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India's Mineral and Energy Resources

Geography of India's natural resources including minerals, coal, oil, gas, and industrial infrastructure

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Question 1 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following companies was disinvested by the government of India to 51% and all its management was transferred?

  1. HINDALCO
  2. MALCO
  3. NALCO
  4. BALCO
  5. None of the above
Question 2 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Arrange the following ores in increasing iron content.

Consider the following Iron ores.
1. Siderite
2. Magnetite
3. Limonite
4. Haematite

  1. 1, 2, 3, 4
  2. 2, 3, 4, 1
  3. 4, 2, 3, 1
  4. 4, 3, 2, 1
  5. 3, 4, 2, 1
Question 3 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which is the longest Gas pipeline of India?

  1. Salaya-Koyali-Mathura
  2. Mathura-Delhi-Jalandhar
  3. Haldia-Kolkata
  4. Hajira-Bijapur-Jagdishpur
  5. Kandla-Bathinda
Question 4 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which is the oldest oil refinery in India and its year of commissioning?

  1. Trombay, 1901
  2. Digboi, 1910
  3. Trombay, 1910
  4. Digboi, 1901
  5. Jamnagar, 1902
Question 5 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Arrange these states from increasing to decreasing coal reserves?

Consider the following states :
1. Chattisgarh
2. Jharkhand
3. Orissa
4. West Bengal

  1. 1, 2, 3, 4
  2. 2, 3, 4, 1
  3. 2, 3, 1, 4
  4. 3, 2, 1, 4
  5. 4, 3, 2, 1
Question 6 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which is the largest oilfield in India and what is its contribution to the total production?

  1. Bassien Oilfield, 70% contribution
  2. Bombay high oilfield, 65% contribution
  3. Aliabet oiilfields, 40% contribution
  4. Ankleshwar, 74% contribution
  5. Digboi oilfield, 85% contribution
Question 7 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following is NOT an Iron ore deposit site?

  1. Bababudan
  2. Kudermukh
  3. Mayurbhanj
  4. Dalli Rajhara
  5. Jharia
Question 8 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following states is the largest producer of Lignite coal in India?

  1. West Bengal
  2. Jharkhand
  3. Tamil Nadu
  4. Karnataka
  5. Orissa
Question 9 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following is INCORRECT about salt production?

  1. Chemical name of salt is Sodium Chloride.
  2. Gujarat accounts for around 70% production of salt.
  3. Sambhar lake of Rajasthan is also a major source of salt production and contributes around 10%.
  4. India is a net exporter of Salt.
  5. Salt is also obtained from rocks other than sea coast.
Question 10 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

India is the largest exporter of which of the following minerals?

  1. Iron
  2. Manganese
  3. Mica
  4. Bauxite
  5. Copper
Question 11 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following Mineral belts has the richest reserves of minerals?

  1. The Midland Belt
  2. Himalayan belt
  3. Chotanagpur belt
  4. The Indian Ocean
  5. The East Coastal Region
Question 12 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Zawar mines are famous for which mineral reserves and where is it located?

  1. Zinc and copper, Orissa
  2. Zinc and copper, Rajasthan
  3. Gold and Silver, Karnataka
  4. Bauxite and Iron, Orissa
  5. Zinc and Lead, Tamil Nadu
Question 13 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Orissa is not dominant(not in first position) in which of the following mineral resources?

  1. Bauxite
  2. Manganese
  3. Dolomite
  4. Chromite
  5. Lead
Question 14 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Nellore in Andhra Pradesh is famous for which of the following mineral resources?

  1. Iron ore
  2. Lead
  3. Mica
  4. Gold
  5. Copper
Question 15 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Match the aluminium industries with their respective locations?

Consider the following:
1. HINDALCO       a. Madras
2. BALCO             b. Koraput
3. MALCO            c. Korba
4. NALCO             d. Renukoot

  1. 1 - d, 2 - c, 3 - a, 4 - b
  2. 1 - d, 2 - c, 3 - b, 4 - a
  3. 1 - c, 2 - d, 3 - b, 4 - a
  4. 1 - a, 2 - b, 3 - c, 4 - d
  5. 1 - d, 2 - a, 3 - b, 4 - c
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