Consider the following statements 1 Natural gas occurs in the Gondwana beds 2 Mica occurs in abundan...........

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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.

How many of the statements given above are correct?

Only One

Only Two

All Three

None

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Explanation:

Statement 1 is incorrect because natural gas is primarily found in sedimentary basins, not Gondwana beds.

Statement 2 is correct. Mica occurs in abundance in Kodarma (also spelled Koderma) in Jharkhand, making it known as the "Mica capital of India."

Statement 3 is incorrect. Dharwars are not famous for petroleum; they are known for their geological formations and are primarily associated with rocks formed during the Archean Eon.

The Gondwana formations of India are known for their coal deposits and not natural gas.
Kodarma/Koderma in Jharkhand is known as the Mica capital of world due to rich mica deposits. Mica is an important mineral for electronics and electrical industry.
The Dharwar period of rock formation has been largely fixed from 2500 million years ago to 1800 million years ago. Dharwar Rock System is special because it is the first metamorphic sedimentary rocks in India. They are named Dharwar system because they were first studied in Dharwar region of Karnataka. But they are also found in Aravallis, Tamil Nadu, Chotanagpur plateau, Meghalaya, Delhi, and the Himalayas region.
The Dharwar rocks are rich in iron ore, manganese, lead, zinc, gold, silver etc. and are devoid of fossil fuels.