BPSC CCE · GS-2Official PYQ · BPSC 70th CCE · Q5(a)Geography · Resources & Industry · 38 marks · 400 words
English
‘The Peninsular India is more rich in rock and mineral resources’. Discuss the statement in relation to their geological formations and associated quarrying and mining activities.
हिन्दी
‘प्रायद्वीपीय भारत चट्टान और खनिज संसाधनों में अधिक समृद्ध है’। उनके भूवैज्ञानिक संरचनाओं और संबंधित उत्खनन और खनन गतिविधियों के संबंध में कथन पर चर्चा करें।
Text taken verbatim from the commission's published question paper. 70th CCE Mains, General Studies II (02/GO/CC/M-2025-03); read off the question-booklet scan. Source
Syllabus
Geography · Resources & Industry
Distribution of key natural resources across the world (including South Asia and the Indian sub-continent); factors responsible for the location of primary, secondary, and tertiary sector industries in various parts of the world (including India).
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