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- Kerala
- Jharkhand
- Gujarat
- Assam
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Correct answer: A. Kerala
The monazite sands of Kerala are rich in thorium.
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Which Indian state has monazite sands that are rich in thorium?Read the answer and worked solution →Which Rajasthan city is well known for effective use of wind energy?Read the answer and worked solution →What are biogas plants that use cattle dung called in rural India?Read the answer and worked solution →Compared with kerosene and dung cake, biogas has what efficiency?Read the answer and worked solution →What twin benefits do farmers gain from biogas plants?Read the answer and worked solution →Which structure is used to capture tidal energy?Read the answer and worked solution →Which Gujarat gulf is an ideal site for tidal energy?Read the answer and worked solution →In which Ladakh valley is the second experimental geothermal project located?Read the answer and worked solution →How is geothermal energy used to make electricity?Read the answer and worked solution →Why does geothermal energy exist?Read the answer and worked solution →Roughly how many hot springs in India could be used to generate electricity?Read the answer and worked solution →Which phrase sums up the value of energy conservation?Read the answer and worked solution →Which everyday habit is suggested as a way for citizens to save energy?Read the answer and worked solution →What are the twin planks of sustainable energy development?Read the answer and worked solution →Which of these is a non-ferrous mineral?Read the answer and worked solution →What term describes an accumulation of any mineral mixed with other elements?Read the answer and worked solution →How do geologists define a mineral?Read the answer and worked solution →Roughly how many minerals have been identified so far?Read the answer and worked solution →Which mineral is named as the softest in nature?Read the answer and worked solution →Which mining method in Meghalaya was declared illegal by the National Green Tribunal?Read the answer and worked solution →Mineral extraction in India is possible only after obtaining what?Read the answer and worked solution →Which region's rocks hold most of India's coal, metallic minerals and mica reserves?Read the answer and worked solution →Which mineral supplies fluoride that reduces cavities in toothpaste?Read the answer and worked solution →Titanium oxide, which whitens toothpaste, comes from which minerals?Read the answer and worked solution →What gives the sparkle in some toothpastes?Read the answer and worked solution →Plastics used in toothbrushes and paste tubes are made from which source?Read the answer and worked solution →Coal forms from which material?Read the answer and worked solution →What would large solar power plants reduce rural dependence on?Read the answer and worked solution →Which resources does India have in abundance for renewable energy?Read the answer and worked solution →Most of the energy used in rural households comes from firewood and what other fuel?Read the answer and worked solution →
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Which Rajasthan city is well known for effective use of wind energy?
- Ajmer
- Kota
- Jaisalmer
- Alwar
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Correct answer: C. Jaisalmer
Jaisalmer is well known in India for effective use of wind energy.
What are biogas plants that use cattle dung called in rural India?
- Solar farms
- Gobar gas plants
- Wind mills
- Tidal dams
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Correct answer: B. Gobar gas plants
Biogas plants run on cattle dung are popularly called Gobar gas plants.
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