12th Class Geography Solved Paper - Geography 2012 Outside Delhi Set-I

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    Describe three broad belts of minerals in India.

    Answer:

    Minerals are generally concentrated in three broad belts in India:
    (i) The North-Eastern plateau region: This belt covers Chotanagpur (Jharkhand), Odisha plateau, West-Bengal and some parts of Chhattisgarh.
    (ii) The South-Western plateau region: Karnataka, Goa, Tamilnadu and Kerala comes under this region. 1 his belt is rich in ferrous metals, bauxite also contains high trade iron-ore, manganese and limestone.
    (iii) The North-Western region: This belt exists in Aravali (Raj as than) and some parts of Gujarat Ra) as than is rich in building stones, sand stone, granite, marble and gypsum. Dolomite and limestone provide raw materials for cement industry. Gujarat is known for its petroleum deposits.


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