Consider the following statements:1.Thailand is the top producer of rare earth minerals globally, with an estimated 70 percent of the global production.2.Lanthanum, a rare earth mineral, is available in India.3.Under the India-Australia Critical Minerals Investment Partnership, India can take resources from Australia to meet the growing demand for critical minerals to help India’s space and defence industries and the manufacture of electric vehicles.Which of the statements given above are correct?

Q. Consider the following statements:
1.Thailand is the top producer of rare earth minerals globally, with an estimated 70 percent of the global production.
2.Lanthanum, a rare earth mineral, is available in India.
3.Under the India-Australia Critical Minerals Investment Partnership, India can take resources from Australia to meet the growing demand for critical minerals to help India’s space and defence industries and the manufacture of electric vehicles..
Which of the statements given above are correct?

[A] 1 and 2 only

[B] 2 and 3 only

[C] 1 and 3 only

[D] 1 2 and 3

Answer: B

Notes:

Explanation –

Statement 1 is incorrect. China is the top producer of rare earth minerals globally, with an estimated 70 percent of the global production. However, the US, Myanmar, Australia and Thailand are also the major producer of rare earth minerals.

Statement 2 and 3 are correct. Some REs available in India are lanthanum, cerium, neodymium, praseodymium, and samarium. Under the India-Australia Critical Minerals Investment Partnership, India can take resources from Australia to meet the growing demand for critical minerals to help India’s space and defence industries and the manufacture of electric vehicles.

Source: ForumIAS

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