Q55. Consider the following statements related to Bauxite deposits in India.
1. Odisha is the largest bauxite producing state in India.
2. Bauxite is mainly found in tertiary deposits and is associated with laterite rocks.
Which of the above statement(s) is/are correct?
Q55. Consider the following statements related to Bauxite deposits in India.
1. Odisha is the largest bauxite producing state in India.
2. Bauxite is mainly found in tertiary deposits and is associated with laterite rocks.
Which of the above statement(s) is/are correct?
The correct option is C (c) Both 1 and 2
Explanation: Bauxite
1. It a clay-like substance. Bauxite deposits are formed by the decomposition of a wide variety of rocks rich in aluminum silicates.
2. Orissa is the largest bauxite producing state in India with 45 per cent of the country’s total production in 2000-01. Panchpatmali deposits in Koraput district are the most important bauxite deposits in the state.
3. Bauxite is mainly found in tertiary deposits and is associated with laterite rocks occurring extensively either on the plateau or hill ranges of peninsular India and also in the coastal tracts of India.
4. Major bauxite producing areas are Jharkhand, Orissa, Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat, Maharashtra and Tamil Nadu.
(c) Both 1 and 2
Explanation: Bauxite
1. It a clay-like substance. Bauxite deposits are formed by the decomposition of a wide variety of rocks rich in aluminum silicates.
2. Orissa is the largest bauxite producing state in India with 45 per cent of the country’s total production in 2000-01. Panchpatmali deposits in Koraput district are the most important bauxite deposits in the state.
3. Bauxite is mainly found in tertiary deposits and is associated with laterite rocks occurring extensively either on the plateau or hill ranges of peninsular India and also in the coastal tracts of India.
4. Major bauxite producing areas are Jharkhand, Orissa, Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat, Maharashtra and Tamil Nadu.
