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Statement I: State Governments have no power to make rules for concessions in extraction of minor minerals. Statement II: The Central Government can notify minor minerals under law. Which one of the following is correct?

UPSC · 2025 · Polity
Question:
Statement I: State Governments have no power to make rules for concessions in extraction of minor minerals. Statement II: The Central Government can notify minor minerals under law. Which one of the following is correct?

Options

Both Statement I and II are correct and Statement II explains Statement I
Both are correct but II does not explain I
Statement I is correct but II is not correct
Statement I is not correct but Statement II is correct
Answer: Statement I is not correct but Statement II is correct

Explanation:
The Mines and Minerals Act allows States to make rules for minor minerals; the Centre only notifies what counts as a “minor mineral.”

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