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Q1Consider the following statements about KABIL: 1. KABIL is a joint venture company formed with equity contribution from NALCO, HCL and MECL. 2. KABIL has acquired lithium brine blocks in Catamarca, Argentina. 3. KABIL was set up to acquire only domestic critical mineral assets within India. Which of the statements given above are correct?
Statements 1 and 2 are correct: PIB identifies KABIL's three equity partners and notes its lithium brine blocks in Catamarca, Argentina. Statement 3 is incorrect because KABIL's mandate is specifically overseas acquisition for supply assurance.
Q2Consider the following statements about the Centre of Excellence on Critical Minerals: 1. The committee recommended establishing a National Institute or Centre of Excellence on Critical Minerals. 2. The Centre of Excellence is meant to periodically update India's critical minerals list, preferably every three years. 3. The Centre of Excellence is meant to freeze the critical minerals strategy permanently. Which of the statements given above are correct?
Statements 1 and 2 are correct: the committee recommended a National Institute or CECM, and CECM is meant to update the list preferably every three years. Statement 3 is incorrect because CECM is also meant to notify critical mineral strategy from time to time, not freeze it.
Q3Consider the following statements about the National Critical Mineral Mission's design: 1. The mission seeks to intensify exploration of critical minerals within India and in offshore areas. 2. The mission is intended to reduce timelines for regulatory approvals for critical mineral mining projects. 3. The mission bars private sector companies from acquiring critical mineral assets abroad. Which of the statements given above are correct?
Statements 1 and 2 are correct: the mission intensifies exploration in India and offshore and seeks faster regulatory approvals. Statement 3 is incorrect because the mission encourages Indian PSUs and private companies to acquire critical mineral assets abroad.
Q4Consider the following statements about India's legal and auction framework for critical minerals: 1. The MMDR Amendment Act, 2023 empowered the Central Government to auction 24 critical and strategic minerals. 2. The first tranche of auction included 20 critical and strategic mineral blocks. 3. The first-tranche table included mineral blocks in Bihar and Gujarat. Which of the statements given above are correct?
All three statements are correct. PIB states that the 2023 MMDR amendment inserted 24 critical and strategic minerals, the first tranche covered 20 blocks, and the notified block table included Bihar and Gujarat entries.
Q5Consider the following statements about policy push for critical minerals: 1. A Ministry of Mines workshop connected resilient and self-reliant critical-minerals supply chains with the National Critical Minerals Mission. 2. The cited policy push was the National Electric Mobility Mission Plan, not the National Critical Minerals Mission. 3. The objective was a resilient and self-reliant supply chain for critical minerals. Which of the statements given above are correct?
Statements 1 and 3 are correct. Statement 2 is incorrect because the corpus fact identifies the National Critical Minerals Mission as the policy push, not the National Electric Mobility Mission Plan.
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6Consider the following statements: 1. The recycling incentive scheme is to be prepared by the Ministry of Mines in consultation with the Ministry of Finance. 2. The recycling incentive scheme's quantum is pegged at INR 1,500 crore. 3. The proposed recycling scheme covers lithium, nickel, cobalt, graphite, PGE and REE among other minerals. 4. The recycling scheme expressly excludes antimony, cadmium, gallium, germanium and indium. Which of the statements given above are correct?
7Consider the following statements about recycling and recovery in the National Critical Mineral Mission: 1. The mission includes recovery from end-of-life products within its value-chain coverage. 2. The mission supports recycling of critical minerals. 3. The mission restricts its scope to primary mining and excludes recycling. Which of the statements given above are correct?
8Consider the following statements: 1. The Offshore Areas Mineral (Development and Regulation) Act, 2002 was amended in August 2023. 2. India's offshore areas include territorial waters, continental shelf, exclusive economic zone and other maritime zones. 3. The cited offshore critical-mineral resources include heavy placer minerals, phosphorite, and polymetallic nodules and crusts. 4. The amendment introduced first-come-first-served allocation, not auction, for offshore mineral blocks. Which of the statements given above are correct?
9Consider the following statements about the National Critical Mineral Mission's value-chain coverage: 1. The mission aims to secure a long-term sustainable supply of critical minerals. 2. Its value-chain coverage includes exploration, mining, beneficiation, processing and recovery from end-of-life products. 3. The mission excludes acquisition of critical mineral assets abroad. Which of the statements given above are correct?
10Consider the following statements: 1. The Minerals Security Partnership is described as a US-led multilateral partnership. 2. India became the newest partner, the 14th member country, in the Minerals Security Partnership in June 2023. 3. The Partnership aims to reduce dependency on China in critical-minerals supply chains. 4. The Partnership is described as being limited to uranium and nuclear-fuel supply chains. Which of the statements given above are correct?
11Consider the following statements about India's critical minerals list: 1. India released its first-ever report on critical minerals for the country in June 2023. 2. Lithium, cobalt and graphite are included in India's list of 30 critical minerals. 3. The report was released by the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change. Which of the statements given above are correct?
12Consider the following statements about funds and investment under the National Critical Mineral Mission: 1. The approved expenditure for the National Critical Mineral Mission is Rs. 16,300 crore. 2. The mission is expected to attract investment of Rs. 18,000 crore by Public Sector Undertakings and others. 3. The approved expenditure of the mission is Rs. 1,800 crore. Which of the statements given above are correct?
13Consider the following statements: 1. KABIL's Argentina project was described as the first ever lithium exploration and mining project by a Government Company of India. 2. KABIL obtained exploration and exclusive rights for 7 lithium brine blocks in Argentina. 3. The lithium brine blocks are located in the Catamarca province of Argentina. 4. Argentina is part of the Lithium Triangle along with Chile and Bolivia. Which of the statements given above are correct?
141. The Ministry of Mines committee recommended 30 minerals as critical for India. 2. The committee to identify critical and strategic minerals was constituted on 01.11.2022. 3. All 30 recommended minerals were inserted in Part D of Schedule I of the MMDR Act. 4. The first official Indian list of critical minerals was released only after the National Critical Mineral Mission was approved in 2025. Which of the statements given above are correct?
15Consider the following statements about the MMDR Amendment Act, 2023: 1. It empowered the Central Government to auction mining leases and composite licences for 24 critical and strategic minerals in Part D of the First Schedule. 2. It made State Governments the exclusive authority to conduct these auctions. 3. It came into force from 17 August 2023. Which of the statements given above are correct?