Q26
Geography (incl. West Bengal)Minerals, Energy & Industry
The following state is the highest producer of tin in India :
- a.Rajasthan
- b.Odisha
- c.Jharkhand
- d.Chhattisgarh
Answer: (D) Chhattisgarh
Chhattisgarh is the only tin-producing state of India; cassiterite (tin ore, $SnO_2$) is mined in the Dantewada-Sukma belt of the old Bastar district. Rajasthan leads in zinc, lead, gypsum and marble; Odisha leads in bauxite, chromite, manganese and iron ore; Jharkhand is known for coal, mica, copper and uranium (Jaduguda). Tin is used for tin-plating, solder (tin + lead) and bronze (copper + tin), and India imports most of its requirement.