Question

India is fortunate to have fairly rich and varied mineral resources however these are unevenly distributed explain the statement giving an example give any two reasons for uneven distribution of minerals in India

Answer 1

• India is fortunate to have fairly rich and varied mineral resources and are unevenly distributed in various regions of India.
• Peninsular rocks contain most of the reserves of coal, metallic minerals, mica and many other non-metallic minerals.
• Sedimentary rocks on the western and eastern flanks of the peninsula, in Gujarat and Assam have most of the petroleum deposits.