Question

Read the above passage carefully and answer the question given below. Certain words/phrases are printed in bold to help you locate them while answering a question.

Why according to the author, should India worry about gold mining and its effects?

• A. As India is planning to increase its investement in gold mining and is looking to increase activities in this sector in the near future.
• B. As India has been extensively carrying out gold mining in the past and its environmental records are not encouraging.
• C. As a large number of people in India are employed in this unorganised sector which is detrimental to the country's economy.
• D. As India's terrain is geologically unstable and is similar to other lands in the world where gold mining is carried out.
• E. As India is committing the same mistakes committed by other developed nations when it comes to gold mining.

Answer 1

The correct option is A As India is planning to increase its investement in gold mining and is looking to increase activities in this sector in the near future.

India should worry about gold mining and its effects because India is planning to increase activities in this sector in the near future.