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Prelims 2025 · Geography · Question 99

Consider the following pairs: Country — Resource-rich in. I. Botswana : Diamond. II. Chile : Lithium. III. Indonesia : Nickel. In how many of the above rows is the given information correctly matched?

  1. Only one
  2. Only two
  3. All the three
  4. None

Answer

All the three

I. Botswana — Diamond: Correct. Botswana is one of the world’s leading diamond-producing countries, and diamonds are central to its economy.

II. Chile — Lithium: Correct. Chile has very large lithium reserves, especially in the Atacama salt flats, and is a major lithium producer.

III. Indonesia — Nickel: Correct. Indonesia is richly endowed with nickel and is among the world’s top nickel producers.

Hence, all the three pairs are correctly matched.

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