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Q88 (IAS/2009) Geography › Indian Physical Geography › Indian coastal geography Answer Verified

Consider the following statements: 1. India does not have any deposits of Thorium. 2. Kerala's monazito sands contain Uranium. Which of the statements given above is/are correct ?

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Statement 1 is incorrect. India possesses substantial thorium resources mainly hosted in monazite-bearing beach and placer sands along its coasts (notably Kerala, Tamil Nadu and Odisha); monazite is the principal thorium-bearing mineral in these deposits [2]. Statement 2 is correct. Monazite and associated heavy-mineral beach sands are also a recognized source of uranium in India, and monazite sands rich in uranium have been reported from Kerala, making Kerala’s monazite sands a contributor to the country’s uranium occurrences [1]. Therefore, only statement 2 is correct.

Sources

  1. [2] INDIA PEOPLE AND ECONOMY, TEXTBOOK IN GEOGRAPHY FOR CLASS XII (NCERT 2025 ed.) > Chapter 5: Mineral and Energy Resources > Nuclear Energy Resources > p. 61
  2. [1] Geography of India ,Majid Husain, (McGrawHill 9th ed.) > Chapter 7: Resources > Natural Resources of India > p. 30
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