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Which among the following has the world's largest reserves of Uranium ?

(a) Australia
(b) Canada
(c) Russian Federation
(d) USA
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Answer: (a) Australia
UPSC 2009 · Q46 · Geography › Economic & Mineral Geography · Save

Consider the following statements :

  1. India does not have any deposits of Thorium.
  2. Kerala's monazite sands contain Uranium.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct ?

(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
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Answer: (d) Neither 1 nor 2