This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Cbse > Class 8 > Geography > Mineral And Power Resources > Class 8 Geography Chapter 3 Mineral And Power Resources – Quiz 1 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Class 8 Geography Chapter 3 Mineral And Power Resources Quiz 1 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Any nonliving solid with a crystal form is called a(n) ..... A) Sediment. B) Deposition. C) Mineral. D) Metamorphic rock. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Mineral. 2. Assertion(A):The sharp increase in the consumption of fossil fuels has led to their depletion at an alarming rate.Reason(R):The toxic pollutants released from burning these fuels are also a cause for concern. A) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A. B) Both A and R are true and R is not the correct explanation of A. C) A is true but R is false. D) A is false but R is true. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Both A and R are true and R is not the correct explanation of A. 3. Mineral fuel is found in: A) Sedimentary rocks. B) Metamorphic rocks. C) Igneous rock. D) All of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of these. 4. India is the largest producer and exporter of ..... in the world A) Gold. B) Copper. C) Bauxite. D) Mica. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Mica. 5. ..... is the leading producer of iron-ore in the world. A) Europe. B) North America. C) Asia. D) South America. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Europe. 6. Non-Metallic mic minerals are found in this type of rock A) Igneous Rock. B) Metamorphic Rock. C) Sedimentary Rock. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Sedimentary Rock. 7. Which of the following is the rarest diamond in the world? A) Kohinoor Diamond. B) Orange Diamond. C) Red Diamond. D) Green Diamond. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Green Diamond. 8. Deposits of minerals from which metals and nonmetals can be removed profitably. A) Wire. B) Conduction. C) Ore. D) Placer Deposits. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Ore. 9. Which continent is the largest producer of iron-ore? A) North America. B) Antarctic. C) Europe. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Europe. 10. Australia is the largest producer of ..... A) Diamond. B) Bauxite. C) Tin. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Bauxite. 11. A ..... is the rarest diamond A) Blue Diamond. B) Red Diamond. C) Green Diamond. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Green Diamond. 12. Heat energy obtained from earth is called A) Biogas. B) Solar Energy. C) Geothermal Energy. D) Nuclear Energy. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Geothermal Energy. 13. Solid, naturally occurring inorganic substance. A) Compound. B) Rock. C) Mineral. D) Ore. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Mineral. 14. ..... minerals do not contain metals A) Ore. B) Non-metallic. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Non-metallic. 15. Power resources may be broadly categorised as ..... and non-conventional resources. A) Conventional. B) Renewable. C) Inexpensive. D) Inexhaustible. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Conventional. 16. The example of ferrous minerals is A) Limestone. B) Coal. C) Petroleum. D) Manganese. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Manganese. 17. Petroleum means ..... A) Liquid oil. B) Liquid gold. C) Rock oil. D) Crud oil. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Rock oil. 18. ..... is found with petroleum deposits and is released when crude oil is brought to the surface. A) Crude oil. B) Natural gas. C) Biogas. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Natural gas. 19. Aluminium is extracted from its ore called ..... A) Bauxite. B) Tin. C) Iron ore. D) Mica. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Bauxite. 20. Electricity from coal is called ..... A) Thermal Power. B) Coal Power. C) Tidal power. D) Hydel Power. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Thermal Power. 21. Which of the following fact is Wrong? A) Minerals should be solid. B) Minerals should be naturally occurring. C) Minerals should be organic. D) Minerals should have the definite chemical composition. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Minerals should be organic. 22. Mica is mainly found in ..... , ..... Andhra Pradesh and Rajasthan. A) Jharkhand, Bihar. B) Tamil Nadu, Delhi. C) Uttar Pradesh, Gujarat. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Jharkhand, Bihar. 23. What do you understand by the term ore A) A rock contain impure form of mineral. B) Pure form of mineral. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A rock contain impure form of mineral. 24. ..... is the largest producer of high grade iron-ore in the world. A) Brazil. B) Australia. C) Europe. D) Africa. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Brazil. 25. From which mineral is silicon obtained? A) Iron. B) Quartz. C) Coal. D) Thorium. E) Bauxite. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Quartz. 26. Black Gold is referred to A) Graphite. B) Petroleum. C) Coal. D) Iron. