Mineral and Energy Resources Flashcards
1
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Which of the following is a non-metallic mineral? (A) Copper (B) Lead (C ) Nickel (D) Mica
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(D) Mica
2
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What is the most important use of mica? (A) It is a light mineral (B) It has insulating property (C ) It is used for making wires (D) It is strong and malleable
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(B) It has insulating property
3
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Which one of the following minerals belongs to the non-ferrous category? (A) Iron Ore (B) Manganese (C ) Cobalt (D) Copper
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(D) Copper
4
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Koderma-Gaya-Hazaribagh belt of Bihar-Jharkhand is the leading producer of which one of the following minerals? (A) Bauxite (B) Mica (C ) Iron Ore (D) Sulphur
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(B) Mica
5
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Which of the following sedimentary minerals is formed as a result of evaporation. Especially in arid regions? (A) Coal (B) Potash salt (C ) Iron ore (D) Sulphur
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(B) Potash salt
6
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Geo-thermal energy is produced in \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_? (A) Sikkim (B) Uttarakhand (C ) Himachal Pradesh (D) Mizoram
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(C ) Himachal Pradesh
7
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Which one of the following states is the largest producer of "Manganese" in India? (A) Karnataka (B) Madhya Pradesh (C ) Orissa (D) Jharkhand
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(C ) Orissa
8
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Which one of the following is the largest producers of copper in India? (A) Jharkhand (B) Rajasthan (C ) Madhyapradesh (D) Orissa
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(C ) Madhyapradesh
9
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Which one of the following oilfields is the largest producer in India? (A) Ankeleshwar (B) Digboi (C ) Mumbai High (D) Naharkatia
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(C ) Mumbai High
10
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Which one of the following neuclear power plants is located in Tamilnadu? (A) Kakrapara (B) Kaiga (C ) Kalpakkam (D) Naraura
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(C ) Kalpakkam
11
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Which one of the following is the oldest oil producing state in India? (A) Assam (B) Maharashtra (C ) Gujarat (D) Arunachal Pradesh
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(A) Assam
12
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Which one of the following minerals is contained in the Monazite sand? (A) Magnesium (B) Graphite (C ) Thorium (D) Gold
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(C ) Thorium
13
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At which place in India, experimental project for Geo-thermal energy has been set up? (A) Srinagar (B) Shimla (C ) Manikaran (D) Manali
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(C ) Manikaran
14
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Which of the following iron ore deposits is known to be one of the largest in the world? (A) Bailadila range of iron deposits (B) Kudremukh iron ore deposits (C ) Orissa-Jharkhand iron ore belt (D) None of these
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(B) Kudremukh iron ore deposits
15
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Which one among the following is a good example of non-metallic minerals? (A) Copper, Lead, Tin (B) Gold, Silver, Platinum (C ) Manganese, Nickel, Cobalt (D) Coal, Petroleum, Natural gas
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(D) Coal, Petroleum, Natural gas
16
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What are the methods of conservation of energy resources? (A) Preventing wastage (B) Upgrading technology (C ) Using non-conventional energy (D) All of these
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(D) All of these
17
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Which one of the following minerals contains aluminium? (A) Magnetite (B) Bauxite (C ) Hematite (D) None of the above
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(B) Bauxite
18
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Which one amongst the following is not a variety of coal? (A) Lignite (B) Anthracite (C ) Bituminous (D) Haematite
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(D) Haematite
19
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Which one of the following states was the largest producer of iron ore during 2003-2004? (A) Goa (B) Karnataka (C ) Orissa (D) Jharkhand
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(B) Karnataka
20
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Which one of the following metals is obtained from bauxite ore? (A) Steel (B) Copper (C ) Aluminium (D) Lead
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(C ) Aluminium
21
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Which of the following acts as a nodal industry for synthetic textile? (A) Potash (B) Petroleum refineries (C ) Mica (D) Cobalt
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(B) Petroleum refineries
22
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Which one of the following minerals provides a strong base for the development of metallurgical industry? (A) Ferrous (B) Non-ferrous (C ) Non-metallic (D) Energy minerals
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(A) Ferrous
23
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Which one of the following is a metallic mineral? (A) Nickel (B) Mica (C ) Salt (D) Coal
