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About three-fourths of world's cobalt, a metal required for the manufacture of batteries for electric motor vehicles, is produced by:

UPSC · 2023 · International Relations
Question:
About three-fourths of world's cobalt, a metal required for the manufacture of batteries for electric motor vehicles, is produced by:

Options

Argentina
Botswana
the Democratic Republic of the Congo
Kazakhstan
Answer: the Democratic Republic of the Congo

Explanation:
The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) accounts for around 70–75% of the world’s cobalt production, mainly from the Katanga region.

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