Test 4 minerals and energy resources question

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1. 1. The Monazite sands in Kerala is rich in
(a) thorium
(b) uranium
(c) platinum
(d) all of the above
2. Which is correct about Magnetite iron ore?
(a) Magnetite is the most important industrial iron ore in terms of the quantity used.
(b) Magnetite has the inferior magnetic qualities which is not valuable in the electric
industry.
(c) It is the finest iron ore with a very high content of iron up to 70%.
(d) It has a slightly lower iron content than haematite (50-60%).
3. Nagarcoil and Jaisalmer are well known for effective use of
(a) solar energy
(b) wind energy
(c) atomic energy
(d) tidal energy
4. Which one of the following is an essential feature of Mica?
(a) It is a metallic mineral made up of a series of plates
(b) It can be clear, black, green, red, yellow or brown.
(c) It is not used in electric and electronic industry.
(d) It cannot be easily split into thin sheets
5. The pair of states which has most of the petroleum deposits
(a) Rajasthan and Karnataka
(b) Assam and Gujarat
(c) Gujarat and Maharashtra
(d) Odisha and Goa
6. Which of the following includes non-ferrous metals?
(a) Iron and manganese
(b) Steel and iron ore
(c) Haematite and magnetite
(d) Copper and bauxite
7. One of the following is a non-metallic mineral
(a) manganese
(b) copper
(c) coal
(d) granite
8. Which one of the following non-conventional sources of energy is harnessed in the
Parvati Valley near Manikaran in Himachal Pradesh
(a) Tidal Energy
(b) Geothermal Energy
(c) Wind Energy
(d) Solar Energy
9. Which one of the following does not influence the location of industries?
(a) Availability of raw material and electricity.
(b) Availability of markets and capital.
 (c) Availability of raw material and labour.
(d) Availability of educational and medical services.
10. In which one of the following States is terrace cultivation practised? (Textbook)
(a) Punjab
(b) Plains of Uttar Pradesh
(c) Haryana
(d) Uttaranchal
11. Which one of the following minerals is not obtained from the veins and lodes?
(a) Tin
(b) Zinc
(c) Lead
(d) Gypsum
12. Uranium and thorium used for generating nuclear power are found in
(a) Godavari Basin
(b) Gulf of Cambay
(c) Manikarn in Himachal Pradesh
(d) Aravalli ranges of Rajasthan
13. Which one of the following is not true regarding wind power in India?
(a) The largest wind farm cluster is located in Tamil Nadu.
(b) Jaisalmer is well known for effective use of wind energy in our country.
(c) Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka have important wind farms.
(d) Andaman Nicobar islands have important wind farms.
14. 19. What percentage of our land should be under forest according to the National
Forest Policy (1952)?
15. In which region of India tidal energy is produced?
(a) Gulf of Kuchchh
(b) Puga Valley of Ladakh
(c) Gulf of Cambay
(d) Madhapur near Bhuj
16. Which one of the following is not true regarding the importance of manufacturing
industries?
(a) They generate jobs in the secondary and tertiary sectors.
(b) Export of manufactured goods brings in forgein exchange.
(c) Manufacturing industries encourage trade and commerce.
(d) The economic strength of a country is measured in terms of the raw material it
possesses.
17. Materials in the environment which have the potential to satisfy human needs but
human beings do not have appropriate technology to access them are called:
(a) Potential resource
(b) Stock
(c) Developed resource
(d) Reserves
18. Tertiary coals occur in the
(a) North-western states
(b) Coastal states
(c) North-eastern states
(d) Southern states
19. Where is an experimental geo-thermal energy project located in India ?
(a) Gulf of Kuchch – Gujarat
(b) Puga valley – Ladakh
 (c) Ganga valley – Himachal Pradesh
(d) Nagarcoil – Tamil Nadu
20. India’s territorial water extends upto a distance of:
(a) 12 km
(b) 12 nautical miles
(c) 19.2 miles
(d) 200 nautical miles
21. Mica is used in electric and electronic industries because
(a) of its insulating properties and resistance to high voltage
(b) it is a good conductor of electricity
(c) of its great malleability
(d) of its sonorous nature
22. Which one of the following factors is responsible for the sugar mills to shift and
concentrate in the southern and western states of India?
(a) Sugarcane is bulky raw material.
(b) The sucrose content reduces with distance.
(c) The cane produced has higher sucrose content.
(d) The cooperative are not successful.
23. Resources that take long geological time for their formation are called:
(a) Renewable resources
(b) Reserve
(c) Community resources
(d) Non-renewable resources
24. Limestone is the basic raw material of ________ industry
25. Area sown more than once in an agricultural year plus net sown area is known as:
(a) Net sown area
(b) Forest cover
(c) Waste land
(d) Gross cropped area
26. _______ state has the largest wind farm cluster is located?
27. Which form of coal has a low carbon and high moisture contents and low heating
capacity?
28. The total degraded land in our country is:
29. Which of the following is the oldest oil producing state of India?
(a) Gujarat
(b) Madhya Pradesh
(c) Assam
(d) Andaman Nicobar island
30. In which state of India are the Khetri Copper mines situated?
31. 38. In which of the following iron ore belt Kudremukh mines are located?
(a) Orissa-Jharkhand belt
(b) Maharashtra-Goa belt
(c) Durg-Baster-Chandrapur belt
(d) Bellary-Chitradiga-Chikmaglur-Tumkur belt
32. The highest quality of hard coal is:
33. Red soil is mostly found in:
(a) Parts of Jammu & Kashmir
(b) Upper Ganga Plains
(c) Eastern and Southern part of Deccan Plateau
(d) None of the above
34. Which one of the following states, is the largest producer of copper in India ?
(a) Orissa
(b) Karnataka
(c) Madhya Pradesh
(d) Gujarat
35. Which one of the following is largely derived from ocean water?
(a) Bauxite
(b) Magnesium
(c) Gold
(d) Mica
36. Red soil is reddish in colour due to:
(a) high clay content
(b) presence of kankar nodules in the subsoil
(c) diffusion of iron in igneous and metamorphic rocks
(d) high moisture content
37. The largest solar plant of India is located at:
(a) Madhapur
(b) Nagarcoil
(c) Madurai
(d) Manikaran
38. Which one of the following states is the largest producer of bauxite?
(a) Rajasthan
(b) Madhya Pradesh
(c) Orissa
(d) Gujarat
39. Which one of the following features is not true about copper?
(a) India is deficient in the reserve and production of copper.
(b) It is reliable, ductile and a good conductor.
(c) It is a ferrous ore.
(d) It is mainly used in electrical cables and electronic goods.
40. Black soil is deficient in
(a) Calcium carbonate
(b) Magnesium
(c) Potash
(d) Phosphoric contents
41. Cobalt is an example of _____.
a) Ferrous minerals
b) Non-ferrous minerals
c) Energy minerals
d) Non-metallic minerals
42. Coal and natural gas are examples of ______ minerals.
a) Non-metallic
b) Energy
c) Ferrous
d) Non-ferrous
43. Coal mining in Jowai and Cherapunjee is done by family members in the form of a
long narrow tunnel, known as _________ mining.
a) Rathole
b) Opencast mining
c) Underground mining
d) None of the above
44. Sedimentary rocks on the western and eastern flanks of the peninsula, in Gujarat and
_________ have most of the petroleum deposits.
a) Madhya Pradesh
b) Telangana
c) Assam
d) Maharashtra
45. Durg-Bastar-Chandrapur belt lies in ________ and ________.