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(A) Nickel
24
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Which state has the largest deposits of coal in India? (A) West Bengal (B) Punjab (C ) Uttarkhand (D) Andhrapradesh
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(A) West Bengal
25
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Therml power is generated by which of the following? (A) Coal and petroleum (B) Fast flowing of water (C ) Thorium (D) Solar energy
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(A) Coal and petroleum
26
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On which of the following does mining depend? (A) Concentration of minerals (B) Ease of extraction (C ) Nearest to market (D) All of these
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(A) Concentration of minerals
27
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Which one of the following minerals is a ferrous mineral? (A) Copper (B) Cobalt (C ) Tin (D) Lead
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(B) Cobalt
28
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Which one of the following minerals is a non-metallic mineral? (A) Gold (B) Nickel (C ) Potash (D) Bauxite
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(C ) Potash
29
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Which one of the following minerals is used in the making of toothpastes? (A) Platinum (B) Limestone (C ) Sulphur (D) Tin
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(B) Limestone
30
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Which one of the following minerals is a non-ferrous mineral? (A) Tin (B) Manganese (C ) Cobalt (D) Nickel
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(A) Tin
31
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Which one of the following minerals is formed as a result of evaporation? (A) Zinc (B) Gypsum (C ) Bauxite (D) Lead
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(B) Gypsum
32
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Which one of the following minerals is formed a a result of compression of plant materials over million of years? (A) Tin (B) Platinum (C ) Coal (D) Zinc
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(C ) Coal
33
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Which one of the following minerals belong to the category of ferrous minerals? (A) Manganese (B) Bauxite (C ) Copper (D) Mica
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(A) Manganese
34
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Which of the following states is not linked with HBJ Natural Gas Pipeline? (A) Gujarat (B) Maharashtra (C ) Madhyapradesh (D) Uttar Pradesh
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(B) Maharashtra
35
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Which one of the following iron ore mines is located in Karnataka? (A) Bailadila (B) Durg (C ) Mayurbhanj (D) Kudremukh
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(D) Kudremukh
36
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Neyveli mines are famous for which one of the following? (A) Lignite (B) Bituminous (C ) Peat (D) Anthracite
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(A) Lignite
37
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Which of the following is the best variety of iron ore? (A) Hametite (B) Magnetite (C ) Limonite (D) Anthracite
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(B) Magnetite
38
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Which of the following region is the largest producer of petroleum? (A) Deccan Plateau (B) Malwa plateau (C ) Mumbai High (D) Assam
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(C ) Mumbai High
39
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Which one of the following minerals is largely derived from placer deposits? (A) Gold (B) Magnesium (C ) Bromine (D) Salt
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(A) Gold
40
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In which one of the following states are Balaghat copper mines situated? (A) Rajasthan (B) Madhya pradesh (C ) Bihar (D) Orissa
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(B) Madhya pradesh
41
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Mica is one of the most indispensable minerals used in electric and electronic industry because ________________?
(A) It has excellent di-electric strength
(B) It has insulating property
(C ) it shows low power loss
(D) All of the above
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(D) All of the above
42
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Energy that is produced by using the heat from the interior of the earth : (A) Tidal energy (B) Solar energy (C ) Geothermal energy (D) Wind energy
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(C ) Geothermal energy
43
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In India geothermal energy is produced in \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_? (A) Sikkim (B) Uttarakhand (C ) Himachal pradesh (D) Mizoram
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(C ) Himachal pradesh
44
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Koderma, in Jharkhand is the leading producer of which one of the following minerals? (A) Bauxite (B) Mica (C ) Iron ore (D) Copper
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(B) Mica
45
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India is referred to as 'super power ' in the world in which on eo fthe following non-conventional sources of energy? (A) Solar energy (B) Wind power (C ) Biogas (D) Tidal energy
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(B) Wind power
46
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Which type of energy is obtained by altering the structure of atoms? (A) Solar energy (B) Wind energy (C ) Tidal energy (D) Nuclear energy
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(D) Nuclear energy
