UPSC Geography Human Resources Question Bank Social and Economic Geography of the World

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    Assertion (A): Chile continues to be an important producer of copper in the world.
    Reason (R): Chile is endowed with the world's largest deposits of porphyry copper

    A) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.

    B) Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A.

    C) A is true but R is false.

    D) A is false but R is true.

    Correct Answer: A

    Solution :

    Chile continues to be an important producer of copper in the world because this country is endowed with world's largest deposits of porphyry copper in Chuquicamato region on the western side of the Andes which supplies more than half of the Chilean output.


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