With reference to India, consider the following statements : 1. Monazite is a source of rare earths. 2. Monazite contains thorium. 3. Monazite occurs naturally in the entire Indian coastal sands in India. 4. In India, Government bodies only can process or export monazite. Which of the statements given above are correct ?

1, 2 and 3 only
1, 2 and 4 only
3 and 4 only
1, 2, 3 and 4

LohaHridoy

8 views

2025-01-04 04:42

1 Answers

AhmedNazir

Option 2 : 1, 2 and 4 only

The correct answer is 1, 2 and 4 only.

Monazite
- It is one of the beach sand minerals that contain rare earth-like, lanthanum, cerium, praseodymium, neodymium etc.
- Monazite is a reddish-brown phosphate mineral containing rare earth metals. Hence, Statement 1 is correct
- It also contains thorium which is a “prescribed substance”, the list of which was revised in 2006 under the Atomic Energy Act, 1962. Hence, Statement 2 is correct
- Monazite does not occur naturally in the entire Indian coastal sands in India.
- Monazite is an atomic mineral that occurs naturally in the coastal sands of three districts: Tirunelveli, Thoothukudi, and Kanyakumari. Hence, Statement 3 is not correct.
- Indian Rare Earths Limited (IREL), a wholly-owned Public Sector Undertaking of the Government of India (GOI) under DAE, is the only entity that has been permitted to produce and process monazite and handle it for domestic use as well as for export. Hence, Statement 4 is correct
- It is a radioactive atomic mineral used for the production of Thorium (as high as 500 ppm) and has the potential to be used as fuel in the nuclear power system.

8 views Answered 2022-09-04 04:29

Related Questions

In the question below are given three statements followed by four conclusions numbered I, II, III, IV. You have to take the given statements to be true even if they seem to be at variance with commonly known facts. Read all the conclusions and then decide which of the following conclusions logically follows from the given statements disregarding commonly known facts. Statements: All sands are golds. No silver is a gold. Some silvers are leads. Conclusions: I) No sand is a gold. II) Some leads are not golds. III) Some sands are silvers. IV) Some leads are sand.?

1 Answers 5 Views

Two processes X and Y need to access a critical section. Consider the following synchronization construct used by both the processes Process /* other code for process */ while(true) { varP = true; while(varQ == true) { /* Critical Section */ varP = false; } } /* other code for process */ Process /* other code for process */ while(true) { varQ = true; while(varP == true) { /* Critical Section */ varQ = false; } } /* other code for process */ Here, varP and varQ are shared variables and both are initialized to false. Which one of the following statements is true?

1 Answers 5 Views

With reference to bio-toilets used by the Indian Railways, consider the following statements: 1. The decomposition of human waste in the bio-toilets is initiated by a fungal inoculum. 2. Ammonia and water vapour are the only end products in this decomposition which are released into the atmosphere. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

1 Answers 6 Views

With reference to 'Indian Ocean Rim Association for Regional Cooperation (IOR-ARC)', consider the following statements: 1. It was established very recently in response to incidents of piracy and accidents of oil spills. 2. It is an alliance meant for maritime security only. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

1 Answers 4 Views

With reference to the Union Government, consider the following statements: 1. The Department of Revenue responsible for the preparation of Union Budget that is presented to the Parliament. 2. No amount can be withdrawn from the Consolidated Fund of India without the authorization from the Parliament of India 3. All the disbursements made from Public Account also need authorization from the Parliament of India. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

1 Answers 6 Views

With reference to the National Monetisation pipeline (NMP), consider the following statements. 1. It is an effort to list out the government’s infrastructure assets to be sold over the next four years. 2. Currently, only assets of central government line ministries and CPSEs in infrastructure sectors have been included. 3. Monetization through disinvestment and monetization of non-core assets is also included in the NMP. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

1 Answers 5 Views

With reference to the United Nations General Assembly, consider the following statements: 1. The UN General Assembly can grant observer status to the non-member States. 2. Inter-governmental organisations can seek observer status in the UN General Assembly. 3. Permanent Observers in the UN General Assembly can maintain missions at the UN headquarters. Which of the statements given above are correct?

1 Answers 5 Views

With reference to polyethylene terephthalate, the use of which is so widespread in our daily lives, consider the following statements : 1. Its fibres can be blended with wool and cotton fibres to reinforce their properties. 2. Containers made of it can be used to store any alcoholic beverage. 3. Bottles made of it can be recycled into other products. 4. Articles made of it can be easily disposed of by incineration without causing greenhouse gas emissions. Which of the statements given above are correct ?

1 Answers 5 Views

With reference to "Software as a Service (SaaS)", consider the following statements: 1. SaaS buyers can customise the user interface and can change data fields. 2. SaaS users can access their data through their mobile devices. 3. Outlook, Hotmail and Yahoo! Mail are forms of SaaS. Which of the statements given above are correct?

1 Answers 5 Views

With reference to the Indian economy, consider the following statements : 1. If the inflation is too high, Reserve Bank of India (RBI) is likely to buy government securities. 2. If the rupee is rapidly depreciating, RBI is likely to sell dollars in the market. 3. If interest rates in the USA or European Union were to fall, that is likely to induce RBI to buy dollars. Which of the statements given above are correct ?

1 Answers 5 Views

এক্সাম দিয়ে মেধা যাচাই করুন

Job Preparation (1125)

Admission (754)

এসএসসি (10)

এইচএসসি (5)