{"id":91996,"date":"2025-06-01T11:10:53","date_gmt":"2025-06-01T11:10:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/?p=91996"},"modified":"2025-06-01T11:10:53","modified_gmt":"2025-06-01T11:10:53","slug":"with-reference-to-india-consider-the-following-statements-1-mon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/with-reference-to-india-consider-the-following-statements-1-mon\/","title":{"rendered":"With reference to India, consider the following statements :\n \n 1. Mon"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>With reference to India, consider the following statements :<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>1. Monazite is a source of rare earths.<\/li>\n<li>2. Monazite contains thorium.<\/li>\n<li>3. Monazite occurs naturally in the entire coastal sands in India.<\/li>\n<li>4. In India, Government bodies only can process or export monazite.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Which of the statements given above are correct ?<\/p>\n<p>[amp_mcq option1=&#8221;1, 2 and 3 only&#8221; option2=&#8221;1, 2 and 4 only&#8221; option3=&#8221;3 and 4 only&#8221; option4=&#8221;1, 2, 3 and 4&#8243; correct=&#8221;option2&#8243;]<\/p>\n<div class=\"psc-box-pyq-exam-year-detail\">\n<div class=\"pyq-exam\">\n<div class=\"psc-heading\">This question was previously asked in<\/div>\n<div class=\"psc-title line-ellipsis\">UPSC IAS &#8211; 2022<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"pyq-exam-psc-buttons\"><a href=\"\/pyq\/pyq-upsc-ias-2022.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"psc-pdf-button\" rel=\"noopener\">Download PDF<\/a><a href=\"\/pyq-upsc-ias-2022\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"psc-attempt-button\" rel=\"noopener\">Attempt Online<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<section id=\"pyq-correct-answer\">Statements 1, 2, and 4 are correct.<\/section>\n<section id=\"pyq-key-points\">Monazite is a phosphate mineral containing rare earth elements (REEs) and thorium. It is found in placer deposits, particularly in coastal sands. In India, due to its thorium content, which is a prescribed substance under the Atomic Energy Act, 1962, the mining, processing, and export of monazite are strictly controlled and primarily handled by government entities like IREL (India) Limited.<\/section>\n<section id=\"pyq-additional-information\">Statement 3 is incorrect because monazite sands, while found along coasts, are not uniformly distributed across the *entire* coastal sands of India. They are concentrated in specific areas, notably the beaches of Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, and Odisha.<\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>With reference to India, consider the following statements : 1. Monazite is a source of rare earths. 2. Monazite contains thorium. 3. Monazite occurs naturally in the entire coastal sands in India. 4. In India, Government bodies only can process or export monazite. 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