Question

Aluminium is abundantly found in_______
A. Madhya Pradesh
B. Kerala
C.Odisha
D. Tamil Nadu

Answer 1

Hint: Aluminium is a lightweight metal which is silvery white in colour. It is found in the earth’s crust in abundance. It is also a most used metal.

Complete answer: The raw material of aluminium is bauxite. It is found abundantly in Orissa which is the largest aluminium producing state. It manufactures more than half of India’s aluminium. Aluminium has gained a huge amount of popularity because of its light weight, corrosion resistance, as a good conductor of heat, easily malleable and becomes stranger when it is mixed with other metals. India in total has 8 aluminum plants. They are in Orissa, West Bengal,Kerala, Uttar Pradesh, Chattisgarh, Tamil Nadu and Maharashtra.
Aluminium finds itself in the second most popular and important metallurgical industry. It is a great replacement for zinc, copper,steel and lead. The major aluminium producing plants in India are:
1. The Indian Aluminium Company Ltd in Hirakud
2. The Aluminium Corporation of India near Asansol
3. The Hindustan Aluminium Corporation Ltd.in Renukoot
4.The Madras Aluminium Company Ltd. near Salem
5.The Bharat Aluminium Company Ltd. in Korba
6.The National Aluminium Company Ltd. in Koraput
Looking at the options:
Option A: Madhya Pradesh is the leading producer of copper in India. Hence this is incorrect.
Option B: Kerala is well known for China clay. Hence this is incorrect.
Option C: Odisha is the largest producer of Aluminium Hence this is the correct answer.
Option D: Tamil Nadu produces Gypsum in large quantities. Hence this is incorrect.

Hence, Option C is the right answer.

Note: Aluminium is the most used metal globally after steel. In 2004 India produced 600 tons of aluminum.Regular supply of electricity, availability of raw materials , cheap labour cost are the necessary conditions for the production of aluminium and for the location of the industries.