Ncert -class10-geography-Chapter 5: Minerals and Energy Resources Welcome to your Ncert -class10-geography-Chapter 5: Minerals and Energy Resources 1. Which of the following is not a mineral ? Calcite Limestone Slate Coal None 2. The major thermal power station fed on natural gas is at _____. Raniganj Talcher Trombay Naharkatiya None 3. Which of the following countries has the second highest crude oil reserves? Saudi Arabia Canada Iran Iraq None 4. Minerals are deposited and accumulated in the horizontal strata of which of the following rocks? Metamorphic rocks Igneous rocks Sedimentary rocks None of the above None 5. In which industry is Bauxite mainly used? In textile industry In handloom industry In aircraft industry None of these None 6. Which of the following place is famous for Diamonds? Kimberely Ankara Madrid Tashkant None 7. "It is the best insulator and has resistance to high voltage and therefore is the most essential mineral used in electrical goods and electronic industry." Which mineral is being talked of here? Bauxite Managanese Mica Limestone None 8. In which of the following iron ore belt Kudremukh mines are located ? Durg-Baster-Chandrapur belt Bellary-Chitradurga-Chikmaglur-Tumkur belt Orissa-Jharkhand belt Maharashtra -Goa belt None 9. Which one of the following is not a characteristic of minerals? They are inexhaustible They are created by natural processes They have a definite chemical composition Their distribution is uneven None 10. The premier iron-ore exporting port that accounts for about 50% of India's iron ore export is ____________. Marmagao Paradip Kochi Haldia None 11. Sunlight, water, wind and biomass are _______ types energy. Renewable sources of energy Latent sources of energy Conventional sources of energy Nuclear sources of energy None 12. Minerals are deposited and accumulated in the stratas of which of the following rocks? None of these Igneous rocks Sedimentary rocks Metamorphic rocks None 13. Minerals are not evenly distributed over the Earth, they are concentrated over a particular area or rock formation and can be extracted by different processes like mining, drilling and quarrying. Which of the following minerals are usually takenout by the process of drilling? Fossil fuels like Petroleum and Natural Gas Non-metallic minerals like Mica, Gypsum, Limestone Non-ferrous minerals like Gold, Silver, Copper Metallic minerals like Iron ore, Bauxite, Manganese None 14. Which one of the following minerals is contained in the Monazite sand? Uranium Coal Thorium Oil None 15. The tidal energy can be put under ___________ type of resource. Abiotic Non-recyclable Replenishable Human-made None 16. Jharia is a major producer of which mineral? Coal Mica Copper Bauxite None 17. Odisha is the leading producer of which one of the following minerals? Copper Manganese ore Iron ore Mica None 18. The coal field of __________ valley is called the Ruhr of India Krishna Godavari Damodar Kaveri None 19. How many thermal power stations are using resources that are non-renewable? 200 power stations 300 power stations 500 power stations 400 power stations None 20. Column 1 is the list of minerals and Column II have information related to those minerals :Column-IColumn-II1. Copper(i) formed when dead plant matter decays into peat2. Aluminium(ii) found in sedimentary layer3. Coal(iii) makes up 8% of Earth's crust4. Platinum(iv) one of the least reactive metal Which one of the following is correctly matched set? 1-iv,2-ii,3-i,4-iii 1-ii, 2-iii, 3-iv, 4-i 1-iii, 2-i,3-iv,4-ii 1-ii, 2-iii, 3-i, 4-iv None 21. What are placer deposits? Metals that occur as sandy deposit in sands of sea floor. Metals that occur as sandy deposit in sands of land floor Minerals that occur as alluvial deposit in sands of valley floor None of these None Time's up Please Share This Share this content Opens in a new window Opens in a new window Opens in a new window Opens in a new window Opens in a new window Opens in a new window Opens in a new window Opens in a new window Opens in a new window Opens in a new window Leave a Reply Cancel replyCommentEnter your name or username to commentEnter your email address to commentEnter your website URL (optional) Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment.
