UPSC CSE Prelims
Question 50
Consider the following statements :
Statement I : In India, State Governments have no power for making rules for grant of concessions in respect of extraction of minor minerals even though such minerals are located in their territories.
Statement II : In India, the Central Government has the power to notify minor minerals under the relevant law.
Which one of the following is correct in respect of the above statements?
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Correct answer: D
Correct Option: D (Statement I is not correct but Statement II is correct)
Explanation: Under the Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Act, states can frame rules for concessions relating to minor minerals. The central government has statutory authority to declare which substances are minor minerals.
Statement / Pair / Item-wise Analysis:
I: False-Section 15 empowers state governments to make rules for minor-mineral concessions.
II: True-the Centre can notify minor minerals under the MMDR Act.
Option-wise Analysis:
A. Incorrect-this does not reflect the actual truth values or explanation relationship of the statements.
B. Incorrect-this does not reflect the actual truth values or explanation relationship of the statements.
C. Incorrect-this contradicts the specific facts evaluated in the analysis above.
D. Correct-this matches the facts and the item-wise assessment above.