About three-fourths of the world's cobalt, a metal required for the manufacture of batteries for electric…

About three-fourths of the world's cobalt, a metal required for the manufacture of batteries for electric motor vehicles, is produced by
  1. Argentina
  2. Botswana
  3. the Democratic Republic of the Congo
  4. Kazakhstan

Solution

Per the official UPSC key, the answer is B. Globally accepted fact is DRC produces ~70-75% of cobalt — most coaching keys marked C; UPSC officially marked B.

Asked in: UPSC Prelims 2023

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