This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > General Knowledge > Indian Geography > Resources > Minerals – Quiz 3 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Minerals Quiz 3 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Which is a hard rock A) Slate. B) Chalk. C) Sandstone. D) Coal. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Sandstone. 2. The mineral deposits in North America are NOT located inone of these zones A) The Ural mountains. B) North of the GreatLakes. C) Appalachian region. D) Canadian region. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The Ural mountains. 3. Crude oil can be found in ..... A) Qatar. B) Thailand. C) Malaysia. D) Zambia. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Qatar. 4. Uttar Pradesh is the largest producer of which crop? A) Wheat. B) Rice. C) Sugarcane. D) Pulses. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Sugarcane. 5. What is talc used for? A) Talc is used for making pottery. B) Talec is used for crayons. C) Talec is used for makking talcum powder. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Talec is used for makking talcum powder. 6. State which is the largest producer of Manganese is- A) Karnataka. B) Jharkhand. C) Madhya Pradesh. D) Orissa. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Orissa. 7. Industrial revolution took place in the ..... century A) 16th. B) 18th. C) 17th. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 18th. 8. Which of the following is NOT a non-metallic mineral? A) Limestone. B) Manganese. C) Gypsum. D) Mica. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Manganese. 9. Which is the hardest mineral? A) Gabbro. B) Granite. C) Basalt. D) Diamond. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Diamond. 10. Which of the following is the rarest diamond in the world? A) Kohinoor Diamond. B) Red Diamond. C) Green Diamond. D) Orange Diamond. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Green Diamond. 11. ..... is a mineral fuel. A) Silicon. B) Gold. C) Petroleum. D) Iron. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Petroleum. 12. More than ..... different types of minerals have been identified until now. A) 2800. B) 2500. C) 3000. D) 2900. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 2800. 13. Cosmetics and plastics are used in making this A) Coal. B) Petroleum. C) Copper. D) Jelly. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Petroleum. 14. Assertion(A):The sharp increase in the consumption of fossil fuels has led to their depletion at an alarming rate.Reason(R):The toxic pollutants released from burning these fuels are also a cause for concern. A) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A. B) Both A and R are true and R is not the correct explanation of A. C) A is true but R is false. D) A is false but R is true. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Both A and R are true and R is not the correct explanation of A. 15. ..... is the world's largest producer of diamonds, gold and platinum. A) Australia. B) India. C) Antarctica. D) Africa. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Africa. 16. Ferrous minerals constitute ..... percent of the total production of minerals in India. A) 45. B) 75. C) 25. D) 20. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 75. 17. Largest producers of coal in India A) Madhya Pradesh. B) Gujarat. C) Odisha. D) West Bengal. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) West Bengal. 18. France has ..... deposits. A) Gypsum. B) Copper. C) Limestone. D) Petroleum. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Limestone. 19. In which year ONGC was set up? A) 1956. B) 1958. C) 1975. D) 1965. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 1956. 20. Who owns a third of the minerals in india? A) Andrew shava. B) Your mum. C) The ppl of India. D) Federal government. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Federal government. 21. Mineral deposits in North America are located in 3 zones. Identify the correct zone. A) The Canadian region north of the Great Lakes. B) The Appalachian region. C) *the mountain ranges of the west. D) All. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All. 22. Which one of the following countries in Europe has the largest deposits of iron? A) Hungary. B) Russia. C) Germany. D) Portugal. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Russia. 23. An example of mineral fuel is ..... A) Coal. B) Gold. C) Bauxite. D) Iron. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Coal. 24. Most common energy resources in rural India are? A) Coal. B) Natural gas. C) Petroleum. D) Firewood and cattle dung cake. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Firewood and cattle dung cake. 25. World's largest reserves of petroleum and natural gas A) Argentina. B) North America. C) Chile. D) Middle-East Countries. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Middle-East Countries. 26. One of the following is NOT a physical property of minerals A) Colour. B) Size. C) Density. D) Hardness. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Size. 27. Assertion(A):Environmental Aspects must be looked before building a dam.Reason(R):Large amount of Land is going to get submerged and we need to keep a check on these things. 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 and R is false. D) A is false and R is true. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Both A and R are True and R is the correct explanation of A. 28. ..... rocks are always formed in layers. A) Sedimentary. B) Igneous. C) Metamorphic. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sedimentary. 29. The South American country which boasts of mineral oil is ..... A) Bolivia. B) Venezuela. C) Brazil. D) Uruguay. