Chapter 5- MINERALS AND ENERGY RESOURCES1

 14 Neyveli lignite mines are located in the State of:

(a) Kerala

(b) Tamil Nadu

(c) Karnataka

(d) Andhra Pradesh

15 Match the columns

Column A Column B

(a) Manganese (i) Electrical industries

(b) Copper (ii) Karnataka

(c) Mica (iii) West Bengal

(d) Limestone (iv) Madhya Pradesh

(e) Coal (v) Cement

(A) a-I,b-ii,c-iii,d-iv

 (B) a-ii,b-iii,c-I,d-v,e-iv

 (C) a-v, b-ii, c-iii, d-iv, e-i

16 Which is the largest bauxite producing state of India?

(a) Orissa

(b) Goa

(c) Sikkim

(d) Bihar

17 Balaghat mines in Rajasthan are famous for

(a) Iron ore

(b) Mica

(c) Copper

(d) Limestone

18. In which region of India tidal energy is produced?

(a)Gulf of Kuchchh

(b) Puga Valley of Ladakh

(c) Gulf of Cambay

(d) Madhapur near Bhuj

Gondwana coal deposits are found in

(a) Ganga valley

(b) Damodar valley

(c) Kaveri delta

(d) Narmada valley

20 Electricity produced from the heat of the earth’s interior is

(a) Geothermal energy

(b) Solar energy

(c) Hydel energy

(d) Nuclear energy

 Assertion & Reason Type Questions

(a) Both the Assertion and the Reason is correct and the Reason is the correct explanation of the

Assertion.

(b) The Assertion and the Reason is correct but the Reason is not the correct explanation of the

Assertion.

(c) Assertion is true but the Reason is false.

(d) The statement of the Assertion is fals e but the Reason is true.

21. Assertion : Uses of iron brought a radical change in human life.

Reason : Different kinds of tools where invented by using minerals.

22. Assertion : Iron ore is the basic mineral and the backbone of India.

Reason : India is rich in good quality iron ore.

23. Assertion : Mining activity is often called a “Killer Industry”.

Reason : Mining helps in agriculture.

24. Assertion : Mica is a metallic mineral.

Reason : Mica is the basic raw material for electric and electronic industries.

25. Assertion : Minerals are an indispensable part of our lives.

Reason : Minerals have a universal use, they are used to manufacture everything we use in our day to

day lives.