Consider the following statements 1 Actual resources are the resources which are not available...........

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Consider the following statements:

1.Actual resources are the resources which are not available at present and whose quantities are well determined.

2.Potential resources are the resources for which the entire quantity may not be known and are being used at present.

Which of the statements given above is/are incorrect?

1 only

2 only

Both 1 and 2

Neither 1 nor 2

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Explanation:

·Actual resources are those resources whose quantities are 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 Deccan Plateau in Maharashtra are all actual resources.
·Potential resources are those whose entire quantities may not be known and these are not being used at present. These resources could be used in Future. For example: Uranium found in Ladakh.