Question

“Mineral resources in India are unevenly distributed.” Support the statement with three suitable examples

Answer 1

-The alluvial plains of North India are mostly devoid of mineral resources.
-Sedimentary rocks in Gujarat and Assan have petroleum deposits.
-Majority of coal reserves,metallic minerals,mica and many other non-metallic minerals.

Answer 2

India is a nation with plentiful natural resources (metallic and non-metallic). Nevertheless, these ores are unevenly separated due to fluctuations in geological compositions and certain physical means. Fol-lowing are the reasons in support of the given statement:

1. Peninsular rocks: this rock holds most of the coal supplies, metallic crystals mica and non-metallic crystals.

2. Sedimentary rocks: in this type of rock the sediments of petroleum are found such as eastern and western haunches of the peninsula in Gujarat and Assam.

3. The vast alluvial plains: these plains are found in North India and almost devoid of mineral resources.