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 the power to grant mining leases of minor minerals, but the powers regarding the formation of rules related to the grant of minor minerals lie with the Central Government. 3. State Governments have the power to frame rules to prevent illegal mining of minor minerals. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Consider the following statements: 1. In India, State Governments do not have the power to auction non-coal mines. 2. Andhra Pradesh and Jharkhand do not have gold mines. 3. Rajasthan has iron ore mi…

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…

With reference to the mineral resources of India, consider the folowing pairs: Mineral - 90% Natural sources in 1. Copper - Jharkhand 2. Nickel - Orissa 3. Tungsten - Kerala Which of the pairs give a…

Consider the following statements : 1. India does not have any deposits of Thorium. 2. Kerala's monazite sands contain Uranium. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Consider the following statements with reference to coal - 1. India is one of the world's leading producer of coal. 2. India has vast coal reserves in states like Jharkhand and Chhattisgarh. Select t…