This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > General Knowledge > Indian Geography > Resources > Minerals – Quiz 5 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Minerals Quiz 5 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Which one of the mineral is a major constituent of electrical industry A) Mica. B) Copper. C) Manganese. D) Iron Ore. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Copper. 2. The minerals having metals in them are A) Metallic. B) Non metallic. C) None of the above. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Metallic. 3. The process of simply digging through the minerals that lie near the surface is called A) Drilling. B) Quarrying. C) Mining. D) Loading. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Quarrying. 4. Petroleum and natural gas are taken out by A) Shaft mining. B) Drilling. C) Open cast mining. D) Quarrying. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Drilling. 5. Nearly ..... of Manganese is required to manufacture one tonne of steel A) 30kg. B) 50kg. C) 10kg. D) 20kg. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 10kg. 6. ..... is known as Buried Sunshine. A) Coal. B) Firewood. C) Natural Gas. D) Iron. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Coal. 7. Largest producer of Silver in the world A) India. B) China. C) United States of America. D) Mexico. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Mexico. 8. Which belt is rich in ferrous metals and bauxite? A) North-eastern plateau. B) North-western plateau. C) South-western plateau. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) South-western plateau. 9. The first tidal energy station was built in A) Germany. B) Russia. C) France. D) USA. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) France. 10. One-fourth of the electricity produced in the world is from ..... power. A) Solar. B) Thermal. C) Hydel. D) Nuclear. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Hydel. 11. What is black board made of A) Slate. B) Coal. C) Graphite. D) Chalk. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Slate. 12. Metals are usually ..... substances A) Dull. B) Brown. C) Shiny. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Shiny. 13. WHICH OF THESE IS AN EXAMPLE OF CONVENTIONAL SOURCES? A) PETROLEUM. B) SOALR ENERGY. C) NUCLEAR POWER. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) PETROLEUM. 14. Which is the non-renewable source of energy? A) Hydel. B) Solar. C) Wind. D) Thermal. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Thermal. 15. Thermal power is electricity generated from ..... A) Iron. B) Coal. C) Firewood. D) Hydel power. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Coal. 16. Which north eastern state has a thermal power plant? A) Meghalaya. B) Arunachal. C) Assam. D) Sikkim. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Assam. 17. Which of the following is a NONRENEWABLE resource? A) Fossil fuels. B) Wind. C) Solar. D) Geothermal. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Fossil fuels. 18. Small occurrences of minerals in rocks are known as: A) Lodes. B) Veins. C) Crevices. D) Ores. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Veins. 19. Which one of the following is non renewable sources of energy? A) Solar. B) Wind power. C) Thermal. D) Hydel. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Thermal. 20. Which of the following is aluminum used for? A) Enamel and paints. B) Automobiles and refrigerators. C) Glass and ceramics. D) Nails and faucets. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Automobiles and refrigerators. 21. How is brass made A) Mixing Copper with Zinc. B) Mixing Lead with Gold. C) Mixing Silver with Uranium. D) Mixing Limestone with Mica. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Mixing Copper with Zinc. 22. ..... beds can be found in Algeria. A) Limestone. B) Chromite. C) Phosphate. D) Nickel. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Phosphate. 23. Iron ore is an example of which of the following minerals? A) Non-ferrous. B) Inorganic. C) Organic. D) Ferrous minerals. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Ferrous minerals. 24. Savita and her friends started a new buisness of making pickels.They made 100 pickels each day. Tell the type of industry according to the factor 'size'. A) Cottage industry. B) Large scale industry. C) Joint sector industry. D) Small scale industry. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Cottage industry. 25. Famous Industrial Region in Europe A) The Ruhr Valley. B) The Great Lake. C) The Shayadri. D) None. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The Ruhr Valley. 26. Industry owned by one individual is ..... A) Joint sector industry. B) Co-operative industry. C) Public sector industry. D) Private sector industry. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Private sector industry. 27. Which out of the following states has major oil fields? A) Tamil Nadu. B) Bihar. C) Rajasthan. D) Assam. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Assam. 28. Which property is not commonly used to identify minerals? A) Texture. B) Luster. C) Hardness. D) Crystal form. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Texture. 29. Which is the southern most nuclear power plant in India? A) Ramagundam. B) Tarapur. C) Kalpakkam. D) Singrauli. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Kalpakkam. 30. China, Malaysia and Indonesia are among the world's leading ..... producers. A) Diamond. B) Gold. C) Silver. D) Tin. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Tin. 31. The country in South America which is the largest producer of high grade iron-ore in the world. A) Canada. B) USA. C) Brazil. D) Argentina. