Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

Geography

Chapter

India-People and Economy: Mineral and Energy resources

Question:
Bulk of valuable minerals in India are mainly associated with which kind of rocks?
Options:
metamorphic rocks
metamorphic and igneous rocks
igneous rocks
sedimentary, metamorphic and igneous rocks
Correct Answer:
metamorphic and igneous rocks
Explanation:
India is endowed with a rich variety of mineral resources due to its varied geological structure. Bulk of the valuable minerals are products of pre-palaezoic age and are mainly associated with metamorphic and igneous rocks of the peninsular India. The vast alluvial plain tract of north India is devoid of minerals of economic use.