MCQs On Mineral Resources In India Quiz 5

Question 1.

• Assertion (A): The inter-state movement of coal form a major component of inter-state traffic handled by railways.
• Reason (R): Bengal-Jharkhand coalfields are major source of coal supply to the North-Western states.

Select the correct answer from the code given below.

(A) (A) is false, but (R) is true

(B) (A) is true, but (R) is false

(C) Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A)

(D) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)

Question 2. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the code given below the lists.

Question 3.Despite having large reserves of coal, why does India import millions of tonnes of coal?

1.  It is the policy of India to save its own coal reserves for future and import it from other countries for the present use.
2. Most of the power plants in India are coal based and they are not able to get sufficient supplies of coal from within the country.
3.  Steel companies need large quantity of coking coal which has to be imported.

Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct?

(A) 1, 2 and 3

(B) 1 and 3

(C) 2 and 3

(D) Only 1

Question 4. With reference to two nonconventional energy sources called ‘coalbed methane’ and ‘shale gas’, consider the following statements.

1.  Coalbed methane is the pure methane gas extracted from coal seam, while shale gas is a mixture of propane and butane only that can be extracted from fine-grained sedimentary rocks.
2.  In India, abundant coalbed methane sources exist, but so far no shale gas sources have been found.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

(A) Neither 1 nor 2

(B) Both 1 and 2

(C) Only 2

(D) Only 1

Question 5. Consider the following problems being faced by the Indian coal industry.

1. Poor quality of coal and bottlenecks in the coal movement.
2. Low utilisation capacity of washeries.
3. Growing dependence on the import of coking coal.
4. Administered prices.

Which of the above are correct?

(A) 1, 2 and 3

(B) 1, 3 and 4

(C) 1, 2, 3 and 4

(D)  2, 3 and 4

Question 6. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the code given below the lists.

Question 7. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the code given below the lists.

Question 8. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the code given below the lists.

Question 9. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the code given below the lists.

Question 10. In which of the following regions of India are shale gas resources found?

1. Cambay Basin
2. Cauvery Basin
3. Krishna-Godavari Basin

Select the correct answer using the code given below. 

(A) 1, 2 and 3

(B) Only 2 and 3

(C) Only 3

(D) Only 1 and 2

Question 11. Consider the following statement.

1.   Natural gas occurs in the Gondwana belts.
2.  Mica occurs in abundance in Kodarma.
3.  Dharwars are famous for petroleum.

Which of the statement given above is/are correct? 

(A) 1 and 2

(B) 1 and 3

(C) Only 2

(D) None of these

Question 12. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the code given below the lists.

Question 13. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the code given below the lists.

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Question 16. . Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the code given below the lists.

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Question 21. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the code given below the lists.

Question 22. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the code given below the lists.

Question 23. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the code given below the lists.

Question 24. Match the following mineral and related district.

Question 25. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the code given below the lists.

Question 26. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the code given below the lists.

Question 27.Consider the following statements.

1.  Balaghat is known for its manganese deposits.
2.  Majhgawan is known for its diamond mines.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

(A) Neither 1 nor 2

(B) Both 1 and 2

(C) Only 2

(D) Only 1

Question 28.Which of the following metals are found in Sonbhadra district?

1.  Uranium 
2.  Andalusite
3.  Pyrite 
4.  Dolomite

Select correct answer by using code given below.

(A) 1, 2, 3 and 4

(B) 1, 3, 4

(C) 2, 3, 4

(D) 1, 2, 3

Question 29. Which of the following substances are found in the beach sands of many parts of Kerala?

1. Ilmenite
2. Zircon
3. Silimanite
4. Tungsten

Select the correct answer using the code given below.

(A) 1 and 2

(B) Only 3 and 4

(C) 1, 2 and 3

(D) 1, 2, 3 and 4

Question 30. Consider the following statements.

•  India does not have any deposits of Thorium.
•  Kerala’s monazite sands contain Uranium.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

(A) Neither 1 nor 2

(B) Both 1 and 2

(C) Only 2

(D) Only 1