{"id":25337,"date":"2024-02-05T15:36:44","date_gmt":"2024-02-05T15:36:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/edukemy.com\/blog\/?p=25337"},"modified":"2024-02-05T15:36:47","modified_gmt":"2024-02-05T15:36:47","slug":"upsc-prelims-2023-question-6","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/edukemy.com\/blog\/upsc-prelims-2023-question-6\/","title":{"rendered":"UPSC Prelims 2023 &#8211; Question 6"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_73 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-69d518d53b53f\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-cssicon\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-69d518d53b53f\"  \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/edukemy.com\/blog\/upsc-prelims-2023-question-6\/#Q6_Ilmenite_and_rutile_abundantly_available_in_certain_coastal_tracts_of_India_are_rich_sources_of_which_one_of_the_following\" title=\"Q6. Ilmenite and rutile, abundantly available in certain coastal tracts of India, are rich sources of which one of the following?\">Q6. Ilmenite and rutile, abundantly available in certain coastal tracts of India, are rich sources of which one of the following?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/edukemy.com\/blog\/upsc-prelims-2023-question-6\/#Correct_Answer_Option_d\" title=\"Correct Answer: Option (d)\">Correct Answer: Option (d)<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Q6_Ilmenite_and_rutile_abundantly_available_in_certain_coastal_tracts_of_India_are_rich_sources_of_which_one_of_the_following\"><\/span>Q6. Ilmenite and rutile, abundantly available in certain coastal tracts of India, are rich sources of which one of the following?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>(a) Aluminium<br>(b) Copper<br>(c) Iron<br>(d) Titanium<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Correct_Answer_Option_d\"><\/span>Correct Answer: Option (d)<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>India is endowed with large resources of heavy minerals which occur mainly along coastal stretches of the country and also in inland placers. <\/li><li>Heavy mineral sands comprise a group of seven minerals, viz, ilmenite, leucoxene (brown ilmenite), rutile, zircon, sillimanite, garnet and monazite. Ilmenite (FeO. TiO2) and rutile (TiO2) are the two chief minerals of titanium. 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