Minerals Quiz 10 (20 MCQs)

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1. Rocks from which minerals are mined are known as .....

Correct Answer: C) ORE.

2. Minerals are of

Correct Answer: A) Metal and non metal.

3. ..... is found in China.

Correct Answer: C) Antimony.

4. Which of the following is a private sector industry?

Correct Answer: B) Tata Iron and Steel Industry.

5. Which is the largest producer of monozite?

Correct Answer: C) Kerala.

6. ..... is a sedimentry rock formed from decayed remains fo Plants and trees and animals

Correct Answer: A) Coal.

7. To reach mineral deposits at great depths, deep bores have to be made. This process is called .....

Correct Answer: A) Shaft mining.

8. Which of the following are non-conventional resources?

Correct Answer: D) All of these.

9. ..... is the largest producer of Bauxite across the globe.

Correct Answer: B) Australia.

10. Energy generated from tides are called:

Correct Answer: A) Tidal Energy.

11. Which of the following are not the impacts of mining

Correct Answer: A) No noise pollution.

12. Most of the metallic minerals in India occurs in ..... ?

Correct Answer: A) Peninsular plateau.

13. Salt is a

Correct Answer: B) Non metallic.

14. High grade iron ore can be found in .....

Correct Answer: B) Brazil.

15. Open pits called ..... are used to mine stone and gravel

Correct Answer: D) Quarries.

16. Coal is referred to as

Correct Answer: A) Buried Sunshine.

17. Which one of the following is a famous Copper mine?

Correct Answer: B) Khetri.

18. What is the material used to make the lead of the pencil called?

Correct Answer: A) Graphite.

19. Which is not a major mineral of North-western region?

Correct Answer: C) Copper.

20. ..... ore is the most important industrial iron ore

Correct Answer: B) Hematite.