Which is known as the storehouse of Indian minerals?
Correct Answer:
(A)
Chhota Nagpur plateau
The Chhota Nagpur plateau is called the deposit of Indian mineral substances, due to the richness of minerals, it is also called the Rur region of India.
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22
A huge amount of sources found in the Vindhya rocks are of –
Correct Answer:
(A)
Limestone
The rocks of the Vindhya range are actually sedimentary rocks which were formed by sedimentation of water suspended particles. Among these rocks, prominent minerals are limestone, sand, China clay, etc. Limestone is the base of the cement industry.
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23
Given below are two statements. One labelled as Assertion (A) and the other as Reason (R) :
Assertion (A) : Gondwana System of Rocks provides about 95% of the coal of India.
Reason (R) : Most of the ferrous and non-ferrous minerals are associated with the Dharwar system of rocks.
Select the correct answer from the codes given below:
Codes :
(A) and (R) are correct, and (R) is the correct explanation of
(A).
Correct Answer:
(B)
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Gondwana system of rocks provides about 90% of the coal of India. The important coal-bearing areas of this series are Raniganj, Jharia, Karanpur and Bokaro of the Damodar Basin in Odisha, and the Pench Valley in Chattisgarh and Madhya Pradesh. Dharwar system of Rocks: They are named Dharwar system because they were first studied in Dharwar region of Karnataka. The Dharwar system is rich in ferrous and non-ferrous minerals.
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24
In which rock system, out of the following, is iron-ore found in India ?
Correct Answer:
(C)
Dharwar
Iron ore in India is found mainly in Dharwar rock system. Dharwar- rock system is the most important rock system in terms of economic value in India.
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25
Non-metallic mineral is :
Correct Answer:
(A)
Marble
Marble is a non-metallic mineral among the given options. India produces as many as 95 minerals, which includes 4 fuel, 10 metallic, 23 non-metallic, 3 atomic and 55 minor minerals (including building and other materials). Manganese, Silver and Lead are metallic minerals. Silver is commonly found in acidic igneous rock mixed with lead zinc, copper etc.
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26
Which of the following states has the largest Mica resources?
Correct Answer:
(A)
Rajasthan
According to Indian Minerals Year Book-2022, the States with maximum resources of Mica are as follows: Andhra Pradesh (41%), Rajasthan (28%), Odisha (17%). Since Andhra Pradesh is not in the given options, so Rajasthan is the correct answer.
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27
Which one of the following states does not produce Mica?
Correct Answer:
(B)
Madhya Pradesh
According to the data of Minerals Year Book-2022, Mica producing state is Andhra Pradesh. The state with reserves/ deposits of Mica are as follows :
Andhra Pradesh - 41%
Rajasthan - 28%
Odisha - 17%
Maharashtra - 13%
Bihar - 2%
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28
In which of the following districts in India the largest 'Mica Belt' is found?
Correct Answer:
(C)
Hazaribagh, Gaya and Munger
India is at first the position in the world in the production of Mica sheet. Largest Mica belt of India is found in Hazaribagh, Gaya and Munger and Koderma districts which are known as "Capital of Mica", also comes under this belt. Mica is found in veins of Metamorphic rocks.
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29
In the below map, the black marks show the distribution of:
Correct Answer:
(D)
Mica
In the given map, the black marks shown the distribution of Mica because it is found in all the places marked like Bihar, Andhra Pradesh, Rajasthan, Odisha, Telangana and Jharkhand, etc.
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30
India is the world's leading producer of :
Correct Answer:
(C)
Mica
India was the leading producer of Mica Sheet in the world. According to data World Mineral Production 2023-24,India is the leading producer of Mica in the world. Russia is at first place in the production of Diamonds. Australia is the leading producer of iron ore and India is at fourth place in the production of iron ore, while 82.5% of the world's Tungsten is produced (in 2023) by China.
