This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Cbse > Class 10 > Geography > Minerals And Energy Resources > Class 10 Geography Chapter 5 Minerals And Energy Resources – Quiz 1 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Class 10 Geography Chapter 5 Minerals And Energy Resources Quiz 1 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Which of the following is a disadvantage of fossil fuels? A) Not easily available. B) Causes pollution when burned. C) Only available at certain times. D) Creates long lasting waste. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Causes pollution when burned. 2. Magnetite is the finest iron ore with a very high content of iron up to ..... A) 30 percent. B) 40 percent. C) 50 percent. D) 70 percent. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 70 percent. 3. What are the two main types of minerals? A) Silicate minerals and non-silicate minerals. B) Precious minerals and semi-precious minerals. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Silicate minerals and non-silicate minerals. 4. Which of the following is a mineral? A) Diamond. B) Talc. C) Mica. D) All of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of these. 5. Availability of which of the following minerals are associated with Kerala? A) Thorium. B) Gypsum. C) Bauxite clay and Gypsum. D) Granite and gypsum. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Thorium. 6. ..... is an example of ferrous mineral A) Copper. B) Gold. C) Iron. D) Coal. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Iron. 7. What is the main component of coal? A) Iron. B) Carbon. C) Silica. D) Aluminium. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Carbon. 8. A coalfield of West Bengal is at ..... , while that of Jharkhand is at ..... and ..... A) Ranigunj, Jharia and Bokaro. B) Wardha valley, Mahanadi and Godavari basins. C) Raniganj, Shon and Chambal Valles. D) Rankugunj, Wardha & Bokaro. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ranigunj, Jharia and Bokaro. 9. Which one of the following states is the leading producer of Iron ore? A) Chhattisgarh. B) Jharkhand. C) Karnataka. D) Madhya pradesh. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Karnataka. 10. What is the process of extracting minerals from the earth called? A) Cooking. B) Mining. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Mining. 11. Homogenous, naturally occurring substances with a definable internal structure are known as A) A. Ore. B) B. Mine. C) C.Mineral. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) C.Mineral. 12. Which one of the following state has major oilfields? A) Assam. B) Bihar. C) Haryana. D) Rajasthan. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Assam. 13. What is the most abundant renewable energy resource on Earth? A) Wind energy. B) Hydropower. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Hydropower. 14. Choose the incorrect statement A) Minerals are an indispensable part of our lives. B) Almost everything we use, from a tiny pin to a towering building or a big ship, all are made from minerals. C) Cars, buses, trains, aeroplanes are manufactured from minerals and run on power resources derived from the earth. D) All minerals occur from sedimentary rocks. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All minerals occur from sedimentary rocks. 15. Which of the following is not a type of conventional source of energy? A) Petroleum. B) Coal. C) Hydro Energy. D) Nuclear Energy. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Nuclear Energy. 16. Low grade brown coal is called A) Magnetite. B) Limonite. C) Lignite. D) Bauxite. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Lignite. 17. Sandstone and Mica are examples of ..... A) Non-metallic minerals. B) Energy minerals. C) Non-ferrous minerals. D) Ferrous minerals. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Non-metallic minerals. 18. Name one example of a non-metallic mineral. A) Silver. B) Diamond. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Diamond. 19. Hazaribagh in Jharkhand is important for which of the following Minerals? A) Copper. B) Mica. C) Manganese. D) Bauxite. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Copper. 20. Which of the following is the largest coal field in India? A) Singrauli. B) Raniganj. C) Bokaro. D) Jharia. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Jharia. 21. An example of a mineral found in igneous and metamorphic rocks is A) A. Gold. B) B. Platinum. C) C. Copper. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) C. Copper. 22. Veins and lodes are the joints and cracks where minerals are found in A) Igneous Rocks. B) Sedimentary Rocks. C) Metamorphic Rocks. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Igneous Rocks. 23. Where is the largest wind farm cluster located in India? A) Andhra Pradesh. B) Kerala. C) Karnataka. D) Tamil Nadu. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Tamil Nadu. 24. The finest quality of iron ore is ..... A) Pyrite. B) Magnetite. C) Siderite. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Magnetite. 25. What type of mining is prevalent in Meghalaya for coal extraction? A) Underground mining. B) Open-pit mining. C) Rat-hole mining. D) Quarry mining. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Rat-hole mining. 26. What is the study of minerals, their composition, structure, and properties called? A) A. Mineralogy. B) B. Geology. C) C. Petrology. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A. Mineralogy. 27. Why are coal, oil, and natural gas classified as nonrenewable resources? A) They are limitless. B) They exist in many places on Earth. C) They are originally from once-living things. D) They take millions of years to form. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) They take millions of years to form. 28. Which out of the following minerals is formed as a result of evaporation in the arid regions? A) Zinc. B) Gypsum. C) Copper. D) Coal. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Gypsum. 29. Which mineral is known for its excellent di-electric strength? A) Iron ore. B) Copper. C) Bauxite. D) Mica. