh
- BOdisha and Jharkhand
- CJharkhand and Madhya Pradesh
- DJharkhand and Karnataka
Explanation
Odisha is India's largest bauxite producer, accounting for roughly half of the country's output (the Kalahandi-Koraput belt, including Panchpatmali), and Jharkhand is another major producer (Lohardaga, Palamu and Ranchi districts), as per the Ministry of Mines' Annual Report 2023-24. Madhya Pradesh, Karnataka and Tamil Nadu produce considerably less. Bauxite is the principal ore of aluminium, refined into alumina by the Bayer process.