Topic: Mineral Resources India (11 Questions)

    Consider the following pairs:

    Country : Resource-rich in

    • I.Botswana : Diamond
    • II.Chile : Lithium
    • III.Indonesia : Nickel

    In how many of the above rows is the given information correctly matched?

    Consider the following statements:

    • Statement I.In India, State Governments have no power for making rules for grant of concessions in respect of extraction of minor minerals even though such minerals are located in their territories.
    • Statement II.In India, the Central Government has the power to notify minor minerals under the relevant law.

    Which one of the following is correct in respect of the above statements?

    2023

    Ilmenite and rutile, abundantly available in certain coastal tracts of India, are rich sources of which one of the following?

    2023

    About three-fourths of world's cobalt, a metal required for the manufacture of batteries for electric motor vehicles, is produced by

    2022

    With reference to India, consider the following statements:
    1. Monazite is a source of rare earths.
    2. Monazite contains thorium.
    3. Monazite occurs naturally in the entire Indian coastal sands in India.
    4. In India, Government bodies only can process or export monazite.
    Which of the statements given above are correct?

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