Which is India's oldest oil producing state?

1

(a)

Arunachal Pradesh

(b)

Jharkhand

(c)

Assam

(d)

Karnataka

Where is the largest solar plant of India located?

1

(a)

Rajasthan

(b)

Maharashtra

(c)

Odisha

(d)

Gujarat

Minerals are a ..... resource

1

(a)

renewable

(b)

mining

(c)

non-renewable

(d)

open cast

Which continent is the largest producer of iron?

1

(a)

North America

(b)

Australia

(c)

Asia

(d)

Europe

Cite the name of one of the gold mines of India, which is one of the deepest mines of the world?

1

(a)

Jharia

(b)

Raniganj

(c)

Bikaner

(d)

Kolar

A green diamond is the rarest diamond

1

(a) True

(b) False

CNG is a popular eco-friendly automobile fuel as it causes less pollution than petroleum and diesel.

1

(a) True

(b) False

Deep bores also known as shafts.

1

(a) False

(b) True

Biogas plants using cattle dung are called gobar gas plants.

1

(a) False

(b) True

Gold is an example of ferrous minerals

1

(a) True

(b) False

Where is the oldest rock of the world found?

1

(a)

The oldest rocks in the world are in Western Australia. They date from 4,300 million years ago only 300 million years after the earth was formed

Which was the first country to develop hydroelectricity?

1

(a)

Norway was the first county in the world to develop hydroelectricity.

Petroleum means rock oil. Explain it.

1

(a)

The word petroleum is derived from Latin words 'petra' meaning rock, 'oleum' meaning oil. So, petroleum means rock oil.

What is the full form of CNG.

1

(a)

The full form of CNG is Compressed Natural Gas

Where was the first tidal energy station built?

1

(a)

The first tidal energy station was built in France

Distinguish between Conventional and non-conventional sources of energy

3

(a)

Distinguish between Biogas and natural gas

3

(a)

Distinguish between Ferrous minerals and Non-Ferrous minerals

3

(a)

Distinguish between Metallic and non-Metallic minerals

3

(a)

Give an account of biogas

3

(a)

Explain why the conservation of minerals is necessary.

5

(a)

With the help of an atlas, on an outline map of India, mark the distribution of the following minerals: Iron, bauxite, manganese and mica.

10

(a)