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Mica. 30. Which of the following is an example of a conventional source of energy? A) Coal. B) Wind Energy. C) Solar Energy. D) Biogas. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Coal. 31. Gold, silver and platinum are examples of A) Ferrous minerals. B) Non-ferrous minerals. C) Precious minerals. D) Non-metallic minerals. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Precious minerals. 32. Types of coal on the basis of time period A) Peat and Lignite. B) Gondwana and Tertiary. C) Bituminous and Anthracite. D) Hematite and Magnatite. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Gondwana and Tertiary. 33. Which of the following minerals belongs to the category of ferrous minerals? A) Mica. B) Bauxite. C) Manganese. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Manganese. 34. Which state in India has the largest wind farm cluster? A) Tamil Nadu. B) Andhra Pradesh. C) Karnataka. D) Gujarat. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Tamil Nadu. 35. Brown coal, soft with high moisture content is called A) Lignite. B) Anthracite. C) Peat. D) Bituminous. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Lignite. 36. Which of the following is an example of ferrous minerals? A) Bauxite. B) Copper. C) Gold. D) Manganese. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Manganese. 37. Minerals are deposited and accumulated in the stratas of the following rocks? A) Sedimentary rocks. B) Metamorphic rocks. C) Igneous rocks. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sedimentary rocks. 38. Name the state which has thorium reserve A) Kerala. B) Karnataka. C) Jharkhand. D) Odisha. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Kerala. 39. Which type of coal is the highest quality hard coal? A) Lignite. B) Bituminous. C) Metallurgical. D) Anthracite. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Anthracite. 40. The smaller occurrences of minerals are called as ..... A) Veins. B) Beds. C) Layers. D) Bullets. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Veins. 41. Where is coal mainly used A) 1-generation of thermal power. B) 2-smelting of iron ore. C) 3-Textile industry. D) Both 1 and 2. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Both 1 and 2. 42. Which state in India has the largest coal reserves? A) Jharkhand. B) West Bengal. C) Madhya pradesh. D) Rajasthan. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Jharkhand. 43. ..... is an example of precious mineral. A) Limestone. B) Coal. C) Marble. D) Gold. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Gold. 44. Which of the following is the basic mineral and the backbone of industrial development? A) Manganese ore. B) Silver ore. C) Iron Ore. D) Zinc ore. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Iron Ore. 45. This is a conventional energy source. A) Biogas. B) Tidal energy. C) Solar energy. D) Coal. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Coal. 46. Name the mineral which is used to reduce cavity. A) Fluorite. B) Limestone. C) Silicon. D) Aluminium oxide. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Fluorite. 47. Which is true about Bauxite? A) India is critically deficient in the reserve and production of bauxite. B) It is a clay-like substance that alumina and later aluminium is obtained. C) It is used in the manufacturing of steel. D) Odisha high grade manganese ore is found in Badampahar mines in the Mayurbhanj and Kendujhar districts. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) It is a clay-like substance that alumina and later aluminium is obtained. 48. Which is the hardest mineral? A) Basalt. B) Granite. C) Gabbro. D) Diamond. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Diamond. 49. Amarkantak Plateau and Maikal hills of MP are famous for A) Manganese. B) Iron ore. C) Bauxite. D) Coal. E) Copper. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Bauxite. 50. In how many ways minerals are classified on the basis of composition? A) Two. B) Three. C) Five. D) Four. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Two. 51. Which one of these is a non-metallic mineral? A) Iron Ore. B) Limestone. C) Manganese. D) Bauxite. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Limestone. 52. What are the factors for the formation of coal? A) Flora and faulna. B) Humans and animals. C) Time, heat and pressure. D) Earthquakes, volcanic eruptions and flood. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Time, heat and pressure. 53. Which of the following energy is obtained from ocean? A) Solar. B) Wind. C) Tidal. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Tidal. 54. The white colour in tooth paste comes from which of the following? A) Titanium. B) Limestone. C) Fluoride. D) Silica. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Titanium. 55. Which of the following fuels leaves a residue on burning A) Coal. B) CNG. C) Petrol. D) LPG. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Coal. 56. Which mineral is known for its malleability and ductility? A) Zinc. B) Iron. C) Copper. D) Aluminium. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Copper. 57. Manganese nodules are richly found in A) Veins and lodes of Igneous rocks. B) Placer deposits in the valley floors and bases of hills. C) Ocean beds. D) Evaporated deposits in arid regions. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Ocean beds. 58. Geothermal experimental projects are located at Parvati Valley in Manikarn in Himachal Pradesh and A) Chhatarpur in Odisha. B) Kursong in Darjeeling Hills. C) Puga Valley in Ladakh. D) Manali of Himachal Pradesh. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Puga Valley in Ladakh. 59. Which one of the below options does not fit in with the description of Mica:Mica is an indispensable mineral in electric and electronic industries because of its A) Di-electric strength. B) Insulating properties. C) Resistance to high voltage. D) Low power loss factor. E) Cheap, easily extractable and government owned mines. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) Cheap, easily extractable and government owned mines. 60. Name one example of a metallic mineral. A) Gold. B) Quartz. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Gold. 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