RAS question
The Krishna-Godavari (KG) Basin is a major source of which resource?
Correct answer: (B) Natural gas.
The Krishna-Godavari Basin is a major source of natural gas in India.
Explanation
The Krishna-Godavari, or KG, Basin is associated with hydrocarbons, not solid minerals. It lies off the Andhra Pradesh coast in the Bay of Bengal and is counted among India's important natural gas producing basins. Its major resource is natural gas. Reliance Industries' KG-D6 block is a major gas producer, and the basin has oil reserves as well, keeping it within the broader oil-and-gas geography of India. The Directorate General of Hydrocarbons, Annual Report 2024-25 lists Krishna-Godavari in the exploration and production context, placing the KG Basin within hydrocarbon resources rather than coal, uranium, or iron ore.
Why the other options are wrong
- (A) Coal is a solid fuel mineral, while the KG Basin is associated with natural gas and offshore hydrocarbon production.
- (C) Uranium is not the resource associated with the KG Basin; uranium is linked instead with Jaduguda in Jharkhand.
- (D) Iron ore belongs to metallic-mineral geography, whereas the KG Basin is an offshore hydrocarbon basin known for natural gas.
Concept
India's resource geography maps major sedimentary basins to oil and natural gas. RAS frequently covers such locations because they connect physical geography with energy security and economic geography.