UPSC Prelims 2022 · GS Paper 1 · Q78

Geography

Medium · Monazite and coastal placer minerals

Consider the following statements about monazite:

1. It is an important source of rare-earth elements.

2. It contains thorium, making it strategically significant for India's nuclear programme.

3. It occurs uniformly along the entire Indian coastline in more or less similar concentrations.

4. Its mining, processing and export in India are restricted to government-controlled entities.

How many of the statements given above are correct?