Sambhar Lake in Rajasthan is important for the production of:
- A.Gypsum
- B.Common salt
- C.Soda ash
- D.Copper
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Explanation
The correct answer is B, common salt. Sambhar, the large saline lake west of Jaipur, is the biggest inland source of salt in the country, where brine is drawn into shallow pans and left to evaporate; Didwana in Nagaur and Pachpadra in Barmer are the other salt works of the state, while most Indian salt otherwise comes from the sea coast of Gujarat and Tamil Nadu. Option A, gypsum, is mined in Bikaner, Nagaur and Jaisalmer. Option C, soda ash, is a manufactured chemical and is not taken from the lake, although saline lakes elsewhere yield sodium salts. Option D, copper, comes from Khetri and Kolihan in Jhunjhunu. Sambhar is also a Ramsar wetland and a winter home of flamingos, which makes it a question in the environment chapters as well.
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Practice Questions
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- A.Kota
- B.Bhilwara
- C.Pali
- D.Jodhpur
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- A.Granite
- B.Marble
- C.Sandstone
- D.Gypsum
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- A.Khetri and Kolihan
- B.Debari and Chanderiya
- C.Jhamarkotra and Kapasan
- D.Didwana and Pachpadra
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Read the full explanation →Khetri in Jhunjhunu district is known for the mining of which metal?
- A.Lead
- B.Copper
- C.Zinc
- D.Manganese
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Read the full explanation →Blue pottery, made of quartz and ground glass rather than ordinary clay, is the craft of which city?
- A.Jodhpur
- B.Jaipur
- C.Bikaner
- D.Alwar
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Blue pottery reached Jaipur through Persian and Afghan craftsmen in the Mughal period and was revived in the twentieth century by the artist Kripal Singh Shekhawat; its paste is made of quartz, fuller's earth and ground glass instead of clay, and the pieces are painted in cobalt blue and fired…
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