Question

Which country is the largest producer of Bauxite in the world?
A. India
B. Australia
C. Cuba
D. China

Answer 1

Hint:
A reddish clay material called laterite soil which is commonly found in tropical or subtropical regions and is primarily composed of aluminum oxide compounds (alumina), silica, iron oxides and titanium dioxide is called Bauxite.

Complete step by step solution:
 Australia is the largest producer of Bauxite which produces 86,400 thousand tonnes of Bauxite per year as per the 2018 reports. Bauxite is the primary source of aluminum. The ore must be first chemically processed to produce alumina (aluminum oxide). Alumina then to produce pure aluminum metal is smelted using an electrolysis process. The mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller Islands is known as the Commonwealth of Australia or Australia. It is the world 6th largest country by total area with a population of 26 million and largest country in Oceania. The French geologist Pierre Berthiar in 1821 first recognized Bauxite as containing aluminum and named Bauxite after the village Les Baux in southern France. The oldest, flattest, and driest inhabited continent, with the least fertile Soils is Australia. Through the Bayer chemical process approximately 70 percent of the world’s bauxite production is refined into alumina and through the Hall-Heroult electrolytic process Alumina is refined into pure aluminum metal.
Hence, the correct answer is option B.

Note:
 Australia, China, Brazil, India and Guinea are the leaders in bauxite production and where more than 160 million metric tons of bauxite are mined every year. Surface of terrain is the place where Bauxite is usually found and Australia is the largest producer.