RAS question
The Rampura Agucha mine, one of the world's largest lead-zinc mines, is located in which district of Rajasthan?
Correct answer: (B) Bhilwara.
The Rampura Agucha lead-zinc mine is located in Bhilwara district of Rajasthan.
Explanation
Rampura Agucha is in Bhilwara district, making option B the correct answer. The official Department of Mines & Geology, Rajasthan page places “Rampura-Agucha and Pur-Banera” under Bhilwara in its list of the state’s important lead-zinc-silver deposits. This matches the standard RAS fact that the mine is operated by Hindustan Zinc Limited of the Vedanta Group and is counted among the world’s largest open-pit lead-zinc mines. The location matters because Rajasthan dominates India’s lead-zinc output, so exam questions often test whether candidates can connect major mineral deposits with their districts rather than only remembering the mineral name.
Why the other options are wrong
- (A) Udaipur is associated with the Zawar lead-zinc mines, but the cited Rajasthan mines source places Rampura-Agucha in Bhilwara, not Udaipur.
- (C) Chittorgarh is known for cement-related mineral geography in this context, while Rampura-Agucha is listed as a Bhilwara lead-zinc-silver deposit.
- (D) Rajsamand has Rajpura-Dariba and Sindesar Kalan-Sindesar Khurd in the cited lead-zinc-silver list, but not Rampura Agucha.
Concept
This tests Rajasthan’s mineral geography, especially the district-wise mapping of major metallic mineral deposits. It recurs in RAS because lead-zinc is one of Rajasthan’s signature mineral sectors and questions often hinge on exact mine-location pairs.