Consider the following statements: 1. Natural gas occurs in the Gondwana beds. 2. Mica occurs in abundance in Kodarma. 3. Dharwars are famous for petroleum. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

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Q: 88 (IAS/2013)
Consider the following statements:
1. Natural gas occurs in the Gondwana beds.
2. Mica occurs in abundance in Kodarma.
3. Dharwars are famous for petroleum.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

question_subject: 

Geography

question_exam: 

IAS

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keywords: 

{'natural gas': [2, 0, 2, 3], 'gondwana beds': [0, 0, 0, 1], 'petroleum': [3, 1, 3, 10], 'dharwars': [0, 0, 0, 2], 'abundance': [2, 0, 2, 4]}

In dissecting the options, we find:

Option 1: Statement 1 is incorrect because Natural gas does not occur in the Gondwana beds. It is usually found in marine sedimentary rocks and not in Gondwana beds which are fresh water sedimentary deposits. Statement 2 is correct as Mica does occur in abundance in Kodarma, in the Indian state of Jharkhand.

Option 2: This includes only statement 2 which is correct. As already discussed, Mica is found in abundance in Kodarma.

Option 3: Statement 3 is also false. The Dharwars are not famous for petroleum. They are actually well-known for their gold and iron ore deposits. So, this option which includes statements 2 and 3 is incorrect.

Option 4: This states none of the statements are correct. This is wrong because Statement 2 is correct.

So, the provided correct answer is option 2, which is indeed the correct one.