Q- Consider the following statements-1- Brown coal or lignite occurs only in Tamil Nadu and Jammu and Kashmir-2- The most important tertiary coal fields are located in Damodar Valley-Which of the statements given above is-are correct-

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Q. Consider the following statements:
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

1 only

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2 only

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Both 1 and 2

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Neither 1 nor 2

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Solution

The correct option is D
Neither 1 nor 2
Explanation:

Statement 1 is incorrect: Brown coal or lignite occur in the coastal areas of Tamil Nadu, Pondicherry, Gujarat and Jammu and Kashmir. Jammu and Kashmir is also known as the only region in India having deposits of Anthracite.

Statement 2 is incorrect: Coal occurs in rock sequences mainly of two geological ages, namely Gondwana and tertiary deposits. The most important Gondwana coalfields are located in Damodar Valley. Tertiary coals occur in Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, Meghalaya and Nagaland.

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