Minerals and Energy Resources - II (Class - X)
Geography quiz covering mineral types, distribution, occurrences in India, and various energy resources including coal, nuclear, and tidal energy
Questions
Which of the following minerals is non-ferrous?
- Iron ore
- Manganese
- Nickel
- Cobalt
- Copper
Which of the following statements is/are correct?
a. Metals are extracted from the minerals embedded in the rocks after proper refinement.
b. Limestone is a rock that is made of a single mineral.
c. Over 2000 minerals are abundantly found in most of the rocks.
- a only
- b only
- c only
- a and b
- a, b and c
Minerals occur in beds or layers in which of the following types of rocks?
a. Sedimentary
b. Metamorphic
c. Igneous
- a, b and c
- a and b
- b and c
- a and c
- only a
Which of the following minerals occur in beds or layers?
a. Coal
b. Gypsum
c. Lead
- a, b and c
- a and b
- b and c
- a and c
- only c
The ocean beds are rich in
- manganese nodules
- coal
- non ferrous minerals
- mica nodules
- iron ores
Which of the following minerals is the basic raw material for the cement industry and essential for smelting iron ore in the blast furnace?
- Mica
- Silica
- Quartz
- Talc
- Limestone
Which of the following statements is/are correct?
a. Magnetite is the finest iron ore with a very high content of iron up to 70 per cent.
b. Magnetite has excellent magnetic qualities.
c. Magnetite is very valuable in the electrical industry.
- a and b
- b and c
- only a
- only b
- a, b and c
Which of the following statements is/are correct?
a. Certain minerals may also occur as alluvial deposits in sands of valley floors and the base of hills.
b. These deposits are called placer deposits.
c. Placer deposits generally contain minerals, which are not corroded by water.
- a, b and c
- a and b
- only c
- a and c
- only a
Which of the following statements is/are correct?
a. India has sufficient reserves for production of copper.
b. Being malleable, ductile and a good conductor, copper is mainly used in electrical cables, electronics and chemical industries.
c. India’s copper deposits are mainly found in the Amarkantak plateau, Maikal hills and the plateau region of Bilaspur-Katni.
- a, b and c
- a and c
- b and c
- a and b
- only b
Which of the following states is the largest producer of manganese ores in India?
- Chattisgarh
- Maharashtra
- Odisha
- Karnataka
- Jharkhand
Which of the following minerals are derived from ocean water?
a. Common salt
b. Bromine
c. Bauxite
d. Magnesium
- a, b, c and d
- a, b and c
- a, b and c
- a and b
- a and d
Which of the following statements is/are correct?
a. Lignite is the most popular coal in commercial use.
b. Anthracite is the highest quality hard coal.
c. Metallurgical coal is a low grade brown coal, which is soft with high moisture content.
- a only
- b only
- c only
- a and c
- a, b and c
Uranium and Thorium are used for generating atomic or nuclear power. Where are these minerals found?
a. Rajasthan
b. Gujarat
c. Jharkhand
d. Kerala
- a, b, c and d
- a, c and d
- b, c and d
- a, b and c
- a, b and d
Durg-Bastar-Chandrapur belt lies in Chhattisgarh and Maharashtra. Which of the following minerals is found here?
- Coal
- Iron ore
- Manganese ore
- Copper
- Bauxite
Which of the following statements is/are incorrect?
a. Oceanic tides can be used to generate electricity.
b. Two experimental projects have been set up in India to harness tidal energy.
c. One experimental project is located at the Gulf of Kuchchh in Gujarat on the western coast and the other in the Gangetic delta in Sunderban region of West Bengal.
- a only
- b only
- c only
- a, b and c
- b and c