INDIAN HISTORY

HISTORY

THE MUGHAL KINGS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which was the chief or main region of copper mines in Mughal period?
A
Rajasthan
B
Bengal
C
Agra
D
Bihar
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The correct answer is Khetri. Khetri is a town in the Jhunjhunu district of Rajasthan. Khetri is situated at the foothills of the Aravalli Range. Khetri is famous for its copper mines.

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

Detailed explanation-3: -The popular copper mines of Rajasthan are in Bhilwara, Udaipur, Anjani, Bedawal, Sirohi, Manipura, etc.

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: -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.

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