This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Indian Geography > Resources > Mineral And Energy Resources – Quiz 2 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Mineral And Energy Resources Quiz 2 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What is an important use of petroleum? A) Making plaster. B) Making glass. C) As abrasives. D) Making gasoline. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Making gasoline. 2. Which non-metallic minerals are of inorganic origin A) Asbestos. B) Granite. C) Limestone. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 3. Chemical containing liquid that is formed when water or other fluids soak through layers of solid waste. A) Hydrothermal Solution. B) Incinerate. C) Landfills. D) Leachate. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Leachate. 4. Which vast alluvial plain tract of ..... is devoid of minerals of economic use. A) East India. B) South India. C) West-India. D) North India. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) North India. 5. Which mineral is also known as 'liquid gold'? A) Water. B) Petroleum. C) Coal. D) Mercury. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Petroleum. 6. Natural Gas A) Composed primarily of methane (CH4). Formed from plants and animals that were buried deep within the ocean floor. B) Resources that cannot be replaced. C) An inorganic compound or element that has a regular crystalline structure. D) Mining where explosives or heavy machinery are used to literally remove the top of a mountain in order to obtain valuable mineral resources within that mountain. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Composed primarily of methane (CH4). Formed from plants and animals that were buried deep within the ocean floor. 7. Refers primarily to plant materials and animal wastes that can be burned for the purpose of providing heat or electricity A) Anthracite. B) Biofuel. C) Biomass. D) Coal. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Biomass. 8. What is hydro energy? A) A generator. B) Energy stored in atoms. C) A boat. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Energy stored in atoms. 9. Dam A) Removing chunks of overburden terraces or strips are cut into the side of a hill or mountain in order to lessen the likelihood of erosion or sudden mass wasting events. B) Structure built on a river that restricts the flow of water up until that point. Used for forming reservoirs for irrigation, drinking, manufacturing, creation of electrical energy, etc. C) A reserve that is being depleted to the point where it could be more expensive to extract and refine it than it can be sold for. D) Hydrocarbons that have been formed from the organic remains of prehistoric plants and animals and can be used as a source of energy. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Structure built on a river that restricts the flow of water up until that point. Used for forming reservoirs for irrigation, drinking, manufacturing, creation of electrical energy, etc. 10. A solid fossil fuel made mostly of carbon with small amounts of sulfur and mercury A) Anthracite. B) Biofuel. C) Biomass. D) Coal. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Coal. 11. Fuel that is composed mainly of the remains of dead plants A) Coal. B) Geothermal energy. C) Hydroelectric energy. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Coal. 12. Fossil Fuels A) Removing chunks of overburden terraces or strips are cut into the side of a hill or mountain in order to lessen the likelihood of erosion or sudden mass wasting events. B) Structure built on a river that restricts the flow of water up until that point. Used for forming reservoirs for irrigation, drinking, manufacturing, creation of electrical energy, etc. C) A reserve that is being depleted to the point where it could be more expensive to extract and refine it than it can be sold for. D) Hydrocarbons that have been formed from the organic remains of prehistoric plants and animals and can be used as a source of energy. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Hydrocarbons that have been formed from the organic remains of prehistoric plants and animals and can be used as a source of energy. 13. Also known as hard coal A) Anthracite. B) Biofuel. C) Biomass. D) Coal. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Anthracite. 14. Alternative energy is? A) Solar panel. B) Cactus. C) Fossil fuels. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Fossil fuels. 15. Which are non-ferrous metallic minerals which do not contain iron content A) Copper. B) Iron. C) All Of These. D) Manganese. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Copper. 16. Electric generator converts what? A) Food. B) Purses. C) Power. D) Energy. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Power. 17. Which metals are placed in the category of metallic minerals A) Iron ore. B) Gold. C) Copper. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 18. Which of the following is a deposit of hematite that can be mined for profit? A) Ore. B) Anthracite. C) Gangue. D) Energy resource. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ore. 19. On the basis of chemical and physical properties, mineral resources can be classified into how many types A) 3. B) 2. C) 4. D) 5. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 2. 20. What is a region where many windmills are located in order to generate electricity from wind called? A) Wind farm. B) Hydroelectric dam. C) Oil well. D) Steam-driven turbine. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Wind farm. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesIndian Geography QuizzesMineral And Energy Resources Quiz 1Mineral And Energy Resources Quiz 3Mineral And Energy Resources Quiz 4Mineral And Energy Resources Quiz 5Mineral And Energy Resources Quiz 6Mineral And Energy Resources In India QuizMinerals QuizNatural Resources Of India Quiz 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books