| 1. The north-eastern peninsular belt is the richest mineral belt in India. |
| 2. The northern plain of India has large deposits of a variety minerals. |
A) 1 only
B) 2 only
C) Both 1 and 2
D) Neither 1 nor 2
Correct Answer: A
Solution :
The north-eastern peninsular belt comprising the Chota Nagpur plateau and Odisha plateau in the states of Jharkhand, West Bengal and Odisha is the richest mineral belt in India. It contains large quantities of coal, iron ore, manganese, mica, bauxite, copper, kyanite, chromite, beryl, apatite and many more minerals. In fact you ask for any major mineral of India and you will find it in this belt. Thus it is a mineral region par excellence. The Chota Nagpur plateau is known as the "mineral heartland of India ". The northern plain of India is of recent origin which has been formed by the depositional work of rivers. Thus it is one of the most fertile plains in the world and is fit for agriculture. But it does not possess any mineral worth the name.
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