MINERAL & ENERGY RESOURCES

Q-1. Which is the most popular coal for commercial use-

a) Lignite

b) Peat

c) Bituminous

d) Anthracite

Ans. (c) Bituminous

Q-2. Which is the highest quality hard coal?

a) Lignite

b) Peat

c) Anthracite

d) Bituminous

Ans. (d) Bituminous

Q-3. Name the technology which converts sunlight directly into electricity?

a) Photo voltaic

b) Turbine

c) Both of these

d) None of these

Ans. (a) Photo voltaic

Q-4. Major solar power plant of Haryana is-

a) Gurgaon

b) Sarai Saadi

c) Madhopur

d) Kalyanpur

Ans. (a) Gurgaon

Q-5. The nuclear energy contributes …………….. % of our total power generation-

a) 2.7

b) 2.8

c) 2.9

d) 3.0

Ans. (c) 2.9

Q-6. The major resources of Gondwana coal are located in ……………

a) Ganga Valley

b) Brahmaputra Valley

c) Damodar Valley

d) Indus Valley

Ans. (c) Damodar Valley

Q-7. Tertiary coal fields of India lie in…………..

a) North-Eastern states

b) South-Eastern states

c) North-Western states

d) North-Southern states

Ans. (a) North-Eastern states

Q-8. ‘It is an important clean energy resources found in association with or without petroleum’ identify the energy resources-

a) Natural gas 

b) Hydroelectricity

c) Atomic- electricity 

d) Solar

Ans. (a) Natural gas 

Q-9. HBJ gas pipeline links……………. And ……………..

a) Mumbai high, Bassien

b) Mumbai high, Gujarat

c) Mumbai high, Kolkata

d) Ankles war, Jalandhar 

Ans. (a) Mumbai high, Bassien

Q-10. Which of the following states has wind farm cluster?

a) Punjab

b) Rajasthan

c) Tamil Nadu

d) Assam

Ans. (c) Tamil Nadu

Q-11. Which is the most important energy resource of India-

a) Petroleum

b) Natural gas 

c) Coal 

d) Hydro power

Ans. (c) Coal 

Q-12. Which mineral is used as the basic raw material for the cement industry-?

a) Lime stone

b) Copper

c) Manganese

d) None of these

Ans. (a) Lime stone

Q-13. Balaghat mines of Madhya Pradesh are famous for-

a) Zinc

b) Iron- ore

c) Mica

d) Copper

Ans. (d) Copper

Q-14. Two importers of iron ore in India-

a) China & Japan

b) U.K. & South Korea

c) U.K. & U.S.A.

d) Japan & South Korea

Ans. (d) Japan & South Korea

Q-15. Kundremukh is an important iron ore mine of- 

a) Kerala 

b) Madhya Pradesh

c) Karnataka 

d) Andhra Pradesh

Ans. (c) Karnataka 

Q-16. Khatri mines in Rajasthan are famous for-

a) Iron-ore 

b) Mica

c) Copper

d) Lime stone

Ans. (c) Copper

Q-17. Neyveli lignite mines are located at-

a) Karnataka

b) Tamil Nadu

c) Orissa

d) Rajasthan

Ans. (b) Tamil Nadu

Q-18. The largest solar power plant is located at-

a) Ahmedabad

b) Madhopur

c) Thar Desert

d) Bhopal 

Ans. (b) Madhopur

Q-19. Kakrapara nuclear power station is located in the states of-

a) Maharashtra

b) Andhra Pradesh

c) Gujarat

d) Karnataka

Ans. (c) Gujarat

Q-20. The Ruhr of India is-

a) Godavari Valley

b) Damodar Valley

c) Ganga Valley

d) None of the above

Ans. (b) Damodar Valley

Q-21. Koderma is the leading producer of-

a) Bauxite

b) Mica

c) Iron ore

d) Copper

Ans. (b) Mica

Q-22. Which mineral is contained in the Monazite sand?

a) Oil

b) Uranium

c) Thorium

d) Coal

Ans. (c) Thorium

Q-23. Name the rocks in which coal is formed-

a) Igneous

b) Sedimentary

c) Metamorphic 

d) None of these

Ans. (b) Sedimentary

Q-24. Which is the finest iron ore?