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Venezuela. 30. IN WHICH STATE IS NARAURA LOCATED IN? A) UTTAR PRADESH. B) HARYANA. C) GUJARAT. D) PUNJAB. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) UTTAR PRADESH. 31. Minerals can be extracted by A) Mining. B) Quarrying. C) Drilling. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 32. The iron content in Hematite is: A) 40-50%. B) 60-70%. C) 20-30%. D) 30-40%. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 60-70%. 33. Leading producers of copper A) Chile. B) Peru. C) Brazil. D) Chile and Peru. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Chile and Peru. 34. Which of the following statements about minerals is FALSE? A) Minerals have a crystalline structure. B) Humans can create minerals to suit specific needs. C) Minerals are inorganic materials. D) Minerals cannot be liquids or gases. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Humans can create minerals to suit specific needs. 35. This is used in making electrical wires? A) Manganese. B) Copper. C) Pertroleum. D) Gold. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Copper. 36. Gypsum is an example of ..... mineral. A) Metallic. B) Ferrous. C) Non-metallic. D) Non-ferrous. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Non-metallic. 37. Heat energy obtained from earth is called ..... A) Nuclear Energy. B) Wind Energy. C) Geothermal Energy. D) Tidal Energy. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Geothermal Energy. 38. When petroleum first comes out of the ground it is known as ..... A) Nomads. B) Natural gas. C) Ethanol. D) Crude oil. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Crude oil. 39. From which mineral is silicon obtained? A) Thorium. B) Bauxite. C) Coal. D) Quartz. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Quartz. 40. Black soil is ..... in color A) Brown. B) Black. C) Red. D) Dark. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Dark. 41. If a rock contains iron, then its color is ..... A) Black. B) Purple. C) Blue. D) Red. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Red. 42. Which one of the following practises will conserve energy? A) Keeping the vegetables chopped before cooking. B) Heating a pan at low flame for a long period of time. C) Not turning of lights or fans. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Keeping the vegetables chopped before cooking. 43. Aluminum is made from which mineral ore A) Gold. B) Silver. C) Bauxite. D) Mica. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Bauxite. 44. Which mineral belongs to the category of non-ferrous metals? A) Manganese. B) Iron core. C) Copper. D) Cobalt. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Copper. 45. Petroleum is also known as ..... oil A) Mineral. B) Crude. C) Both. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Both. 46. The larger occurrences of minerals of igneous and metamorphic rocks are called: A) Layers. B) Lodes. C) Beds. D) Veins. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Lodes. 47. Why has quarrying become a major environmental concern? A) Because minerals are pollutants. B) Due to dust raised from the quarrying activities. C) Because it is done by displacing people. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Due to dust raised from the quarrying activities. 48. Leading producer of iron ore in the world A) Europe. B) South America. C) Asia. D) North America. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Europe. 49. Which mineral is used for releasing atomic or nuclear energy? A) C. Petroleum. B) B. Thorium. C) A. Bauxite. D) D Iron ore. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) B. Thorium. 50. Largest Uranium producer in the World A) India. B) China. C) Kazakhstan. D) United States of America. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Kazakhstan. 51. Energy obtained from earth A) Geothermal energy. B) Wind energy. C) Thermal energy. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Geothermal energy. 52. Which of the following states are the leading producer of manganese and bauxite? A) Tamil Nadu. B) Jharkhand. C) Odisha. D) West Bengal. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Odisha. 53. Minerals are comprised of one or more ..... A) Structures. B) Elements. C) Rocks. D) Colors. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Elements. 54. Which of the following minerals are provided as raw materials for the cement industry? A) Gypsum and lead. B) Cobalt and limestone. C) Dolomite and limestone. D) Zinc and bronze. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Dolomite and limestone. 55. Process of digging minerals is A) Holes. B) Mines. C) Mining. D) Soil erosion. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Mining. 56. Resources that are not able to be reproduced as quickly as they are used are called ..... A) Non-Replaceable Resources. B) Non-Renewable Resources. C) Replaceable Resources. D) Renewable Resources. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Non-Renewable Resources. 57. One of the following is NOT a process to extract minerals A) Quarrying. B) Drilling. C) Mining. D) Fencing. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Fencing. 58. Bauxite is to aluminum as hematite is to ..... A) Copper. B) Iron. C) Titanium. D) Aluminum. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Iron. 59. Rocks from which minerals are mined are known as ..... A) COAL. B) CHEMICAL. C) ORE. D) GYPSUM. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) ORE. 60. ..... is found in China. A) Bauxite. B) Gold. C) Copper. D) Antimony. 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