GS1 · UPSC Mains

With the growing demand for rare earth elements, their distribution has become a critical aspect of the global economy. Discuss the distribution of rare earth elements across the world, their uses, and the environmental impact of their extraction. (Answer in 250 words)

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GS1 · Distribution of natural resources & industry location

Topper	Rank	Source	Copy
Ruhani	AIR 5	Nextias	p.38
Nausheen	AIR 9	Nextias	p.38
Kush Motwani	AIR 11	Nextias	p.34
Prajnanandan Giri	AIR 24	Nextias	p.35
Vishnu Sasikumar	AIR 31	Nextias	p.37
Anjali Thakur	AIR 43	Nextias	p.37
Surabhi Srivastava	AIR 56	Nextias	p.35
Abhimanyu Malik	AIR 60	Nextias	p.38
Shoham Teberiwal	AIR 77	Nextias	p.36
Aniket Dnyaneshwor Hirde	AIR 81	Nextias	p.37
Manan Bhat	AIR 88	Nextias	p.35
Hassan Khan	—	NextIAS	p.38
Hassan Khan	—	UnlockIAS	p.38
Akansh Dhull	—	UnlockIAS	p.39
Annapurna Singh	—	Nextias	p.38
AVINASH CHOUDHARY	—	NextIAS	p.38
Aniket Kumar Dwivedi	—	NextIAS	p.38
Akansh Dhull	—	NextIAS	p.39
Rajiv Agarwal	—	NextIAS	p.38
Sameer Goel	—	NextIAS	p.36
Siddharth Srivastava	—	NextIAS	p.36
ANAND SHARMA	—	NextIAS	p.38
Madhav Agarwal	—	NextIAS	p.37
Divyanshi Singla	—	NextIAS	p.38
Ankit Agrawal	—	NextIAS	p.37
Mrinal Kumar	—	NextIAS	p.38
Jigyasu Agrawal	—	NextIAS	p.38
Arfa Usmani	—	NextIAS	p.37
Kaanchi Singhal	—	NextIAS	p.36
SIVASAKTHIVEL C	—	NextIAS	p.35
SYED ADEEL MOHSIN	—	NextIAS	p.38
MAHI SHARMA	—	NextIAS	p.44
DEEPESH GAUR	—	NextIAS	p.38
Ankit Agrawal	—	NextIAS	p.37
Saloni Vats	—	NextIAS	p.36
Muhammed Swalah T A	—	NextIAS	p.38
Deeksha Chourasiya	—	NextIAS	p.26
Abhishek Singh	—	Nextias	p.34
Ritika Chitlangia	—	Nextias	p.35