a) Magnetite

b) Hematite

c) Both of these

d) None of these

Ans. (a) Magnetite

Q-25. Name an iron ore mine which is a 100% export unit-

a) Kudremukh 

b) Mayur Bhanj

c) Baster

d) Ratnagiri

Ans. (a) Kudremukh

Q-26. Tata iron and steel Company (TISCO) IS LOCATED in …………….

a) Jamshedpur

b) Rourkela

c) Bhilal

d) Bhopal

Ans. (a) Jamshedpur

Q-27. Koderma mines located in Jharkhand is rich in which mineral?

a) Bauxite

b) Mica

c) Iron ore

d) Copper

Ans. (b) Mica

Q-28. Which of the following states is not connected with Hajira-Vijaypur-Jagdishpur pipeline?

a) Madhya Pradesh

b) Maharashtra

c) Gujarat

d) Uttar Pradesh 

Ans. (b) Maharashtra

Q-29. Which of the following is an example of non-metallic mineral-

a) Gold

b) Bauxite

c) Graphite

d) Tin

Ans. (c) Graphite

Q-30. Which mine is found in Khatri?

a) Copper Mines

b) Lignite Mines

c) Bauxite Mines

d) Iron Ore Mines

Ans. (a) Copper Mines

Q-31. Which of the following minerals is a non- metallic mineral?

a) Bauxite

b) Manganese

c) Iron Ore

d) Mica

Ans. (d) Mica

Q-32. Nagercoil of Tamil Nadu is famous for

a) Solar Energy

b) Widen Power

c) Thermal Power

d) Tidal Energy Tokjh

Ans. (b) Widen Power

Q-33. Hydro-Electric power provided in Shivana Samudra was first of its kind in the whole of Aisa. The Diwan of Mysore responsible or this is

a) Dewan Rangacharlu

b) Sir M. Visweswaraiah

c) Dewan Sheshadrilyer

d) Sir Mirza Ismail

Ans. (c) Dewan Sheshadrilyer

Q-34. What is used to melt the metal?

a) Fluorspar

b) Bauxite

c) Lignite

d) Graphite

Ans. (d) Graphite

Q-35. Where is the lignite coal found?

a) Narayan Sarovar

b) Panandhro

c) Bhuj

d) Lakhpat

Ans. (d) Lakhpat

Q-36. Jharia, Bokaro, Giridh and Karanpur are important coal fields of which one of the following states?

a) Jharkhand

b) Bihar

c) Odisha

d) Chhattisgarh

Ans. (a) Jharkhand

Q-37. Which one of the following is the correct set of natural gas producing sites?

a) Bombay, High, Digoi, Godwari, Basin, Ankaleshwar

b) Ankaleshwar, Bombay High, Digboi, Godavari basin

c) Bombay High, Ankaleshwar, Godavari basin, Cauvery basin

d) Bombay High, Godavari basin, Digboi, Ankaleshwar

Ans. (c) Bombay High, Ankaleshwar, Godavari basin, Cauvery basin

Q-38. Which type of resource is solar energy?

a) Replenish able

b) Human- made

c) Biotic 

d) Non-recyclable

Ans. (a) Replenish able

Q-39. Which of the following is a non- renewable as well as non-recyclable resource?

a) Iron

b) Coal

c) Water

d) Forests

Ans. (b) Coal

Q-40. Which of the following in not nuclear power station:

a) Kaiga

b) Narora

c) Korba

d) Kakrapara

Ans. (c) Korba

Q-41. Name the mineral which is used to reduce cavity.

a) Silicon

b) Fluorite

c) Aluminum oxide

d) Limestone

Ans. (a) Silicon

Q-42. Which out of the following metallic minerals is obtained from veins and lodes?

a) Zinc

b) Limestone

c) Rutile

d) Mica

Ans. (a) Zinc

Q-43. Which out of the following minerals is formed as a result of evaporation in the arid regions?

a) Gypsum

b) Zinc

c) Coal

d) Copper

Ans. (a) Gypsum

Q-44. Which out of the following minerals occurs in the sands of valley floors and the base of hills?

a) Gold

b) Copper

c) Sulphur

d) Marble

Ans. (a) Gold

Q-45. Which out of the following minerals is forms by the decomposition of surface rocks, and leaves a residual mass of weathered material?

a) Gold

b) Bauxite

c) Zinc

d) Coal

Ans. (b) Bauxite

Q-46. What is ‘Rat hole’ mining?

