Water, Mineral and Energy Resources
Facts and Figures of water, Mineral and energy resources
Questions
About _________ percent of total water is available as fresh water.
- 97.5
- 2.5
- 4
- 30
- 70
Which of the following is/are the main causes of scarcity of water?
(a) Over Exploitation of water.
(b) Excessive used by people.
(c) Water is used for storage in dams.
(d) Unequal access to water among different social groups.
- only c
- only a
- a, b and c
- b, c and d
- a, b and d
Which of the following statements is/are an argument in favour of suffering of natural ground water level?
(a) Large scale deforestation
(b) Construction of concrete roads
(c) A little less than 30% of total freshwater is stored as groundwater
(d) Excess use of chemical fertilisers and insecticides
- both a and b
- both b and c
- both c and d
- a, b and c
- a, b and d
Which of the following is the oldest traditional system to manage water resources?
- Building dams
- Irrigation systems
- Use of canals
- Use of tanks and pipe lines
- Rain water harvesting
Which of the following is not a type of mineral?
- Ferrous
- Non-ferrous
- Non-metallic
- Energy
- All of these
_________ of rivers affect their natural flow causing poor sediment flow resulting in rockier stream beds and poorer habitats for the rivers.
- Contamination with industrial wastes
- Regulating and damming
- Diversion into canals
- Freezing
- Falling from height
Which of the following minerals is/are found in the igneous and metamorphic rocks?
Coal, copper, tin, platinum, magnesium, common salt, lead.
- Copper, coal and tin
- Coal, platinum and magnesium
- Common salt and lead
- Tin, copper and lead
- Common salt and magnesium
Two experimental projects have been set up in India to harness geothermal energy. Name any one of the place, where they are located?
- Parvati valley near Manikarn
- Madhapur near Bhuj
- Tamil Nadu (from Nagarcoil to Madurai)
- In the Gulf of Kutch
- Digboi, in Assam
Which of the following is not a non-conventional energy resource?
- Solar
- Wind
- Geothermal
- Firewood
- Biogas
Photovoltaic technology is used to convert ________ energy into electricity.
- wind
- solar
- nuclear
- biogas
- tidal
Gold, platinum are __________ types of minerals.
- non-ferrous
- ferrous
- precious
- non-metallic
- energy
The smaller occurrences of minerals are called ________ and the larger occurrences are called _______.
- veins, lodes
- crevices,lodes
- veins, crevices
- crevices, veins
- lodes, crevices
India is rich in good quality iron ores. _________ is the finest iron ore with a very high content of iron up to 70%.
- Hematite
- Goethite
- Magnetite
- Limonite
- Siderite
There are minerals found in sands of valley floors and the base of hills. These deposits are called _________ deposits. They generally contain those minerals which are not corroded by water.
- alluvial
- places
- oceanic
- all the three
- both 1 and 2
_______ is a mineral which is made up of a series of plates or leaves.
- Aluminium
- Manganese
- Copper
- Mica
- Iron