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The principal copper deposits of India lie in which of the following places?

  1. Hazaribag and Singbhum of Bihar

  2. Khetri and Daribo areas of Rajasthan

  3. Anantapur in Andhra Pradesh

  4. Siwaliks in Uttar Pradesh and in Karnataka
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The principal copper deposits of India are located in the Singhbhum copper belt, which includes Hazaribag and Singbhum regions (now in Jharkhand, formerly part of Bihar). This region has been a major copper mining area since ancient times. Khetri in Rajasthan is also a copper mining area but not as significant as the Singhbhum belt.

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