MCQs On Mineral Resources In India Quiz 2

Question 1. What is Marble?

(A) Igneous rock

(B) Metamorphic rock

(C) Felsite rock

(D) Sedimentary rock

Question 2. Where is best quality of marble found? 

(A) Singhbhum

(B) Jaisalmer

(C) Jabalpur

(D) Makrana

Question 3. Marble is________.

(A) Formed from changes of organic matters to inorganic one

(B) Sand stone

(C) An igneous rock

(D) Re-crystallised limestone

Question 4. Which of the following rock systems provides over 90% of the coal of India? 

(A) Gondwana system

(B) Teritary system

(C) Dharwar system

(D) Vindhyan system

Question 5. At the present state of our knowledge and resource position, India will remain self-sufficient for the next three decades in_________.

(A) Petroleum

(B) Copper

(C) Coking coal

(D) Tin

Question 6. Which one of the following is the appropriate reason for considering the Gondwana rocks as most important of rock systems of India?

(A) More than 90% of limestone reserves of India are found in them

(B) More than 90% of fertile black cotton soils are spread over them

(C) More than 90% of India’s coal reserves are found in them

(D) None of the reasons given above is appropriate in this context

Question 7. Which one of the following rock systems in India is the main source of coal deposits? 

(A) Vindhyan system

(B) Cuddapah system

(C) Gondwana system

(D) Dharwar system

Question 8. The descending order of state in coal production is

(A) Bihar, West Bengal, Madhya Pradesh

(B) West Bengal, Madhya Pradesh, Bihar

(C) Madhya Pradesh, West Bengal, Bihar

(D) Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, Odisha

Question 9. Which state is the largest producer of coal in India?

(A) Madhya Pradesh

(B) Andhra Pradesh

(C) Chhattisgarh

(D) West Bengal

Question 10. Which of the following is the correct sequence of States of India in descending order in terms of reserves of coal?

(A) Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, Odisha

(B) Jharkhand, Odisha, Chhattisgarh, West Bengal

(C) Chhattisgarh, Odisha, Madhya Pradesh, Jharkhand

(D) Odisha, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh

Question 11.Which of the following is the largest Coal producing state of India?

(A) Odisha

(B) Madhya Pradesh

(C) Jharkhand

(D) Chhattisgarh

Question 12. Two leading Coal producing states in India are________.

(A) Madhya Pradesh and Andhra Pradesh

(B) Chhattisgarh and Madhya Pradesh

(C) Chhattisgarh and Jharkhand

(D) Jharkhand and Odisha

Question 13. Which one of the following state is the largest producer of Coal in India?

(A) West Bengal

(B) Chhattisgarh

(C) Madhya Pradesh

(D) Andhra Pradesh

Question 14. The correct sequence in descending order of the following state in terms of the proved coal reserves is ____________.

(A) Jharkhand, Odisha, Chhattisgarh, West Bengal

(B) Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh, Odisha, Madhya Pradesh

(C) Odisha, Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh, Jharkhand

(D) Chhattisgarh, Odisha, Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh

Question 15. The correct sequence of the following coal producing States in terms of production in descending order is _____________.

(A) Jharkhand, Odisha, Chhattisgarh, Maharashtra

(B) Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh, Maharashtra, Odisha

(C) Odisha, Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh, Maharashtra

(D) Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, Odisha, Madhya Pradesh

Question 16. Growth of Chhotanagpur industrial region is linked with the discovery of_________.

(A) Manganese

(B) Iron-ore

(C) Coal

(D) Bauxite

Question 17. Jharkhand’s share in total coal production in country, is_________.

(A) 19%

(B) 47%

(C) 45%

(D) 40%

Question 18. Three leading producers of Coal in descending order are________.

(A) Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh and Andhra Pradesh

(B) Odisha, Chhattisgarh and Jharkhand

(C) Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh and Odisha

(D) Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand and Odisha

Question 19. In India two largest producers of Coal are________.

(A) Jharkhand and Madhya Pradesh

(B) Chhattisgarh and Jharkhand

(C) Chhattisgarh and Odisha

(D) Andhra Pradesh and Chhattisgarh

Question 20.In which one of the following states are Namchik-Namphuk coal field located?

(A) Manipur

(B) Mizoram

(C) Meghalaya

(D) Arunachal Pradesh

Question 21. The Korba coalfield is located in________.

(A) Assam

(B) West Bengal

(C) Odisha

(D) Chhattisgarh

Question 22. Talcher is a famous coal region, located in_______.

(A) Odisha

(B) Jharkhand

(C) Chhattisgarh

(D) Andhra Pradesh

Question 23. The contribution of Chhotanagpur in production of coal, is approx_________.

(A) 60%

(B) 80%

(C) 40%

(D) 20%

Question 24. In which of the following coal region the coal reserve is maximum?

(A) Singrauli

(B) Korba

(C) Raniganj

(D) Jharia

Question 25. Coal mines in Jharkhand are located at_________.

(A) Lohardaga

(B) Ranchi

(C) Jamshedpur

(D) Jharia

Question 26. Jharia coalfield is located in which of the following states?

(A) Chhattisgarh

(B) Jharkhand

(C) Odisha

(D) West Bengal

Question 27. What is chiefly found at Jharia in Jharkhand?

(A) Coal

(B) Gold

(C) Silk

(D) Thorium

Question 28.Which State has the largest reserves of Lignite Coal?

(A) Tamil Nadu

(B) Rajasthan

(C) Kerala

(D) Gujarat

Question 29. Largest deposit of lignite coal is found in India at_________.

(A) Tamil Nadu

(B) Jammu and Kashmir

(C) Odisha

(D) Jharkhand

Question 30. Bisrampur is famous for the mining of_________.

(A) Manganese

(B) Coal

(C) Iron-ore

(D) Copper-ore