UPSC Prelims 2025
Question 56 of 100
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Question 56
GS Paper-1 • 2 Marks
Consider the following statements:
I. India has joined the Minerals Security Partnership as a member. India is a resource-rich country in all the 30 critical minerals that it has identified.
II. The Parliament in 2023 has amended the Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Act, 1957 empowering the Central Government to exclusively auction mining lease and composite license for certain critical minerals.
Which of the statements given above are correct?

Options

A
a) I and II only
B
b) I and III only
C
c) II and III only
D
d) I, II and III
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