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Target Exam

CUET

Subject

Geography

Chapter

India-People and Economy: Mineral and Energy resources

Question:

Which of the following mineral is obtained from the beach sands along the coast of Kerala and Tamil Nadu?

Options:

Uranium

Thorium

Mica

Bauxite

Correct Answer:

Thorium

Explanation:

The correct answer is Option 2: Thorium

NCERT: Thorium is mainly obtained from monazite and ilmenite in the beach sands along the coast of Kerala and Tamil Nadu. World’s richest monazite deposits occur in Palakkad and Kollam districts of Kerala, near Vishakhapatnam in Andhra Pradesh and Mahanadi river delta in Odisha.

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