India: resources, agriculture, industry and transport
Mineral resources of India
Practise 5 PYQsConcepts to cover
- Metallic (ferrous, non-ferrous), non-metallic and energy minerals; the three mineral belts (north-eastern plateau, south-western plateau, north-western)
- Iron ore (Odisha, Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh, Karnataka, Goa, Rajasthan) and manganese (Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Odisha)
- Bauxite (Odisha, Jharkhand, Gujarat), copper (Khetri, Balaghat, Singhbhum), gold (Kolar, Hutti, Ramagiri), chromite (Sukinda)
- Non-metallic minerals: mica (Koderma, Nellore, Rajasthan), limestone, kyanite and sillimanite, bentonite, gypsum
- Coastal placers: monazite (thorium, rare earths; Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Odisha, Andhra), ilmenite and rutile (titanium); uranium at Jaduguda and Tummalapalle; processing restricted to government bodies
- Major and minor minerals under the MMDR Act; state auction powers for non-coal mines
- Mineral conservation and the Dharwar and Gondwana associations
Where to study
India: People and Economy, Class XII, chapter 5: Mineral and Energy Resources (Reprint 2026-27)
- ch. 5, Mineral and Energy Resources, p. 1-13 (book pages 53-65)
- ch. 5, ferrous and non-ferrous metallic minerals, p. 2 (book page 54)
- ch. 5, Distribution of Minerals in India, p. 2 (book page 54)
- ch. 5, Ferrous Mineral, p. 3 (book page 55)
- ch. 5, Non-Ferrous Minerals, p. 5 (book page 57)
- ch. 5, Non-metallic Minerals, p. 5 (book page 57)
- ch. 5, monazite, p. 9 (book page 61)
- ch. 5, Conservation of Mineral Resources, p. 12 (book page 64)
Contemporary India II, Class X, chapter 5: Minerals and Energy Resources (Reprint 2026-27)
- ch. 5, Minerals and Energy Resources, p. 1-16 (book pages 42-57)
- ch. 5, Ferrous Minerals, p. 3 (book page 44)
- ch. 5, Non-Ferrous Minerals, p. 4 (book page 45)
- ch. 5, Non-Metallic Minerals, p. 7 (book page 48)
- ch. 5, monazite, p. 12-13 (book pages 53-54)
- ch. 5, Conservation of Minerals, p. 8-9 (book pages 49-50)
Geography of India · Majid Husain
- ch. 7, Mineral Resources