a) Mining in places where there are lots of rats

b) Mining done by family members in the form of a long narrow tunnel

c) Mining that kills rats

d) None of these

Ans. (b) Mining done by family members in the form of a long narrow tunnel

Q-47. India is critically deficient in the reserve and production of:

a) Copper

b) Bauxite

c) Zinc

d) Platinum

Ans. (a) Copper

Q-48. Which state in India is the largest producer of bauxite?

a) Odisha

b) Karnataka

c) Maharashtra

d) Kerala

Ans. (a) Odisha

Q-49. Which out of the following is a non-conventional source of energy?

a) Atomic energy

b) Firewood 

c) coal

d) Natural gas

Ans. (a) Atomic energy

Q-50. What is low grade brown coal called?

a) Bituminous

b) Anthracite 

c) Lignite

d) None of these

Ans. (c) Lignite

Q-51. About 63% of in India’s petroleum production is from:

a) Assam

b) Mumbai high

c) Gujarat

d) None of these

Ans. (b) Mumbai high

 Q-52. Which is India’s oldest oil producing state?

a) Jharkhand

b) Arunachal Pradesh

c) Karnataka

d) Assam

Ans. (d) Assam

Q-53. What has raised uncertainties about the security of energy supply in the future?

a) Rising prices of oil and gas

b) Lack of water resources

c) Limited use of non-renewable energy resources

d) Increasing use of renewable energy resources

Ans. (a) Rising prices of oil and gas

Q-54. Which mineral is used for generating atomic or nuclear power?

a) Coal 

b) bauxite

c) Uranium

d) Copper

Ans. (c) Uranium

Q- 55. The Monazite sands of Kerala are rich in:

a) Coal

b) Uranium

c) Thorium 

d) Platinum

Ans. (c) Thorium

Q-56. Nagarcoil and Jaisalmer are well-known for the effective use of:

a) Tidal energy

b) Geothermal energy

c) Wind energy

d) Biogas

Ans. (c) Wind energy

Q-57. Biogas plants using cattle dung are called?

a) Hydel plants

b) Goober gas plants

c) Thermal power station

d) Gas station

Ans. (b) Goober gas plants

Q- 58. Which place in India is ideal for utilizing tidal energy?

a) Gulf of kachchh

b) Gulf of Khambhat

c) Gulf of Mannar

d) None of these

Ans. (a) Gulf of kachchh

Q-59. Which out of the following is derived from the ocean waters?

a) Limestone

b) Sandstone

c) Cobalt

d) Bromine

Ans. (d) Bromine

Q-60. Which of the following is the best quality of hard coal?

a) Bituminous

b) Lignite

c) Peat 

d) Anthracite

Ans. (d) Anthracite

Q-61. The nuclear power station of India are at:

a) Tarapur                     b) Rawathata

c) Rawathata                d) nataure

a) A,B,C,D

b) A,B,C

c) B,C,D

d) A,C,D

Ans. (a) A, B, C, D

Q-62. Which of the following is not a type of coal?

a) Anthracite

b) Peat

c) Magnetite

d) Lignite

Ans. (c) Magnetite

Q-63. Which of the following is not a fossil fuel?

a) Biogas

b) Coal

c) Natural gas

d) Petroleum

Ans. (a) Biogas

Q-64. Conventional sources of energy are non-renewable with the exception of:

a) Biogas

b) Hydroelectricity

c) Thermal electricity

d) Petroleum

Ans. (b) Hydroelectricity

Q-65. Which of the following is nonmetallic mineral?

a) Copper

b) Lead

c) Mica

d) Coal

Ans. (c) Mica

Q-66. The country which is not rich in coal is?

a) USA

b) Russia

c) China

d) Japan

Ans. (d) Russia

Q-67. The largest solar plant in India is located in:

a) Maharashtra

b) Gujarat

c) Rajasthan

d) Madhya Pradesh

Ans. (b) Gujarat 

Q-68. Mineral fuels are found in:

a) Placer deposits

b) Sedimentary rocks

c) Igneous rocks

d) Metamorphic rocks

Ans. (b) Sedimentary rocks

Q-69. Which country is not the leading producer of hydel power?

a) Brazil

b) Norway

c) Japan

d) Paraguay

Ans. (c) Japan