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Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
The AMD has found the presence of 1600 tons of lithium in which state?
A
Karnataka
B
Uttar Pradesh
C
Jharkhand
D
Andhra Pradesh
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Preliminary surveys by the Atomic Minerals Directorate for Exploration and Research (AMD), are learnt to have shown the presence of 1, 600 tonnes of lithium resources in the igneous rocks of the Marlagalla-Allapatna region of Karnataka’s Mandya district.

Detailed explanation-2: -The correct answer is Mandya. India has discovered its first lithium reserves in the igneous rocks located in the Marlagalla-Allapatna region of Karnataka’s Mandya district. The discovery is very small in size though in the present and stands at only 1, 600 tonnes of lithium.

Detailed explanation-3: -Researchers from the Directorate of Atomic Minerals (under the Atomic Energy Commission of India) have recently estimated lithium reserves of 14, 100 tonnes in a small stretch of land surveyed in southern Karnataka’s Mandya district.

Detailed explanation-4: -Indian battery maker Exide Industries and joint venture partner Switzerland’s Leclanche SA have begun mass production at the nation’s largest lithium-ion battery plant in the western state of Gujarat, the companies said on Thursday.

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