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UPSC Prelims 2025 Paper-I 📅 25 May, 2025

Consider the following statements:
I. India has joined the Minerals Security Partnership as a member.
II. India is a resource-rich country in all the 30 critical minerals that it has identified.
III. The Parliament in 2023 has amended the Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Act, 1957 empowering the Central Government to exclusively auction mining lease and composite license for certain critical minerals.

Which of the statements given above are correct?

A
I and II only
B
II and III only
C
I and III only
D
I, II and III
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UPSC Prelims
2025 • 25 May, 2025 • Paper-I
Consider the following statements:
I. India has joined the Minerals Security Partnership as a member.
II. India is a resource-rich country in all the 30 critical minerals that it has identified.
III. The Parliament in 2023 has amended the Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Act, 1957 empowering the Central Government to exclusively auction mining lease and composite license for certain critical minerals.

Which of the statements given above are correct?
Correct Answer
I and III only
Statement II is incorrect because India is heavily import-dependent for many of the 30 critical minerals it has identified (like lithium, cobalt, nickel). State......
Ref/Book : UPSC Prelims 2025
Ref. Subject Geography
Chapter -
Ref. Topic Mineral Resources
Pg. No -
💡 Analysis & Explanation
Introduction ▼
Statement II is incorrect because India is heavily import-dependent for many of the 30 critical minerals it has identified (like lithium, cobalt, nickel). Statements I and III are factually correct.
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