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1.
Match Column-I with Column-II and choose the correct option.
| Column I (Minerals) | Column II (Examples) | ||
| A. | Ferrous | 1. | Coal |
| B. | Non-ferrous | 2. | Granite |
| C. | Non-metallic | 3. | Bauxite |
| D. | Energy | 4. | Cobalt |
| A | B | C | D |
| 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| A | B | C | D |
| 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| A | B | C | D |
| 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 |
| A | B | C | D |
| 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
2.
Choose the correct option.
Chandrapur thermal power plant - Odisha
Mayurbhanj iron ore mines - Amarkantak
Kalol oil fields - Gujarat
Bauxite producer - Jharkhand
3.
Non-conventional sources of energy are renewable form of energy that is continuously produced in nature and is limitless.
Which of the following examples represents the non-conventional sources of energy?
Production of thermal energy
Use of natural gas
A biogas plant set up at municipal level
A petroleum station
4.
Sangita and her husband belongs to mizo-tribe in the North-East region of India. They live in an area that is rich in mineral resources. They both are involved in rat-hole mining along with other individuals of the community.
Accordingly, which of the following steps would be most crucial in this situation?
Government should immediately stop them from rat hole mining as it is declared illegal by national green tribunal.
Government should make some provisions to make rat hole mining easy for them.
Government should give monetary help to the people belonging to this community to prevent them from this practice.
Government should give them awareness about the other methods of mining.
5.
| List I | List II |
| A. Ferrous minerals | 1. Potash |
| B. Non-ferrous minerals | 2. Uranium |
| C. Non-metallic minerals | 3. Nickel |
| D. Energy minerals | 4. Bauxite |
| A | B | C | D |
| 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 |
| A | B | C | D |
| 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 |
| A | B | C | D |
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| A | B | C | D |
| 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 |
6.
Arrange the following manganese producing states from highest to lowest production.
1. Odisha
2. Madhya Pradesh
3. Karnataka
4. Andhra Pradesh
2, 1,3,4
1,2,3,4
3, 2, 1,4
2, 3, 4, 1
7.
Consider the following statement about Bauxite.
1. From bauxite, a clay like substance alumina is extracted.
II. Jharkhand is largest bauxite producer of India.
III. Bellari-Chitradurga belt is famous for bauxite reserves in India.
Which of the following is true
Only I
II and III
I and III
All of these
8.
Which of the following is true for geothermal energy?
Experimental projects are set up in Puga valley, Ladakh
Aravalli ranges of Rajasthan have small reserves of it.
It develops in regions where there is low temperature
They are good sources for exhaustible conventional fuels.
9.
In India, the Gulf of Khambhat, the Gulf of Kachchh and the Gangetic delta provide ideal condition for utilising which energy?
Tidal energy
Wind energy
Solar energy
Non-conventional energy
10.
Which type of sand in Kerala is rich in thorium?
Monazite sands
Gypsum sands
Silica sands
Black sands
11.
Large reserves of natural gas have been discovered in which place in India?
Arabian Sea
Andaman and Nicobar Islands
Krishna Godavari Basin
Gulf of Mannar
12.
Which of the following minerals is obtained from ocean waters?
Common Salt
Bromine
Magnesium
All of these
13.
Iron ore is exported to Japan and South Korea via which port?
Chennai
Vishakhapatnam
Haldia
Mangaluru
14.
The Badampahar mine in Mayurbhanj and Kendujhar district is situated in which of the following Indian state?
Kamataka
Odisha
Chhattisgarh
Jharkhand
15.
Which is the finest iron ore with a very high content of iron?
Magnetite
Haematite
Lignite
None of these
16.
Which of the following is the basic mineral and the backbone of industrial development?
Zinc ore
Iron ore
Manganese ore
Silver ore
17.
About 63 per cent of India’s petroleum production is from
Assam
Mumbai High
Gujarat
None of these
18.
Which one of the following states has the largest wind farm cluster?
Gujarat
Rajasthan
Tamil Nadu
Himachal Pradesh
19.
Which of the following minerals is obtained through veins and lodes?
Coal
Bauxite
Tin
Lead
20.
Which one of the following fuels is considered as environment-friendly?
Natural gas
Petroleum
Coal
Firewood
21.
Which of the following is a non-ferrous mineral?
Manganese
Petroleum
Aluminium
Iron
22.
Which of the following statements is not true about the ferrous minerals?
