Q1. Balaghat, Chhindwara and Jhabua districts of Madhya Pradesh are known for the production of which of the following minerals?
Explanation
The districts named in the question are associated in the paper key with manganese production in Madhya Pradesh, especially the well-known manganese belt around Balaghat and Chhindwara. Copper is more strongly linked with areas such as Malanjkhand in Balaghat, but that is not the keyed mineral here. Mica is classically associated with the Jharkhand-Bihar-Andhra belt rather than these districts as a group. Bauxite occurs in parts of Madhya Pradesh, yet the given district grouping points to manganese in this CET item.
