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With respect to the Geological Survey of India, which of the following is the objective of Obvious Geological Potential (OGP) areas?

  1. Identifying reserves of rare Earth

  2. Developing local sources with ability to support fossil specific expansion strategy

  3. Exploration for coal, mainly for powering steam transport, and later exploration for oil reserves, and ore deposits

  4. Mapping the rock structures, strata and their age in India
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Explanation

The Geological Survey of India has set in motion an ambitious geo-chemical mapping project to identify reserves of Rare Earth’s and other strategic minerals across India. The project under Ministry of mines is going to cover India’s Obvious Geological Potential (OGP) area around 8 lakh sq km, in the next four-five years.

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