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Mica deposits in India occur most prominently in the northern edge of which plateau?
AMalwa Plateau
BChota Nagpur Plateau
CDeccan Plateau
DMeghalaya Plateau
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: B. Chota Nagpur Plateau
1. NCERT discusses mica deposit geography in India.
2. India's mica belt lies along the northern edge of the Chota Nagpur Plateau in Jharkhand and Bihar (Koderma-Gaya-Hazaribagh).
3. Andhra Pradesh and Rajasthan are also producers, but the Chota Nagpur belt is the most prominent.
_Source: NCERT Class 10 Geography Contemporary India - II, Ch 5 "Minerals and Energy Resources", §Mica ¶2_
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