Question

Potential resources use in India according to their category

Answer 1

Answer:

Some examples of these resources are natural oil reserves of the Middle East, the hydroelectric power of Niagara Falls, iron ore deposits of Madhya Pradesh, petroleum and natural gas in West Asia and India's Mumbai High, dark soils in Deccan plateau and rich coal deposits in Germany.

Answer 2

Answer:

Potential resources are known to exist and may be used in the future. ... Actual resources are those that have been surveyed, their quantity and quality determined, and are being used in present times. For example, petroleum and natural gas is actively being obtained from the Mumbai High Fields.

Resources can be classified in the following ways–

(a) On the basis of origin – biotic and abiotic

(b) On the basis of exhaustibility – renewable and non-renewable

(c) On the basis of ownership – individual, community, national and international

(d) On the basis of status of development – potential, developed stock and reserves.

Explanation:

India's major mineral resources include

◆Coal (4th largest reserves in the world)

◆Iron ore

◆Manganese ore (7th largest reserve in the world as in 2013)

◆ Mica

◆Bauxite (5th largest reserve in the world as in 2013)

◆Chromite

◆ Natural gas

◆Diamonds

◆Limestone and Thorium.