Civil Services Examination · प्रश्न 28

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 India. 4. In India, Government bodies only can process or export monazite. Which of the statements given above are correct?

1, 2 and 3 only
1, 2 and 4 only
3 and 4 only
1, 2, 3 and 4

उत्तर देखें और व्याख्या

उत्तर: (B) 1, 2 and 4 only

व्याख्या

Monazite is a rare-earth and thorium mineral. It occurs in specific beach sands (Kerala, TN, Odisha, AP), not all coasts, and only government entities like IREL can process/export it.