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

Answer

A

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

Answer

B

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

Answer

C

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

Answer

D

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

Answer

C

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

Answer

C

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

Answer

C

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

Answer

C

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

Answer

A

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

Answer

C

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

Answer

A

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

Answer

A

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

Answer

A

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

Answer

A

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

Answer

A

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

Answer

C

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

Answer

D

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

Answer

C

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

Answer

C

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

Answer

D

Fill in the blanks

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

Answer

10

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

Answer

copper

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

Answer

tarmac

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

Answer

metallic

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

Answer

Ajmer

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

Answer

non-ferrous

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

Answer

backbone

Write true (T) or false (F)

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

Answer

True

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

Answer

False

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

Answer

True

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

Answer

False

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

Answer

True

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

Answer

True

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

Answer

True

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

Answer

False

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

Answer

True

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

Answer

False

Question. Mica can easily split into thin sheets.

Answer

True

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

Answer

False

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

Answer

True

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

Answer

True

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

Answer

False

Match the following

Question.

Column-IColumn-IIColumn-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
Answer

1. → (d) → (A), 2. → (a) → (E), 3. → (b) → (D), 4. → (c) → (B), 5. → (e) → (C)

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