Which country is the world's largest producer of cobalt, a chemical element?
Correct answer: C. Congo
- A. Nigeria
- B. South Africa
- C. Congo
- D. Botswana
Explanation
The Democratic Republic of the Congo is the world’s leading producer of cobalt, a metal essential to many rechargeable batteries. The option ‘Congo’ is being used as the common short form for the DRC, not the Republic of the Congo.
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