Minerals and energy resources
Class 10
Geography
MCQ's
1) Gold, silver and platinum are examples of ______.
a) Ferrous minerals
b) Non-ferrous minerals
c) Precious minerals
d) Non-metallic minerals
Ans : (c)
2) Cobalt is an example of _____.
a) Ferrous minerals
b) Non-ferrous minerals
c) Energy minerals
d) Non-metallic minerals
Ans: (a)
3) Sandstone and mica are examples of _______.
a) Non-metallic minerals
b) Energy minerals
c) Non-ferrous minerals
d) Ferrous minerals
Ans: (a)
4) Coal and natural gas are examples of ______ minerals.
a) Non-metallic
b) Energy
c) Ferrous
d) Non-ferrous
Ans: (b)
5) ________ provides a strong base for the development of metallurgical industries.
a) Ferrous minerals
b) Non-ferrous minerals
c) Energy minerals
d) Precious minerals
Ans: (a)
6) 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
Ans: (a)
7) Sedimentary rocks on the western and eastern of the peninsula, in Gujarat and _________ have most of the petroleum deposits.
a) Madhya Pradesh
b) Telangana
c) Assam
d) Maharashtra
Ans: (c)
8) Magnetite is the finest iron ore with a very high content of iron up to _______.
a) 70 per cent
b) 50 per cent
c) 40 per cent
d) 30 per cent
Ans: (a)
9) Durg-Bastar-Chandrapur belt lies in ________ and ________.
a) Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh
b) Chhattisgarh and Maharashtra
c) Gujarat and Madhya Pradesh
d) Madhya Pradesh and Odisha
Ans: (b)
10) Ballari-Chitradurga-Chikkamagaluru-Tumakuru belt in Karnataka has large reserves of _______.
a) Iron ore
b) Copper
c) Uranium
d) Granite
Ans: (a)
11) _________ is the largest producer of manganese ores in India.
a) Jharkhand
b) Odisha
c) Madhya Pradesh
d) West Bengal
Ans: (b)
12) In which of the following locations are mica deposits not found?
a) Ajmer
b) Beawar
c) Hazaribagh
d) Katni
Ans: (d)
13) Koraput has rich deposits of ______.
a) Mica
b) Bauxite
c) Iron ore
d) Manganese
Ans: (b)
14) Being malleable, ductile, and a good conductor, ________ is mainly used in electrical cables, electronics and chemical industries.
a) Steel
b) Manganese
c) Copper
d) None of the above
Ans: (c)
15) India’s _______ deposits are mainly found in the Amarkantak plateau, Maikal hills and the plateau region of Bilaspur-Katni.
a) Bauxite
b) Iron Ore
c) Steel
d) Manganese
Ans: (a)
16) _______ deposits are found in the northern edge of the Chota Nagpur plateau.
a) Bauxite
b) Mica
c) Copper
d) Iron Ore
Ans: (b)
17) The principal lignite reserves are found in ________, in Tamil Nadu and are used for the generation of electricity.
a) Madurai
b) Vellore
c) Neyveli
d) Tuticorin
Ans: (c)
18) The ________, Mahanadi, Son and Wardha valleys contain coal deposits.
a) Sutlej
b) Narmada
c) Krishna
d) Godavari
Ans: (d)
19) Majority of India’s petroleum production is from ______.
a) Mumbai High
b) Assam
c) Gujarat
d) None of the above
Ans: (a)
20) ________ is the oldest oil-producing state of India.
a) Gujarat
b) Tamil Nadu
c) Assam
d) Maharashtra
Ans: (c)
21. Minerals are usually found
(a) Under earth
(c) Iron ores
(b) Above earth
(d) Under water
Ans. (c)
22. In igneous and metamorphic rocks, minerals may occur in the
(a) Cracks
(b) joint
(c) Faults or joints
(d) None of these
Ans.(a)
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(a) Petroleum
(c) Coal
(b) Mica
(d) Bauxite
Ans. (c)
24. Which of the following is the oldest oil producing state of India?
(a) Gujarat
(b) Assam
(c) Maharashtra
(d) Goa
Ans. (b)
25. Which of the following energies can be produced from ocean? [CBSE 2011]
(a) Tidal energy
(b) Solar energy
(c) Biogas
(d) Geo-thermal energy
Ans. (a)
26. Which one of the following belongs to the category of non-metallic minerals ?
(a) Iron ore
(b) Mica
(c) Iron ore
(d) Cobalt
Ans. (b)
27. Which one of the following minerals belongs to the non-ferrous category?
(b) Copper
(d) Nickel
(c) Iron ore
(d) Mica
Ans. (d)
28. Which one of the following is a non-metallic mineral ? [CBSE March 2012 (O)]
(a) Lead
(b) Copper
(c) Tin
(d) Limestone
Ans. (b)
29. In which one of the following States is Nuclear Energy Plant located?
[CBSE March 2020 (0)]
(a) Gujarat
(b) Karnataka
(c) Rajasthan
(d) Punjab
Ans: (C)
30. In which one of the following states is Kaiga Nuclear Energy Plant located?
[CBSE March 2020 (0)]
(a) Gujarat
(b) Karnataka
(c) Punjab
(d) Kerala
Ans (b)