Given below are two statements, one labelled as Assertion (A) and the other as Reason (R): Assertion (A): Most of India's major mineral resources are concentrated east of the Mangaluru–Kanpur line. Reason (R): This region contains ancient crystalline formations of the peninsular plateau, which are rich in metallic minerals.

With reference to the management of minor minerals in India, consider the following statements: 1. Sand is a ‘minor mineral’ according to the prevailing law in the country. 2. State Governments have…

What is/are the purpose/purposes of `District Mineral Foundations’ in India? 1. Promoting mineral exploration activities in mineral-rich districts 2. Protecting the interests of the persons affected…

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 In…

Despite having large reserves of coal, why does India import millions of tones of coal? 1. It is the policy of India to save its own coal reserves for future, and import it from other countries for t…

With reference to "Kuzbass region in Russia", which of the following statement/s is/are correct? 1. This region is rich in coal and iron ore. 2. Novosibirsk is an important industrial centre of this…