{"id":1020,"date":"2023-06-19T13:04:46","date_gmt":"2023-06-19T07:34:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lotusarise.com\/qna\/?p=1020"},"modified":"2024-04-03T07:13:48","modified_gmt":"2024-04-03T01:43:48","slug":"q-consider-the-following-statements-34","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lotusarise.com\/qna\/upsc\/q-consider-the-following-statements-34","title":{"rendered":"Q. Consider the following statements:"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\" type=\"1\">\n<li>In India, State Governments&nbsp;<strong>do not&nbsp;<\/strong>have the power to auction non-coal mines.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Andhra Pradesh and Jharkhand&nbsp;<strong>do not&nbsp;<\/strong>have gold mines.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Rajasthan has iron ore mines.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Which of the statements given above is\/are correct?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"mcq wp-block-list\">\n<li>1 and 2 only<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>2 only<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>1 and 3 only<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>3 only<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Answer: (d) 3 only<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Notes:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>As per the new mining law \u2014&nbsp;<strong>Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Amendment Act, 2015<\/strong>&nbsp;\u2014 which came into effect from January 2015, the&nbsp;<strong>non-coal mines have to be auctioned by the respective state governments.<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>In Rajasthan, the Iron-Ore Deposits are located in the district of Jaipur, Udaipur, Jhunjhunu, Sikar, Bhilwara, Alwar, Bharatpur, Dausa and Banswara.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>In Andhra Pradesh gold mines are found in Ramagiri in Anantapur district.&nbsp;<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Jharkhand has both alluvial and native gold.<\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Alluvial gold is obtained from the sands of the Subarnarekha (gold streak) river, Sona Nadi in Singhbhum district, and the streams draining the Sonapat valley. Native gold is found near Lowa in Singhbhum district.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Also Read:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/lotusarise.com\/gold-silver-distribution-in-india-upsc\/\">Gold Distribution in India<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-_2bd9d9-69 .kt-block-spacer{height:40px;}.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-_2bd9d9-69 .kt-divider{border-top-width:2px;border-top-color:#eee;width:100%;border-top-style:solid;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-spacer aligncenter kt-block-spacer-_2bd9d9-69\"><div class=\"kt-block-spacer kt-block-spacer-halign-center\"><hr class=\"kt-divider\"\/><\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Which of the statements given above is\/are correct? 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