Uranium found in Ladakh is an example of which kind of resource?

Option 2 : Potential

Uranium found in Ladakh is an example potential resource.

• Resources that are drawn from nature and used without much modification are called natural resources.
• Natural resources are classified into different groups depending upon their level of development and use; origin; stock and distribution.
• On the basis of their development and use resources can be classified into two groups - actual resources and potential resources.
• Potential resources are those whose entire quantity may not be known and these are not being used at present.
• These resources could be used in the future.
• The level of technology we have at present may not be advanced enough to easily utilise these resources.

• The uranium found in Ladakh is an example of potential resource that could be used in the future. 

Hence, we can conclude that Uranium found in Ladakh is an example potential resource.

•  Actual resources:
  • ​Actual resources are those resources whose quantity is known.
  • These resources are being used in the present.
  • The rich deposits of coal in Ruhr region of Germany and petroleum in the West Asia, the dark soils of the Deccan plateau in Maharashtra are all actual resources. 
• Renewable resources:
  • Renewable resources are those which get renewed or replenished quickly.
  • Some of these are unlimited and are not affected by human activities, such as solar and wind energy.
• Ubiquitous resources:
  • ​Resources that are found everywhere like the air we breathe, are ubiquitous.