Target Exam

CUET

Subject

Geography

Chapter

India-People and Economy: Mineral and Energy resources

Question:

Assertion: India is richly endowed with non-ferrous metallic minerals.                   

Reasoning: Bauxite is a non ferrous metallic mineral.

 

 

Options:

Both Assertion (A) and reasoning (R) are correct and R is the correct explanation of A.

 

Both Assertion (A) and reasoning (R) are correct and but R is not the correct explanation of A.

 

Assertion (A) is true but Reasoning (R) is not correct.



Assertion (A) is not true but Reasoning (R) is correct.

Correct Answer:

Assertion (A) is not true but Reasoning (R) is correct.

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. India is poorly endowed with non-ferrous metallic minerals except bauxite.