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To which country does India export the largest quantity of iron ore?

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Which of these has a giant steel industry but virtually no iron ore of its own?
Updated On: Jul 17, 2026
  • USA
  • Japan
  • Egypt
  • Germany
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The Correct Option is B

Solution and Explanation

Iron ore is one of India's oldest mineral exports, shipped from ports on both coasts. The buyer has to be a country with big steel mills and small ore reserves. Check each name against that rule.

  1. USA: The United States mines its own iron ore around the Great Lakes, in the Mesabi Range of Minnesota and in Michigan. It has no reason to bring ore across the world from India.
  2. Japan: Japan runs one of the world's largest steel industries yet has almost no iron ore under its own soil. It has bought Indian ore under long term agreements since the 1960s, loaded mainly at Visakhapatnam, Paradip, Marmagao and Mangalore. That combination of huge demand and zero domestic supply makes it the biggest buyer of Indian ore.
  3. Egypt: Egypt's steel output is modest and it has ore deposits of its own near Aswan and in the Bahariya oasis, so its purchases from India are small.
  4. Germany: German mills draw their ore mostly from Brazil, Sweden and Canada, which are far closer and better linked by existing trade routes.

Japan is the only country that fits, so option (B) is correct.

Let's summarize:

  • Japan has heavy steel production and no iron ore of its own, so it imports on a large scale.
  • Indian ore for Japan sails from Visakhapatnam, Paradip, Marmagao and Mangalore.

So India's largest iron ore export goes to Japan.

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