CBSE Test Paper - 03

Chapter - 13 Minerals and Energy resources

1. Which is the most important field of Gujarat? (1)

a. Gandhinagar
b. Ankeleshwar
c. Digboi
d. Mumbai
2. ________ is the basic mineral and the backbone of industrial development. (1)
a. cement
b. iron ore
c. coal
d. granite
3. Energy can be generated from _________ minerals like coal, petroleum, natural gas,
uranium and from electricity. (1)
a. stone
b. metallic
c. rock
d. fuel
4. There are several hundred _________ in India, which could be used to generate
electricity. (1)
a. hot springs
b. oceans
c. iron mines
d. coal mines
5. Which one of the following minerals is contained in the Monazite sand?
a. thorium
b. oil
c. uranium
d. coal
6. To which countries iron ore is exported from Vishakhapatnam port? (1)
7. Where is the largest solar power plant in India located? (1)
 8. Why is copper mainly used in electrical cables and electronic industries? (1)
9. How is iron-ore transported from Kudremukh mines to a port near Mangaluru? (1)
10. What is the contribution of coal in the installed capacity of electricity? Why is the share
of coal continuing to be highest? (3)
11. How would you classify the types of coal on the basis of geological ages? (3)
12. Outline the uses of energy. Explain the different sources of energy resources. (3)
13. i. Two features A and B are marked in the given political map of India. Identify these
features with the help of the following information and write their correct names on
the lines marked on the map.
a. Mica mine
b. Iron ore exporting port
ii. Locate and Label Durg iron ore mine with appropriate symbols on the same map
given for identification (3)

14. Write a short note on Bauxite, its formation, features and distribution in India. (5)
15. How would you classify the types of coal depending on the degrees of compression? (5)
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Chapter - 13 Minerals and Energy resources

Answers

1. b. Ankeleshwar
Explanation: Ankeleshwar is the most important field of Gujarat. Gujarat's oil
wells are at Amkleswar (largest), Cambay, Kalol, Kosamba, Mehsana, Nowgam,
Dholka, Lunej, Sananda, Wavel Bakal and Kathana.

2. b. iron ore
Explanation: Iron ore is the basic mineral and the backbone of industrial
development. India is endowed with fairly abundant resources of iron ore. Iron
is the backbone of the industrial development of a country. Iron and steel is the
basic industry and it provides raw materials, all types of machinery to run
other industries.

3. d. fuel
Explanation: Energy can be generated from fuel minerals like coal,
petroleum, natural gas, uranium and from electricity. Energy resources can be
classified as conventional and nonconventional sources. Fuel minerals are
minerals that can be used for fuel. They are carbonaceous fuels stripped from
the earth. There are three main types of fuel minerals and they are coal
petroleum, and natural gas. These are also known as fossil fuels.

4. a. hot springs
Explanation: There are several hundred hot springs in India, which could be
used to generate electricity. Two experimental projects have been set up in
India to harness geothermal energy.

5. a. thorium
Explanation: The Monazite sands of Kerala is rich in Thorium.
Thorium, is also available in Jharkhand and the Aravalli ranges of Rajasthan.
It is used for generating atomic or nuclear power.
When an alteration is made in the structure of atoms, much energy is released
in the form of heat and this is used to generate electric power.
 6. Iron ore is exported to Japan and South Korea from Vishakhapatnam port.

7. India’s largest solar power plant of 100 MW capacity is located at Kamuthi in Tamil
Nadu. The Kamuthi solar plant is the world's second largest solar park with a capacity
of 648 MW commissioned by Adani Power.

8. copper is used in electrical cables as it is malleable, ductile and a good conductor of

heat and electricity. Therefore, it allows electricity to flow through them easily.

9. Iron-ore is transported from Kudremukh mines to a port near Mangaluru as slurry

through pipelines.

10. The contribution of coal in the installed capacity of electricity is 62 per cent. The share
of coal is continuing to be highest because of the following facts:

i. India has a huge resource of coal of different kinds, such as anthracite,

bituminous, lignite and peat.
ii. The potential of India in the field of hydel power is quite high but only one-sixth
has been derived developed.
iii. Electricity produced by nuclear plants is only in the initial stages. This is not
properly developed.

11. Classification of coals on the basis of geological ages are:

i. Gondwana Coalfields: The Gondwana coalfields are 250 million years of age. The
major resources of Gondwana coal which are metallurgical coal are located in
Damodar valley (West-Bengal-Jharkhand). Jharia, Raniganj, Bokaro and important
coalfields. The Godavari, Mahanadi, Son and Wardha valleys also contain coal
deposits.
ii. Tertiary Coalfields: The Tertiary coalfields are only 55 million years old. Tertiary
coals occur in the north-eastern states of Meghalaya, Assam, Arunachal Pradesh
and Nagaland.

12. Uses of energy: Energy is required for all activities. It is needed to cook, to provide
light and heat, to propel vehicles and to drive machinery in Industry.
Sources of energy: Energy can be produced through conventional and non-
conventional sources.
 i. Energy can be generated from non-conventional sources include, solar energy,
wind, tidal, geothermal, biogas and atomic energy.
ii. Energy is also generated from conventional sources which includes, firewood,
cattle dung cake, coal, petroleum, natural gas and electricity both hydel and
thermal.

13.

14. Bauxite is a clay-like substance from which alumina and later aluminium is obtained.
Aluminium is an important metal because it combines the strength of metals such as
iron, with extreme lightness and also with good conductivity and great malleable
ability.
Formation: Bauxite deposits are formed by the decomposition of a wide variety of
rocks rich in aluminium silicates.
Distribution:
 i. Bauxite is found in the Amarkantak Plateau, Maikal Hills and the plateau region of
Bilaspur-Katni.
ii. Odisha is the largest bauxite producing state in India.
iii. Panchpatmali deposits in Koraput district are the most important bauxite deposits
in the state.
iv. 45 per cent of the country’s total production in 2000-01 was in Odisha.

15. Following are the types of coal depending upon the degree of compression:

i. Peat: Decaying plants in swamps produced peat, which has a low carbon and high
moisture contents. It has very low heating capacity.
ii. Lignite: Lignite is a low grade brown coal, which is soft with high moisture
content. The principal lignite reserves are in Neyveli in Tamil Nadu and used for
generation of electricity.
iii. Bituminous: Coal that has been buried deep and subjected to increased
temperature is bituminous coal. It is the most popular coal in commercial use.
Metallurgical coal is high grade bituminous coal which has a special value for
smelting iron in blast furnace.
iv. Anthracite: It is highest quality hard coal.