MCQs For NCERT Class 10 Social Science Chapter 5 Minerals and Energy Resources

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Minerals and Energy Resources Class 10 MCQ Questions with Answers

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Question. The largest wind farm cluster is located in Tamil Nadu from:
(a) Nagarcoil to Madurai
(b) Nagarcoil to Bhuj
(c) Madhurai to Khetri
(d) none of the above

Question. Rocks are combination of homogenous substance called:
(a) Ores
(b) Minerals
(c) Gangue
(d) None of the above

Question. At present the number of minerals identified are:
(a) About 4000
(b) Under 3000
(c) Over 2000
(d) Over 1000

Question. Nellore mica belt is in the state of:
(a) Orrisa
(b) Bihar
(c) Madhya Pradesh
(d) Andhra Pradesh

Question. The basic raw material for the cement industry and essential for smelting iron ore in the blast furnace is:
(a) Iron
(b) Mica
(c) Limestone
(d) Sodium chloride

Question. Low grade brown coal is known as:
(а) Bituminous
(b) Anthracite
(c) Lignite
(d) None of the above

Question. Geographers study minerals as part of the earth’s crust for a better understanding of:
(а) Properties
(b) Areas
(c) Landforms
(d) None of the above

Question. The number of thermal power plants in India is:
(a) 110
(b) 210
(c) 310
(d) 410

Question. Nuclear energy is obtained by altering the:
(a) Structure of atoms
(b) Structure of electrons
(c) Structure of protons
(d) None of the above

Question. In igneous and metamorphic rocks minerals may occur in:
(a) Beds
(b) Layers
(c) Cracks, crevices faults or joints
(d) Only cracks and crevices

Question. An accumulation of any mineral mixed with other elements is called a/an:
(a) Ore
(b) Gangue
(c) Waste
(d) Silt

Question. Examples of minerals that are not corroded by water are:
(а) Gold and platinum
(b) Iron and silver
(c) Copper and tin
(d) None of the above

Question. Most of the petroleum deposits are found in the states of:
(a) Gujarat and Assam
(b) West Bengal and Assam
(c) Orissa and Bihar
(d) Maharashtra and Orissa

Question. The areas in India which are almost devoid of economic minerals are:
(а) Alluvial plains of north India
(b) Alluvial plains of south India
(c) Alluvial plains of western India
(d) Alluvial plains of eastern India

Question. In sedimentary rocks minerals occur is:
(a) Beds or layers
(b) Cracks and crevices
(c) Faults or joints
(d) None of the above

Question. The examples of minerals formed as a result of evaporation are:
(a) Iron, copper and lead
(b) Gold, silver and platinum
(c) Gypsum, potash salt and sodium salt
(d) None of the above

Question. Ferrous minerals account for about ………………………… of the total value of the production of metallic minerals.
(a) One-thirds
(b) Two-thirds
(c) Half
(d) Three-fourths

Question. The ore which is the basic mineral and the back-bone of industrial development is:
(a) Bauxite
(b) Copper ore
(c) Iron ore
(d) None of the above

Question. The ……………………. mines of Madhya Pradesh produce 52 percent of India’s copper.
(a) Kolaghat
(b) Khetri
(c) Balaghat
(d) Singbhum

Question. The most important bauxite deposits in the state of Orissa are in ……………………… district.
(a) Singbhum
(b) Khetri
(c) Balaghat
(d) Koraput

Fill in the blanks

Question. Nearly ……………………… kg of manganese is required to manufacture one tonne of steel.

Question. India is critically deficient in the reserve and production of ……………………… .

Question. The railway lines and the ……………………… of the roads are made from minerals.

Question. Major ……………………… minerals are obtained from veins and lodes.

Question. In Rajasthan, the major mica producing area is around ……………………… .

Question. Rajasthan with the rock systems of the peninsula, has reserves of many ……………………… minerals.

Question. Iron ore is the basic mineral and the ……………………… of industrial development.

Write true (T) or false (F)

Question. India is critically deficient in the reserve and production of copper.

Question. Gold, silver, tin and platinum are examples of some minerals that can be corroded by water.

Question. The ocean water contain vast quantities of minerals, but most of these are too widely diffused to be of economic significance.

Question. The Singbhum district of Jharkhand is also a leading producer of bauxite.

Question. India’s bauxite deposits are mainly found in the Amarkantak Plateau.

Question. India is fortunate to have fairly rich ant varied mineral resources.

Question. Ferrous minerals provide a strong’ for the development of metallurgical industries.

Question. In Rajasthan, the major mica producing area is around Nellore.

Question. Energy resources can be classified both as conventional and non-conventional sources.

Question. Orissa is the largest copper producing state in India with 45 percent of the country’s total production.

Question. Mica can easily split into thin sheets.

Question. India is highly depended on petroleum for meeting its commercial energy requirements.

Question. Most of the petroleum occurrences in India are associated with anticlines and fault traps in the rock formations of the tertiary age.

Question. Durg-Bastar-Chandrapur belt lies in Chhattisgarh and Maharashtra.

Question. The Kudermukh mines located in the Western Ghats of Orissa are a 100 percent export unit.

Match the following

Question.

Column-I	Column-II	Column-III
1. Minerals are an indispensable	(а) a single	(A) lives
2. Some rocks, like limestone, consists of	(b) minerals	(B) in India
3. In sedimentary rocks a number of	(c) manganese ores	(C) of copper
4. Orissa is the largest producer of	(d) part of our	(D) occur in beds
5. The Singbhum district of Jharkhand is	(e) a leading producer	(E) mineral only