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Brazil. 32. Limestone is a ..... mineral. A) Ferrous. B) Metallic. C) Non-metallic. D) Non-ferrous. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Non-metallic. 33. What is gold used for A) Food we eat. B) Jewellery. C) For singing. D) To dance. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Jewellery. 34. Which one of the following is the only offshore petroleum producing region in India A) Mumbai-high. B) Ankleshwar. C) Mumbai. D) Digboi. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Mumbai-high. 35. How many years does it take a sedimentary rock to form? A) 1000 years. B) 100 years. C) 10, 000 years. D) 100, 000 years. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 1000 years. 36. Iron ore and ..... are two important ferrous minerals mined in India. A) Aluminium. B) Silver. C) Manganese. D) Copper. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Manganese. 37. Where is the largest coalfield of India? A) Jharia. B) Raniganj. C) Neyveli. D) Singareni. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Jharia. 38. Over 97 per cent of coal reserves occur in the valleys of? A) Damodar. B) Sone. C) Godavari. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 39. How is bronze made A) Mixing Silver with Uranium. B) Mixing Copper with Tin. C) Mixing Lead with Gold. D) Mixing Limestone with Mica. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Mixing Copper with Tin. 40. What is the process in which minerals lying near the surface are dug? A) Quarrying. B) Drilling. C) Off-shore drilling. D) Extraction. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Quarrying. 41. We must save electricity To save A) Salt. B) Petrol. C) Coal. D) IRon. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Petrol. 42. ..... often form at bends in a river where the water flows more slowly and heavier materials are likely to settle out. A) Placer deposits. B) Dredges. C) Seams. D) Fans. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Placer deposits. 43. Ferrous Minerals are? A) Minerals that contain Iron. B) Minerals that do not contain Iron. C) Minerals that have high Heat conduction. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Minerals that contain Iron. 44. Sandstone and Mica are examples of ..... A) Non-metallic minerals. B) Energy minerals. C) Non-ferrous minerals. D) Ferrous minerals. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Non-metallic minerals. 45. Petroleum refineries act as a " ..... " for synthetic textile, fertiliser and numerous chemical industries. A) Nodal Industry. B) Key Industry. C) Focal. D) Main Industry. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Nodal Industry. 46. There are ..... ways to extract minerals. A) 4. B) 2. C) No. D) 3. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 3. 47. Name the process in which deep wells are bored to take out petroleum and natural gas. A) Quarrying. B) Shaft mining. C) Drilling. D) Open cast mining. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Open cast mining. 48. Which continent is the largest producer of iron? A) Australia. B) Asia. C) Europe. D) North America. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Europe. 49. Petroleum is also know as ..... A) Black Gold. B) White Gold. C) Rose Gold. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Black Gold. 50. Airplanes, cans, foil, cooking pots, and motors can all be made from ..... A) Aluminum. B) Lead. C) Gold. D) Copper. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Aluminum. 51. How stainless steel is made? A) Mixing Copper with Iron and Nickel. B) Mixing steel with Aluminium and Uranium. C) Mixing Limestone with Mica and Manganese. D) Mixing Lead with Copper Silver. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Mixing Copper with Iron and Nickel. 52. WHICH OF THESE MINERAL IS FOUND MAINLY IN UAE, SAUDI ARABIA, IRAQ AND QATAR? A) COAL. B) GOLD. C) PETROLEUM. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) PETROLEUM. 53. Identify the agencies not involved in the exploration of minerals in India. A) GSI. B) NOCIL. C) Bharat Gold Mines Ltd. D) ONGC. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) NOCIL. 54. What is full form of HVJ? A) Hajira-Vijaypur-Jagdishpur. B) Hajira-Vijaypur-Jamnagar. C) Haldia-Vishakhapatnam-Jodhpur. D) Hajira-Virganj-Jagdishpur. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Hajira-Vijaypur-Jagdishpur. 55. They study minerals as part of earth's crust for a better understanding of land-forms. They are called: A) Geologists. B) Scientists. C) Geographers. D) Ecologists. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Geologists. 56. Assertion(A):Quarrying can become a major environmental concern.Reason(R):It does not cause air pollution and it does not affect people who are doing the job. 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 and R is true. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A is true but R is false. 57. In Shaft Mining, what is the machine used for extracting minerals? A) Truck. B) JCB. C) Shafts. D) Plough. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Shafts. 58. India is the largest producer of ..... A) Mica. B) Silver. C) Aluminium. D) Gold. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Mica. 59. ..... produces more than half of the world's tin. A) Africa. B) Asia. C) Antarctica. D) Europe. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Asia. 60. What are minerals? A) Minerals are some food type. B) Minerals are the substances that are formed by earth. C) Minerals are the layers of atmosphere. D) Minerals are the layers of earth. 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