5.4 MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS : (MCQ’s)
1. In which of the following states is Badampahar iron ore mine located ?
2. In which of the following states is the famous Bailadila range of hills located ?
3. In which of the following states is Kudremukh iron ore mine located ?
4. Which of the following states is the largest producer of manganese ore ?
5. Which one of the following mineral is formed by decomposition of rocks , leaving a residual mass of weathered material ?
6. Which of the following states is the largest bauxite producer ?
7. In which of the following states is the most important bauxite deposits at panchpatmali located ?
8. Which of the following minerals is made up of series of plates or leaves ?
9. Koderma , in Jharkhand is the leading producer of which one of the following minerals ?
10. Which of the following minerals is the basic raw material for the cement industry
11. Minerals are deposited and accumulated in the stratas of which of the following rocks ?
12. Which of the following places is the principle lignite reserves located in India ?
13. Which of the following coals is the highest quality hard coal ?
14. In which of the following oil fields is the India’s petroleum production highest ?
15. Which one of the following is the oldest oil producing state in India ?
16. Which one of the following is the oldest oil producing state of India ?
17. Which one of the following minerals is contained in the monazite sand ?
18. Which iron ore deposits is one of the largest in the world ?
19. Name any two conventional sources of energy .
20. Name any two non-conventional sources of energy .
21. Nagarcoil and Jaisalmer are well known for effective use of ____
(a) solar energy
(b) wind energy
(c) atomic energy
(d) tidal energy
22. 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
23. One of the following is a non-metallic mineral is ____
(a) manganese
(b) copper
(c) coal
(d) granite
24. Aluminium is obtained from ____
(a) bauxite
(b) limestone
(c) copper
(d) manganese
25. 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
26. In which region of India tidal energy is produced?
(a) Gulf of Kutch
(b) Puga Valley of Ladakh
(c) Gulf of Cambay
(d) Madhapur near Bhuj
27. 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
28. Limestone is the basic raw material of ____
(a) Paper industry
(b) Cement industry
(c) Sugar industry
(d) Textile industry
29. The larger occurrences of minerals of igneous and metamorphic rocks are called____
(a) Veins
(b) Lodes
(c) Beds
(d) Layers
30. In which one of the following states the largest wind farm cluster is located?
(a) Gujarat
(b) Kerala
(c) Rajasthan
(d) Tamil Nadu
Answers:
2.a)Chhattisgarh
3. b)Karnataka
4. c)Karnataka
5. b)Bauxite
6. c)Orissa
8. b)Mica
9. b)Mica
10. a) Limestone
11. a)Sedimentary rocks
12. b)Neyveli in Tamil Nadu
14. b) Mumbai High
15. a)Ankeleshwar
16. c)Assam
17. c)Thorium
18. b)Kudremukh
20. c)Solar and Wind
21.(b) wind energy
22.(b) Assam and Gujarat
23.(d) granite
24.(a) bauxite
25.(d) Aravalli ranges of Rajasthan
26.(a) Gulf of Kutch
27.(a) of its insulating properties and resistance to high voltage
28.(b) Cement industry
29.(b) Lodes
30.(d) Tamil Nadu