Question

A famous gold mine in India is _____.
A) Kalar
B) Kolar
C) Kashmir
D) Palar

Answer 1

Hint: This city was founded by the Western Ganga Dynasty in the 2nd Century C.E. The clastic rocks and pillow lava found at this mine have been declared as National Geological Monuments by the Geological Survey of India.

Complete answer:
Gold mining refers to the action of extracting gold from the earth’s crust. The states of Karnataka and Jharkhand are the largest producers of gold in our country.

Now let us analyze the given options:
Option A) Kalar – Kalar is an incorrect name. There is no mine in India with this name. Hence, this option is incorrect.
Option B) Kolar – The most famous gold mine in India is in the Kolar Gold Fields which is a region in the Kolar district of Karnataka. It was known for gold mining for a century after which it was closed in 2001, due to decline in the price of gold and also due to environmental conditions. Therefore, this is the correct option.
Option C) Kashmir – Kashmir is not known to have any gold reservoirs. The most famous mines in Kashmir are of Sapphire. This gemstone reservoir was discovered in 1881 after a natural landslide. This option is also incorrect, as there is no gold mine in Kashmir.
Option D) Palar – Palar is a river in Tamil Nadu which has been exploited by man by illegally mining sand out of the river beds, basins and banks. This mining is illegal because it was too rampant and the government had to ban it in 2013. But people continue to mine illegally. This option is also incorrect.

Thus, the correct answer is Option (B) A famous gold mine in India is Kolar.

Note: Presently, there are seven active gold mines in India. Five of these mines, i.e. Lava Gold Mines, Parasi, Pahadia, Kunderkocha and Bhitar Dari are in Jharkhand itself. The Sonbhadra Mine is in Uttar Pradesh and the Hutti Gold Mines are in Karnataka.