INDIAN HISTORY

HISTORY

THE MUGHAL KINGS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
The major region of copper mines during the Mughal period was..?
A
Bengal
B
Rajasthan
C
Agra
D
Bihar
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Detailed Solution. The correct answer is Khetri. Khetri is a town in the Jhunjhunu district of Rajasthan.

Detailed explanation-2: -Rajasthan: the main region of copper mines in Mughal period.

Detailed explanation-3: -Khetri is situated at the foothills of the Aravalli Range, which hosts copper mineralization, giving rise to a 80 km long metallogenetic province from Singhana in the north to Raghunathgarh in the south, popularly known as Khetri Copper Belt.

Detailed explanation-4: -The major copper mines are the Khetri copper belt in Rajasthan, Singhbhum copper belt in Jharkhand and Malanjkhand copper belt in Madhya Pradesh which are mined by HCL; Singhbhum belt is mined by M/s Indian Copper Complex.

Detailed explanation-5: -The popular copper mines of Rajasthan are in Bhilwara, Udaipur, Anjani, Bedawal, Sirohi, Manipura, etc. The location of Khetri can be found at the coordinates of 27.98 degrees north and 75.8 degrees east.

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