Question

Which is the largest producer of common salt in India?
(A) Rajasthan
(B) Kerala
(C) Maharashtra
(D) Gujarat

Answer 1

Hint:As per the NMI database, supported by the UNFC system, the whole reserves/resources of halite as of 1.4.2015 are estimated at 16.03 million tonnes in Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. the entire resources, fall under the remaining resources category.

Complete answer:
The most by-products recovered within the Salt Industry are gypsum, bromine, magnesium chloride, sulfate, ammonium bicarbonate, and soda bicarbonate. The standard number of laborers employed within the Salt Industry during 2014-15 and 2015-16 were 104,060 and 111,158 respectively.
Salt, additionally to its culinary and domestic uses, is additionally employed in meatpacking, fish curing & its preservation, dairying, preservation & processing of hides, manufacturing of soaps, detergent & dyestuff, dyeing & finishing of materials, refrigeration, glazing earthenware, explosives, leather industries, bakery products, for soil stabilization, in manufacturing artificial rubber and as a wood preservative.In agriculture, salt is used for treating hay, and as a fertilizer surely crops.
 In countries with the weather, salt is used in controlling ice and snow on streets and highways.
Salt may be a crucial staple utilized within the industry. it's utilized within the assembly of basic chemicals like sodium carbonate , caustic soda, acid, chlorine, bleaching powders, chlorates, sodium sulfate , and sodium metal. These basic chemicals, in turn, are utilized within the preparation of various end-products, like soaps, detergents, chlorinated hydrocarbons, and carbon tetrachloride.

Hence the correct answer is option D.

Note:Gujarat is that the most important salt producer state of India and thus the third largest on the planet. The state contributes 76 percent to the whole salt production in India, Kharaghoda, Bhavnagar, Porbandar, and Rann of Kutch of Gujarat are major salt produced districts.