Iron ore is a ferrous mineral
Ferrous minerals account for about three fourths of the total value of the production of the metallic minerals
Ferrous minerals provide a strong base for the development of metallurgical industries
India does not produce ferrous minerals in large quantities
23.
Which of the following is the finest quality of iron ore?
Magnetite
Limonite
Siderite
Haematite
24.
Which of the following is a non-metallic mineral?
Lead
Tin
Limestone
Copper
25.
Odisha is the leading producer of which ore of the following minerals?
Copper
Mica
Manganese ore
Iron ore
26.
Which one of the following minerals is a fossil fuel?
Coal
Zircon
Uranium
Barium
27.
The Koderma-Gaya-Hazaribagh belt of Jharkhand is the leading producer of which one of the following minerals?
Bauxite
Iron ore
Copper
Mica
28.
Which one of the following minerals is largely derived from Ocean Waters?
Bromine
Silver
Platinum
Bauxite
29.
Rat-hole mining is found in
Jharkhand
Orissa
Madhya Pradesh
Meghalaya
30.
The larger occurrences of minerals of igneous and metamorphic rocks are called:
Veins
Lodes
Beds
Layers
31.
Which one of the following minerals is NOT obtained from the veins and lodes?
Tin
Zinc
Lead
Gypsum
32.
Which mineral belongs to the category of non-ferrous metals?
Iron core
Manganese
Cobalt
Copper
33.
Small occurrences of minerals in rocks are known as
Lodes
Veins
Orcs
Crevices
34.
Which one of the following is an essential feature of Mica?
It is a metallic mineral made up of a series of plates
It is not used in electric and electronic industry
It cannot be easily split into thin sheets
It can be clear, black, green, red, yellow or brown
35.
They study minerals as part of earth's crust for a better understanding of landforms. They are called:
Scientists
Geographers
Geologists
Ecologists
36.
Which is correct about Magnetite iron core?
Magnetite is the most important industrial iron ore in terms of quantity used
Magnetite has the inferior magnetic qualities which is not valuable in the electric industry
It is the finest iron ore with very high content of iron upto 70%.
It has a slightly lower iron content than hematite (50-60%)
37.
Limestone is associated with
Sedimentary rock
Igneous rock
Metamorphic rock
Tertiary rock
38.
India now ranks as a super power in the world, that is
Wind Super Power
Solar Super Power
Hydel superpower
Tidal Super Power
39.
Which is the oldest oil producing state in India
Gujarat
Maharashtra
Assam
None of these
40.
How many percent minerals intake represents in our total intake of nutrients?
0.3
3.0
0.5
5.0
41.
Magnetite is the finest iron or with a new higher content iron upto
60%
70%
80%
90%
42.
Which out of the following is derived from the ocean waters?
Limestone
Sandstone
Cobalt
Bromine
43.
What are the Khetri mines famous for?
Coal
Copper
Iron
Gold
44.
Which place in India is ideal for utilising tidal energy?
Gulf of Kachchh
Gulf of Khambhat
Gulf of Mannar
None of these
45.
Biogas plants using cattle dung are called
hydel plants
gobar gas plants
thermal power station
gas station
46.
Nagarcoil and Jaisalmer are well-known for the effective use of
tidal energy
geothermal energy
wind energy
biogas
47.
Where is the largest solar plant of India located?
Gujarat
Rajasthan
Maharashtra
Odisha
48.
The Monazite sands of Kerala are rich in
Coal
Uranium
Thorium
Platinum
49.
Which mineral is used for generating atomic or nuclear power?
Coal
Bauxite
Uranium
Copper
50.
What has raised uncertainties about the security of energy supply in the future?
Rising prices of oil and gas
Lack of water resources
Limited use of non-renewable fossil fuels
Increasing use of renewable energy resources
51.
Which is India's oldest oil producing state?
Jharkhand
Arunachal Pradesh
Karnataka
Assam
52.
What is low grade brown coal called?
Bituminous
Anthracite
Lignite
None of these
53.
Which out of the following is a non-conventional source of energy?
Atomic energy
Firewood
Coal
Natural gas
54.
Which state in India is the largest producer of bauxite?
Odisha
Karnataka
Maharashtra
Kerala
55.
India is critically deficient in the reserve and production of
Copper
bauxite
zinc
platinum
56.
Which state in India is the largest producer of manganese ores?
Jharkhand
Madhya Pradesh
Maharashtra
Odisha
57.
Name the mines in Karnataka which is a 100per cent export unit?
