UPSC Prelims 2013
Geography
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?
Explanation
Statement 1 is incorrect: Natural gas in India is mostly found in Assam, Gujarat, and offshore basins (like Mumbai High). Gondwana beds are primarily coal-bearing formations, not major sources of natural gas. Statement 2 is correct: Koderma district in Jharkhand is known as the “mica capital of India”. Statement 3 is incorrect: Dharwar rocks (in Karnataka and Maharashtra) are ancient metamorphic rocks, not petroleum-bearing formations.