Consider the following statements 1 Most of the coal and the ferrous group of minerals in Indi...........

Geography Earth Geology

Consider the following statements :

1. Most of the coal and the ferrous group of minerals in India occur in the peninsula, south of the Vindhyas

2. The peninsular India once formed part of the super-continent which included Australia, Antarc tica, Africa and South America

Which of the statements given above is / are correct?

1 only

2 only

Both

None

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Explanation:

First statement is correct as If we look at the distribution in terms of region, then it has been found that much of the peninsular region west of a line from Mangalore to Kanpur has very little mineral wealth. East of the line which covers the state of Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Orissa, Madhya Pradesh, Chhatisgarh, Jharkhand, Bihar and West Bengal. These states have the major reserve of metallic minerals like iron, bauxite, manganese etc and non-metallic minerals like coal, limestone, dolomite, gypsum etc. Most of these mineral bearing states are located in the peninsular plateau region of India.

Second statement is also correct as Gondwana was an ancient supercontinent that broke up about 180 million years ago. The continent eventually split into landmasses we recognize today: Africa, South America, Australia, Antarctica, the Indian subcontinent and the Arabian Peninsula. Pennisular India was part of Gondawana regon.