Attempt this previous-year question. The correct option stays hidden until you choose.
Consider the following statements:
1. The Global Ocean Commission grants licences for seabed exploration and mining in international waters.
2. India has received licences for seabed mineral exploration in international waters.
3. ‘Rare earth minerals’ are present on seafloor in international waters.
Which of the statements given above are correct?
Pick an option to check yourself.
• Correct Answer: B
• International Seabed Authority (ISA), not Global Ocean Commission, grants exploration licences under UNCLOS.
• India holds ISA contracts for polymetallic nodules in Central Indian Ocean Basin and polymetallic sulphides.
• Rare earth minerals are found in polymetallic nodules, sulphides and cobalt-rich crusts on seafloor.
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