MCQs - Mineral and Energy Resource

___________ study minerals as part of the earth’s crust for a better understanding of landforms

Geographers

____________ studies the formation of minerals , their age and physical and chemical composition

geologists

Minerals are usually found in ____-

ores

In igneous and metamorphic rocks , minerals occur in ______

cracks , cervices , faults , joints

The smaller occurrence of minerals in igneous and metamorphic rocks are called ____

veins

The larger occurrence of minerals in igneous and metamorphic rocks are called ____

lodes

In sedimentary rocks , minerals occur in _______ or ______

beds , layers

Examples of minerals formed in veins and lodes

copper. zinc , lead

Some minerals in the sedimentary rocks are formed as result of _____ in arrid regions

evaporation

Which are the minerals that occur in beds or layers

coal , iron ore , gypsum , potash , sodium salt

_____ is formed by the removal of soluble constituents leaving a mass of weathered material

Bauxite

Examples of metallic ferrous minerals

iron , manganese , nickel , cobalt

Example of Non-Ferrous Metallic Minerals

copper , lead , bauxite

Examples of Precious Metallic Minerals

gold , silver , platinum

Examples of Non-Metallic Minerals

mica , salt , potash , sulphur , granite , limestone , marble , sandstone

Examples of Energy Minerals

coal , petroleum , natural gas

Examples of minerals that are found in alluvial deposits in sands of valley floors and the base of hills

gold , silver , tin , platinum

The deposits of minerals that occurs as alluvial deposits in sands of valley floors and the base of hills is called _____

placer deposits

The iron content of magnetite is ______ percent

70

_________ iron ore has excellent magnetic qualities

Magnetite

Which industry is magnetite used for?

electrical industry

Hematite ore has iron content of _________ percent

50-60

Which are major producing states of hematite ore?

Odisha , Chhattisgarh , Karnataka , Jharkhand

____________ hills look like the hump of an Ox

Bailadila

Name the major iron ore belts in India

Odisha-Jharkhand Belt , Durg-Bastar-Chandrapur belt , Ballari-Chitradurga-Chikkamagaluru-Tumakuru belt , Maharashtra-Goa

In Odisha , hgih grade hematite ore is found in ________ mines in the ________ and _______ districts

Badampahar , Kendhujhar , Mayurbhanj

Durg Bastar Chandrapur belt lies in which states

Chhattisgarh and Maharashtra

In the durg bastar chandrpur belt , high grade hematite are found in the famous ______ range of hills in the _______ district

Bailadila , Bastar

The Bailadila range of hills comprise of ___ deposits of super higher grade hematite iron ore

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The ores from the durg-bastar-chandrapur belt is exported to ______ and ____ via the ______ port.

South Korea , Japan , Vishakapatanam

Which state is the Ballari-Chtiradurga-Chikkamagaluru-Tumakuru belt

Karnatak

Which are the main reserves of Ballaro-Chitradurga-Chikkamagaluru-Tumarkuru belt

Kudermukh Mines

Which port is the minerals from the Kudermukh mines exported

Mangaluru

What is included in the Maharashtra-Goa

Goa and Ratnagiri

The ores from Maharashtra and Goa are exported through the ______ port

Marmagao

Nearly ____ of manganese is required to manufacture ____ of steel

10kg , one tonne

Which are the main mines for copper production

Balaghat mines , Ketri mines , Singhbhum District

_______ was the largest bauxite producing state in India

Odisha

Where are India’s bauxite deposits found in India

Amarkantak Plateau , Maikal hills , Bilaspur-Katni

________ is found in association with rocks composed of calcium carbonates or calcium and magnesium carbonates

Limestone

______ is the basic raw material for the cement industry and smelting iron ore

Limestone

______ is formed of decaying plants in swamps

peat

______ is a low grade brown coal

Lignite

The principal lignite reservers are in ______

Neyveli in Tamil Nadu

Coal that has been buried deep and subjected to increased temperatures is _______________

bituminous coal

____________ coal is high grade bituminous coal and has a special value for smelting iron in blast furnace

Metallurgical

_______ is the highest quality hard coal

Antracite

_________ is the name of the coal that is over 200 million years old

Gondwana

____________ is the type of coal that are only 55 million years old

Tertiary deposits

THe major source of GOndwana coal is located in _______

Damodar valley , Jharia , Raniganj , Bokaro

Petroleum refineries act as _______ for synthetic textile , fertilisers and numerous chemical industries

nodal industry

Most of the petroleum occurrences in India are associated with ______ and ______ in the rock formations of the tertiary age.

Anticlines or domes

Which are the major petroleum production areas in India

Mumbai High , Gujarat , Assam

_______ is the most important petroleum field of Gujarat

Ankeleshwar

________ is the oldest oil producing state of India

Assam

Which are the important oil fields in Assam

Digboi , Naharkatiya , Moran Hungrijan

Which are the major reserves of natural gas?

Mumbai High , Cambay basin , Krishna-Godavari basin

The first 1,700km long _________ cross country gas pipeline constructed by ________ linked _________ and _______

Hazira-Vijaipur-Jagdishpur , GAIl , Mumbai High , Bassein gas fields

Where is uranium and throium foun din India

Jharkhand , Aravali Range of Rajasthan

The largest wind farm cluster is located in _______

Tamil Nadu from Nagarcoil to Madurai

Which stats in India have important wind famrs

Tamil Nadu , Kerala , Maharashtra , Madhya Pradesh , Karnataka , Gujarat

The biogas plants use cattle dun are known as _________

gobar gas plans

Which regions in India have a good potential for tidal energy

Gulf of Khambhat , Gulf of Kuchchh , Sunderban Deltas

Two experimental projects of geothermal energy in India are located at -

Parvarti valley , Puga Valley