Balaghat mines
Khetri mines
Kudermukh mines
None of these
58.
What is 'Rat hole' mining?
Mining in places where there are lots of rats
Mining done by family members in the form of a long narrow tunnel
Mining that kills rats
None of these
59.
Which out of the following minerals occur in the sands of valley floors and the base of hills?
Gold
Copper
Sulphur
Marble
60.
Which out of the following minerals is formed by the decomposition of surface rocks, and leaves a residual mass of weathered material?
Gold
Bauxite
Zinc
Coal
61.
Which out of the following minerals is formed as a result of evaporation in the arid regions?
Gypsum
Zinc
Coal
Copper
62.
Durg-Bastar-Chandrapur belt lies in Chhattisgarh and____
63.
____ is used in manufacturing of electrical cables and in electronics and chemical industries.
64.
The given picture shows the development of which source of energy?
(a) Biogas
(b) Geo thermal energy
(c) Solar energy
(d) Nuclear energy
65.
What work do the following picture show?
(a) Construction work in progress
(b) Mining
(c) Trapping of nuclear energy
(d) Conservation of minerals
66.
High grade hematite are is found in Kendujhar district of Chhattisgarh and in Chandrapur belt of Odisha.
67.
Chhattisgarh is the largest bauxite producing state in India.
68.
Iron ore is a clay-like substance from which alumina is extracted and later alumina developed into aluminium.
69.
Assertion (A) Flood gate dams are built across rivers so that water flows into inlet and gets trapped during high tides.
Reason (R) Trapped water flows back via a pipe that carries it through a power generating turbine.
Codes
(a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A
(b) Both A and R are true, but R is not the correct explanation of A
(c) A is true, but R is false
(d) A is false, but R is true
1.
(b)
| A | B | C | D |
| 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
2.
(c)
Kalol oil fields - Gujarat
3.
(c)
A biogas plant set up at municipal level
4.
(a)
Government should immediately stop them from rat hole mining as it is declared illegal by national green tribunal.
5.
(a)
| A | B | C | D |
| 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 |
6.
(a)
2, 1,3,4
7.
(a)
Only I
8.
(a)
Experimental projects are set up in Puga valley, Ladakh
9.
(a)
Tidal energy
10.
(a)
Monazite sands
11.
(c)
Krishna Godavari Basin
12.
(d)
All of these
13.
(b)
Vishakhapatnam
14.
(b)
Odisha
15.
(a)
Magnetite
16.
(b)
Iron ore
17.
(b)
Mumbai High
18.
(c)
Tamil Nadu
19.
(d)
Lead
20.
(a)
Natural gas
21.
(c)
Aluminium
22.
(d)
India does not produce ferrous minerals in large quantities
23.
(a)
Magnetite
24.
(c)
Limestone
25.
(c)
Manganese ore
26.
(a)
Coal
27.
(d)
Mica
28.
(a)
Bromine
29.
(d)
Meghalaya
30.
(b)
Lodes
31.
(d)
Gypsum
32.
(d)
Copper
33.
(b)
Veins
34.
(b)
It is not used in electric and electronic industry
35.
(c)
Geologists
36.
(c)
It is the finest iron ore with very high content of iron upto 70%.
37.
(a)
Sedimentary rock
38.
(a)
Wind Super Power
39.
(c)
Assam
40.
(a)
0.3
41.
(b)
70%
42.
(d)
Bromine
43.
(b)
Copper
44.
(a)
Gulf of Kachchh
45.
(b)
gobar gas plants
46.
(c)
wind energy
47.
(a)
Gujarat
48.
(c)
Thorium
49.
(c)
Uranium
50.
(a)
Rising prices of oil and gas
51.
(d)
Assam
52.
(c)
Lignite
53.
(a)
Atomic energy
54.
(a)
Odisha
55.
(a)
Copper
56.
(c)
Maharashtra
57.
(c)
Kudermukh mines
58.
(b)
Mining done by family members in the form of a long narrow tunnel
59.
(a)
Gold
60.
(b)
Bauxite
61.
(a)
Gypsum
62.
( )
Maharashtra
63.
( )
Copper
64.
Biogas
65.
(b) Mining
66.
High grade hematite ore is found in Kendujhar district of Odisha and in Chandrapur belt of Chhattisgarh.
67.
Odisha is the largest bauxite producing state in India.
68.
Bauxite is a clay-like substance from which alumina is extracted and later alumina developed into aluminium.
69.
(d) A is false, but R is true
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