This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Indian Geography > Resources > Minerals – Quiz 9 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Minerals Quiz 9 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. From which mineral is silicon obtained? A) Coal. B) Bauxite. C) Thorium. D) Quartz. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Quartz. 2. Black soil is ..... in color A) Brown. B) Black. C) Red. D) Dark. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Dark. 3. If a rock contains iron, then its color is ..... A) Black. B) Blue. C) Red. D) Purple. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Red. 4. 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. 5. Aluminum is made from which mineral ore A) Gold. B) Silver. C) Bauxite. D) Mica. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Bauxite. 6. Which mineral belongs to the category of non-ferrous metals? A) Iron core. B) Manganese. C) Cobalt. D) Copper. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Copper. 7. Petroleum is also known as ..... oil A) Mineral. B) Crude. C) Both. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Both. 8. The larger occurrences of minerals of igneous and metamorphic rocks are called: A) Veins. B) Lodes. C) Beds. D) Layers. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Lodes. 9. 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. 10. Leading producer of iron ore in the world A) Asia. B) Europe. C) North America. D) South America. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Europe. 11. Which mineral is used for releasing atomic or nuclear energy? A) A. Bauxite. B) B. Thorium. C) C. Petroleum. D) D Iron ore. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) B. Thorium. 12. Largest Uranium producer in the World A) China. B) India. C) Kazakhstan. D) United States of America. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Kazakhstan. 13. Energy obtained from earth A) Geothermal energy. B) Wind energy. C) Thermal energy. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Geothermal energy. 14. 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. 15. Minerals are comprised of one or more ..... A) Colors. B) Structures. C) Elements. D) Rocks. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Elements. 16. 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. 17. Process of digging minerals is A) Mines. B) Mining. C) Soil erosion. D) Holes. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Mining. 18. Resources that are not able to be reproduced as quickly as they are used are called ..... A) Renewable Resources. B) Replaceable Resources. C) Non-Renewable Resources. D) Non-Replaceable Resources. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Non-Renewable Resources. 19. One of the following is NOT a process to extract minerals A) Mining. B) Drilling. C) Fencing. D) Quarrying. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Fencing. 20. Bauxite is to aluminum as hematite is to ..... A) Aluminum. B) Iron. C) Titanium. D) Copper. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Iron. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesIndian Geography QuizzesMinerals Quiz 1Minerals Quiz 2Minerals Quiz 3Minerals Quiz 4Minerals Quiz 5Minerals Quiz 6Minerals Quiz 7Minerals Quiz 8Minerals Quiz 10 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books