46. _________ is the largest producer of manganese ores in India.

49. Being malleable, ductile, and a good conductor, ________ is mainly used in
electrical cables, electronics and chemical industries.
50. _______ deposits are found in the northern edge of the Chota Nagpur plateau.
51. The principal lignite reserves are found in ________, in Tamil Nadu and are used for
the generation of electricity.
52. The ________, Mahanadi, Son and Wardha valleys contain coal deposits.
53. Majority of India’s petroleum production is from ______.

a) Mumbai High

b) Assam

c) Gujarat

d) None of the above

54. ________ is the oldest oil-producing state of India.

B. China

C. USA

D. Germany
56. What is not a drawback of nuclear power plants?
A. Generation of nuclear waste
B. Risk of accidents
C. High cost of construction
D. Renewable source of energy
57. Which of the following is the largest nuclear power producer in the world?
A. Russia
B. USA
 C. Japan
D. China
58. of the following minerals is used as a lubricant?
A Limestone
B. Gypsum
C. Mica
D. None of the above
59. Which of the following is used as lubricant ?
Diamond
Charcoal
Graphite
Coke
60. Which of the following is India's leading coal producer?
A. Jharkhand
B. Chhattisgarh
C. Odisha
D. West Bengal
61. Which of the following minerals is used for the extraction of iron?
A. Bauxite
B. Chromite
C. Hematite
D. Magnesite
62. 2. Which of the following minerals is not a ferrous mineral?
A. Iron ore
B. Manganese
C. Bauxite
D. Chromite
63. Which of the following is not a metallic mineral?
A. Copper
B. Coal
C. Gold
D. Silver
64. Assertion (A): Coal is a fossil fuel.
Reason(R): It is formed due to compression of inorganic material over millions of years.