Chapter 5- MINERALS AND ENERGY RESOURCES

 1.Minerals need to be conserved because

(i) They are renewable.

(ii) They are depleting rapidly.

(Hi) They are needed for country’s industrial development.

(iv) Their formation is very fast.

(a) (i) and (ii)

(b) (ii) and (III)

(c) (iii) and (iv)

(d) All of the above

2 which of the following statements are incorrect with regard to placer deposits?

(I) they occur as alluvial deposits.

(ii) They are corroded by water.

(iii) They occur in ocean beds.

(iv) They are found in sands of the valley floors and the base of hills.

(a) (i) and (ii)

(b) (ii) and (iii)

(c) (iii) and (iv)

(d) (i) and (iv)

3 The Hazira – Vijaipur – Jagdishpur pipeline . Does not pass through this state.

(a) Uttar Pradesh (b) Gujarat (c) Madhya Pradesh (d) Maharashtra

4 Low grade brown coal is called 

(a) Magnetite (b) Bauxite (c) Lignite (d) Limonite

5 Gold, silver and platinum are examples of ______.

A) Ferrous minerals b) Non-ferrous minerals

C) Precious minerals d) Non-metallic minerals

6 ________ provides a strong base for the development of metallurgical industries.

A) Ferrous minerals b) Non-ferrous minerals

C) Energy minerals d) Precious minerals

7 ________ is the oldest oil-producing state of India.

A) Gujarat

B) Tamil Nadu

C) Assam

D) Maharashtra

8.who studies the formation of minerals, their age and physical and chemical composition?

A. Geologists

B. Geographers

C. Ecologists

D. Biolog

9 Kudremukh is an important Iron Ore mine of----------------.

(a) Kerala

(B) Madhya Pradesh

(c) Karnataka

(d) Andhra Pradesh

10. Which one of the following minerals is formed by decomposition of rocks, leaving a residual mass of

weathered material?

(a) Coal

(b) Bauxite

(c) Gold

(d) Zinc

11. Large occurrences of minerals in cracks, crevices, faults in igneous and metamorphic rocks are called:

(a) Layers

(b) Veins

(c) Lodes

(d) Chamber

12 Most of India’s mineral reserves are found in

(a) Himalayan region

(b) Coastal region

(c) Peninsular rocks

(d) None of the above

13 Limestone is the basic raw material of

(a) Paper industry

(b) Cement industry

(c) Sugar industry

(d) Textile industry