Minerals Quiz Set 2

Question 1. Which one of the following does not contain silver? 

(A) Lunar Caustic

(B) Ruby Silver

(C) German Silver

(D) Horn Silver

Question 2. Which of the following is different from the remaining three?

(A) Bauxite

(B) Limonite

(C) Magnetite

(D) Haematite

Question 3. Bauxite is the ore of________.

(A) Aluminium

(B) Tin

(C) Zinc

(D) Iron

Question 4. Maximum aluminium producing country in the world is_________.

(A) China

(B) Iran

(C) India

(D) Germany

Question 5. Tin is found_______.

(A) in Placer deposits

(B) in little silic Igneous rocks

(C) in Metamorphic rocks

(D) All of the above

Question 6. The leading producer of Tin in the world is_______.

(A) Malaysia

(B) Indonesia

(C) Brazil

(D) China

Question 7. The largest petroleum producer in the world is_______.

(A) Russia

(B) Saudi Arabia

(C) Iran

(D) Kuwait

Question 8. The correct sequence of leading producers of petroleum in the Middle East in descending order is________.

(A) Saudi Arabia, Iran, Kuwait, Iraq

(B) Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Iraq, Iran

(C) Saudi Arabia, Iran, Iraq, Kuwait

(D) Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia

Question 9.In relation to production of Petroleum the correct ascending order of the countries is_________.

(A) U.S.A., Iran, China, Saudi Arabia

(B) Saudi Arabia, U.S.A., Iran, China

(C) Iran, U.S.A., China, Saudi Arabia

(D) Iran, Iraq, Russia, U.S.A., Saudi Arabia

Question 10. The three leading producers of petroleum in the world in descending order are__________.

(A) Saudi Arabia, U.S.A., Russia

(B) Saudi Arabia, Russia, U.S.A.

(C) U.S.A., Saudi Arabia, Iran

(D) Russia, Saudi Arabia, U.S.A.

Question 11. The largest producer of Petroleum of South-East Asia is_________.

(A) Myanmar

(B) Malaysia

(C) Indonesia

(D) Brunei

Question 12. Venezuela is a large________.

(A) Petroleum production centre

(B) Heroin (Drug) producer

(C) Zinc miner

(D) Banana producer

Question 13. World’s largest reserves of mineral oil are in_________.

(A) Iraq

(B) Saudi Arabia

(C) Iran

(D) Venezuela

Question 14. Which one of the following countries is known for very important uranium-ore deposits?

(A) Zaire

(B) Australia

(C) China

(D) Canada

Question 15. Radium is extracted from the mines of_________.

(A) Haematite

(B) Rutile

(C) Pitchblende

(D) Limestone

Question 16. Which one of the following countries is credited with the establishment of ‘Uranium city’?

(A) U.S.A.

(B) Russia

(C) Canada

(D) Australia

Question 17. Which one of the following is a prominent Uranium producer?

(A) Zamabia

(B) Germany

(C) Canada

(D) U.S.A.

Question 18.The leading producer of Uranium in the world is_________.

(A) India

(B) Kazakhastan

(C) Canada

(D) Australia

Question 19. The largest reserves of Uranium are found in_______.

(A) Brazil

(B) South Africa

(C) Australia

(D) Canada

Question 20. Which of the following countries is the biggest producer of Atomic Minerals in the World?

(A) Kazakhastan

(B)U.S.A.

(C) China

(D) Russia

Question 21. Which crop group out of the following contains crop/crops that cannot be used for biofuel production?

(A) Soyabean, Corn, Rapeseed

(B) Lentil, Sugarbeet, Wheat

(C) Jatropha, Sugarcane, Palm

(D) Sugarcane, Corn, Mustards

Question 22.In which of the following countries mineral oil was commercially drilled in 1857?

(A) Romania

(B) Indonesia

(C) Venezuela

(D) U.S.A.

Question 23. Which country is the largest producer and consumer of gasohol?

(A) U.S.A.

(B) India

(C) Cuba

(D) Brazil

Question 24.Where is Ras Tanura Oil Refinery located?

(A) Iraq

(B) Saudi Arabia

(C) United States of America

(D) Iran

Question 25.Which one of the following countries has the largest known reserves of oil? 

(A) Nigeria

(B) Iraq

(C) Venezuela

(D) Kuwait

Question 26. The largest petroleum reserves are found in_______.

(A) U.S.A.

(B) Venezuela

(C) Iran

(D) Iraq