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Minerals and Ores

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Minerals and ores encompass the extraction, identification, and economic significance of naturally occurring crystalline substances. Topics cover specific ores like cinnabar and bauxite, alongside global mineral resource distribution. Candidates preparing for general awareness and geography sections should review these questions to master regional and global mineral reserves.

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Minerals and Ores Questions

Multiple choice

Which one of the following type of resource is iron ore

  1. (a) Renewable

  2. (b) Biotic

  3. (c) Flow

  4. (d) Non-renewable
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

Iron ore is a natural resource that takes millions of years to form and cannot be replenished once consumed, making it a non-renewable resource.

Multiple choice

What mineral resources is found in abundance in India?

  1. nickel

  2. iron ore

  3. gold

  4. tin
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

India possesses significant mineral wealth, and iron ore is one of its most abundant and economically important resources, widely mined in states like Odisha and Jharkhand.

Multiple choice

Which minerals are found in the continental mass?

  1. Silica and alumina

  2. Silica and magnesium

  3. Nickel and iron

  4. Silica and iron
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

The continental mass is primarily composed of granitic rocks, which are rich in silica and alumina. This is often abbreviated as SIAL.

Multiple choice

Kolar mine is famous for

  1. Lead

  2. Zinc

  3. Gold

  4. Iron
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

The Kolar Gold Fields (KGF) in Karnataka are historically famous for gold mining. They were one of the most significant gold-producing regions in India.

Multiple choice

What is Australia's main exported mineral?

  1. Iron ore

  2. Coal

  3. Petroleum gas

  4. Aluminium oxide
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Iron ore is consistently one of Australia's top export commodities, forming a massive part of the country's trade balance, particularly with Asian markets.

Multiple choice distribution of metallic minerals in india geography how is iron made? mineral fuels non renewable resources

Koderma, in Jharkhand, is the leading producer of which one of the following minerals ?

  1. bauxite

  2. mica

  3. iron ore

  4. copper
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

Koderma district is rich in minerals. The Koderma district and the Lokai-Indarwa area covers the southern part of Great Mica-Belt of Jharkhand, Bihar, and India. Previously the Mica belt was known as Bihar mica belt which extends for a distance of 160 km having an average width of 25 km. The mica belt stretches from Gurpa in Gaya district in the west through Nawada, Koderma, Hazaribagh, Giridih in Jharkhand and Jamui as well as Bhagalpur district of the Bihar state in the east. Its maximum width is about 40 km at Koderma-Hazaribagh-Nawada area.