Second largest diamond in the world discovered in Botswana

Q.  Second largest diamond in the world has been unearthed in which city?
- Published on 20 Nov 15

a. Botswana
b. Nigeria
c. Mozambique
d. Malawi

ANSWER: Botswana
 
Second largest diamond in the world discovered in Botswana mine
A 1,111 carat "high quality diamond" has been found at a mine in Botswana and is the biggest find in more than a century. The gem is second in size to Cullinan diamond unearthed in 1905 in S. Africa, and was mined by Lucara Diamond Corp.Botswana is the world's second biggest diamond producer, and Lucara said the gem was the largest ever to be recovered in the nation.

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