CBSE Class 10 Social Science Minerals and Energy Resources MCQs Set 03

a) Copper

b) Iron-ore

c) Mica

d) Lime stone

Answer : C

Question : Neyveli lignite mines are located at

a) Rajasthan    

b) Tamil Nadu

c) Karnataka

d) Orissa

Answer : B

Question : The largest solar power plant is located at

a) Madhopur

b) Bhopal

c) Ahemdabad

d) Thar desert

Answer : A

Question : Kakrapara nuclear power station is located in the states of

a) Copper

b) Lime stone

c) Gujarat 

d) None of these

Answer : C

Question : The Rhur of India is

a) None of the above

b) Damodar valley 

c) Godavari valley

d) None of these

Answer : B

Question : Koderma is the leading producer of

a) Mica

b) Copper

c) Bauxite

d) Iron ore

Answer : A

Question : Which mineral is contained in the Monazite sand?

a) Thorium

b) Oil

c) Uranium

d) Coal

Answer : A

Question : Name the rocks in which coal is formed -

a) Metamorphic

b) Igneous

c) Sedimentary 

d) None of these

Answer : C

Question : Which is the finest iron ore ?

a) Haematite

b) Magnetite 

c) None of these

d) Both of these

Answer : B

Question : Name an iron ore mine which is a 100 % export unit

a)  Mayur bhanj

b) Bastar

c) Ratnagiri

d) Kudremukh

Answer : D

Question : Two importers of iron ore in India

a) Japan & South Korea

b) U.K. & South Korea

c) China & Japan

d) U.K. & U.S.A

Answer : A

Question : Balaghat mines of Madhya Pradesh are famous for

a) Copper

b) Iron-ore

c) Zinc

d) Mica

Answer : A

Question : Which mineral is used as the basic raw material for the cement industry

a) Copper

b) Manganese

c) Lime stone

d) None of these

Answer : C

Question : Which is the most important energy resource of India

a) Hydro power

b) Petroleum

c) Natural gas

d) Coal 

Answer : D

Question : Which is the most popular coal for commercial use

a) Bituminous

b) Lignite

c) Peat

d) Anthracite

Answer : A

Question : Which is the highest quality hard coal ?

a) Bituminous

b) Peat

c) Lignite

d) Anthracite

Answer : A

Question : Name the technology which converts sunlight directly into electricity ?

a) Turbine

b) Both of these

c) Photo voltaic

d) None of these

Answer : C

Question : Major solar power plant of Haryana is

a) Sarai Saadi

b) Madhopur

c) Kalyanpur

d) Gurgaon 

Answer : D

Question : The nuclear energy contributes ............... % of our total power generation

a) 2.9

b) 2.7

c) 2.8

d) 3.0

Answer : A

Question : Tertiary coal fields of India lie in

a) North-Eastern states

b) South-Eastern states

c) North-Western states

d) North-Southern states

Answer : A

Question : "It is an important clean energy resources found in association with or without petroleum." Identify the energy resources -

a)  Hydroelectricity

b) Atomic-electricity

c) Natural gas

d) Solar

Answer : C

Question : HBJ gas pipeline links_____ and _____

a) Mumbai high, Kolkata

b) Mumbai high, Gujarat

c) Mumbai high, Bassien

d) Ankleshwar, Jalandhar

Answer : C

Question : Which of the following states has wind farm cluster ?

a) Assam

b) Punjab

c) Rajasthan

d) Tamil Nadu

Answer : D

Question : Hydro-Electric Power provided in Shivana Samudra was first of its kind in the whole of Aisa. The Diwan of Mysore responsible for this is

a) Sir Mirza Ismail

b) Dewan Sheshadrilyer

c) Sir M. Visweswaraiah

d) Dewan Rangacharlu

Answer :  B

Question : What is used to melt the metal ?

a) Graphite

b) Bauxite

c) Flourspar

d) Lignite

Answer : A

Question : Where is the lignite coal found ?

a) Lakhpat

b) Panandhro

c) Narayan Sarovar

d) Bhuj

Answer : A

Question : Jharia, Bokaro, Giridh and Karanpur are important coal fields of which one of the following states ?

a) Bihar

b) Odisha

c) Jharkhand

d) Chattisgharh

Answer : C

Question : Which one of the following is the correct setn of natural gas producing sites ?

a) Bombay, High, Digoi, Godwari, Basin, Ankaleshwar

b) Bombay High, Godavari basin, Digboi, Ankaleshwar

c) Ankaleshwar, Bombay High, Digboi, Godavari basin

d) Bombay High, Ankaleshwar, Godavari basin, Cauvery basin

Answer : D

Question : Which type of resource is solar energy ?

a) Biotic

b) Replenishable 

c) Human-made

d) Non-recyclable

Answer : B

Question : Which of the following is a non-renewable as well as non-recyclable resource ?

a) Forests

b) Coal

c) Iron

d) Water

Answer : B

Question : Which of the following in not a nuclear power station

a) Narora

b) Kaiga

c) Korba

d) Kakrapara

Answer : C

Question : Tata Iron and Steel Company (TISCO) IS LOCATED in

a) Jamshedpur

b) Bhilai

c) Rourkela

d) Bhopal

Answer : A

Question : Koderma mines located in Jharkhand is rich in which minerals ?

a) Mica

b) Copper

c) Bauxite

d) Iron ore

Answer : A

Question : Which of the following states is not connected with Hajira-Vijaypur-Jagdishpur pipeline ?

a) Gujarat

b) Utter Pradesh

c) Madhya Pradesh

d) Maharashtra

Answer : D

Question : Which of the following is an example of nonmetallic mineral

a) Bauxite

b) Gold

c) Graphite

d) Tin

Answer : C

Question : Which mine is found in Khetri ?

a) Bauxite Mines

b) Copper Mines

c) Lignite Mines

d) Iron Ore Mines

Answer : B

Question : Which of the following minerals is a non- metalic mineral ?

a) Mica

b) Manganese

c) Bauxite

d) Iron Ore

Answer : A

Question : Nagercoil of Tamil Nadu is famous for

a) Widn Power

b) Tidal Energy Tokjh

c) Solar Energy

d) Thermal Power

Answer : A