This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Indian Geography > Resources > Minerals – Quiz 15 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Minerals Quiz 15 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. How many years does it take a sedimentary rock to form? A) 10, 000 years. B) 100 years. C) 1000 years. D) 100, 000 years. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 1000 years. 2. Iron ore and ..... are two important ferrous minerals mined in India. A) Aluminium. B) Manganese. C) Copper. D) Silver. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Manganese. 3. Where is the largest coalfield of India? A) Jharia. B) Raniganj. C) Neyveli. D) Singareni. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Jharia. 4. 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. 5. How is bronze made A) Mixing Lead with Gold. B) Mixing Copper with Tin. C) Mixing Limestone with Mica. D) Mixing Silver with Uranium. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Mixing Copper with Tin. 6. What is the process in which minerals lying near the surface are dug? A) Drilling. B) Off-shore drilling. C) Quarrying. D) Extraction. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Quarrying. 7. We must save electricity To save A) Salt. B) Petrol. C) Coal. D) IRon. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Petrol. 8. ..... often form at bends in a river where the water flows more slowly and heavier materials are likely to settle out. A) Dredges. B) Placer deposits. C) Seams. D) Fans. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Placer deposits. 9. 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. 10. 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. 11. Petroleum refineries act as a " ..... " for synthetic textile, fertiliser and numerous chemical industries. A) Key Industry. B) Main Industry. C) Nodal Industry. D) Focal. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Nodal Industry. 12. There are ..... ways to extract minerals. A) 2. B) 3. C) 4. D) No. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 3. 13. Name the process in which deep wells are bored to take out petroleum and natural gas. A) Quarrying. B) Drilling. C) Shaft mining. D) Open cast mining. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Open cast mining. 14. Which continent is the largest producer of iron? A) Asia. B) Europe. C) North America. D) Australia. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Europe. 15. 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. 16. Airplanes, cans, foil, cooking pots, and motors can all be made from ..... A) Copper. B) Lead. C) Aluminum. D) Gold. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Aluminum. 17. 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. 18. 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. 19. Identify the agencies not involved in the exploration of minerals in India. A) GSI. B) ONGC. C) Bharat Gold Mines Ltd. D) NOCIL. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) NOCIL. 20. What is full form of HVJ? A) Hajira-Virganj-Jagdishpur. B) Hajira-Vijaypur-Jagdishpur. C) Hajira-Vijaypur-Jamnagar. D) Haldia-Vishakhapatnam-Jodhpur. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Hajira-Vijaypur-Jagdishpur. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesIndian Geography QuizzesMinerals Quiz 1Minerals Quiz 2Minerals Quiz 3Minerals Quiz 4Minerals Quiz 5Minerals Quiz 6Minerals Quiz 7Minerals Quiz 8Minerals Quiz 9 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books