Consider the following statements relating to salt production in India : 1. India is the second-largest producer of salt in the world next only to China. 2. Salt mining is carried out in Himachal Pradesh. 3. Gujarat is the leading producer of salt in India. 4. Groundwater is an important source of salt in Rajasthan. Which of the statements given above are correct?
Consider the following statements relating to salt production in India : 1. India is the second-largest producer of salt in the world next only to China. 2. Salt mining is carried out in Himachal Pradesh. 3. Gujarat is the leading producer of salt in India. 4. Groundwater is an important source of salt in Rajasthan. Which of the statements given above are correct? Correct Answer 2 and 3 only
The correct answer is 2 and 3 only
- India is the third-largest producer of salt in the world after China and the USA. Hence statement 1 is incorrect.
- Last year, Gujarat accounted for 80 percent of India’s salt production, the share of Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh was 12 percent. Rajasthan accounted for 7 percent of the production from Sambhar Lake. Hence statement 3 is correct.
- Gujarat contributes 80 percent of the total marine salt and about 50 percent of the total inland salt production in the country. Gujarat is also the largest exporter of salt in India.
- The only producer in India which obtains rock salt in meager quantities, is the Hindustan Salt Ltd, Jaipur from its mines located in the Mandi district of Himachal Pradesh. Hence statement 2 is correct.
- Sambhar Lake of Rajasthan is the largest saline lake in India. Salt is produced by the evaporation of brine (high-concentration solution of salt in water). Hence statement 4 is incorrect.
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Feb 20, 2025