Q79 · UPSC Prelims 2025 · Set A · Geography

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Consider the following pairs:Country Resource-rich inI.Botswana : DiamondII.Chile : LithiumIII.Indonesia : NickelIn how many of the above rows is the given information correctly matched?

A Only one
B Only two
C All the three
D None

Correct answer: (c) All the three

Explanation

  1. A

    Only one

    Only one. All three country–resource pairs are keyed.

  2. B

    Only two

    Only two. Under-counts.

  3. C

    All the three

    All the three. Botswana–diamond, Chile and the third pair are all correctly matched.

  4. D

    None

    None. All three hold.

Summary. Official Set A key is (c) all three. Botswana is diamond-rich; Chile is copper-lithium country; the third pair is also a standard resource match. All three are correct.

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