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Petroleum. 27. The study of minerals is called ..... A) Mineralogy. B) Rockology. C) Minerality. D) Proctology. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Mineralogy. 28. Nagarjuna Dam is on River ..... A) Yamuna/Yamuna. B) Godavari. C) Ganga. D) Krishna. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Krishna. 29. Metallic minerals which contain iron is known as ..... minerals A) Ferrous. B) Non ferrous. C) Non metallic. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ferrous. 30. Suggest ways to conserve minerals. A) Reducing waste in the process of mining. B) Recycling of minerals. C) Both (a) and (b). D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Both (a) and (b). 31. The process of converting waste materials into new materials and objects is called A) Mining. B) Recycling. C) Drilling. D) Quarrying. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Recycling. 32. Minerals can be extracted by mining, drilling or quarrying. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 33. The first country in the world to develop hydroelectricity. A) Sweden. B) France. C) Scotland. D) Norway. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Norway. 34. ..... is the largest producer of Bauxite across the globe A) Australia. B) Us. C) Canada. D) Uk. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Australia. 35. Which of the following is the world's largest producer of diamonds, gold and platinum. A) Africa. B) South America. C) North America. D) Asia. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Africa. 36. ..... is another mineral belt where copper, lead, zinc, cobalt and tungsten are known to occur. A) Himalayan Belt. B) Jharkhand. C) Rajasthan. D) None of them. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Himalayan Belt. 37. A rock that forms when heat or pressure changes an existing rock is classified as a ..... A) Sediment. B) Deposition. C) Weathering. D) Metamorphic rock. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Metamorphic rock. 38. Metallic minerals are mostly found in:Metamorphic and Igneous rocks. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 39. The first tidal energy station was built in A) England. B) USA. C) France. D) Italy. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) France. 40. Gypsum is an example of ..... mineral. A) Metallic. B) Ferrous. C) Non ferrous. D) Non metallic. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Non metallic. 41. Aluminum is obtained from ..... A) Crude Oil. B) Iron Ore. C) Rocks. D) Bauxite. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Bauxite. 42. Australia is a store house of copper A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 43. Hydel power is a ..... source A) Conventional. B) Non-conventional. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Conventional. 44. The extraction of Minerals from the Earth is called ..... A) Rilling. B) Mining. C) Digging. D) Shafting. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Mining. 45. Find the Incorrect Options A) Minerals are not evenly distributed over space. B) Minerals are concentrated in a particular area or rock formations. C) Some minerals are found in areas which are not easily accessible such as the Arctic ocean bed and Antarctica. D) A naturally occurring substance that has a definite chemical composition is a rock. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) A naturally occurring substance that has a definite chemical composition is a rock. 46. One-fourth of the world's electricity is produced from ..... power. A) Thermal. B) Hydel. C) Solar. D) Nuclear. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Hydel. 47. Deep bores dug to reach mineral deposits are called shaft. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 48. What are the four properties of minerals?Ans:color, luster, ..... , ..... , ..... A) Streak. B) Cleavage. C) Hardness. D) All of them. E) None of them. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of them. 49. Solar, wind, tidal, geothermal, biogas, atomic energy, etc are the examples of Non-Conventional A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 50. The country in South America which is the largest producer of high grade iron-ore in the world. A) Canada. B) USA. C) Brazil. D) Argentina. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Brazil. 51. ..... has no known mineral deposit in it. A) Switzerland. B) Australia. C) Canada. D) France. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Switzerland. 52. WHICH CONTINENT IS THE LARGEST PRODUCER OF DIAMONDS, PLATINUM ANGD GOLD? A) EUROPE. B) AUSTRALIA. C) AFRICA. D) ASIA. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) AFRICA. 53. Biogas is a mixture of methane and carbon dioxide. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 54. Petroleum is found between the layers of rocks and is drilled from oil fields located in off-shore and coastal areas. A) Agree. B) Disagree. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Agree. 55. How many minerals are there in India? A) 90. B) 150. C) 100. D) 95. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 95. 56. Aeroplanes use which metal ..... A) Steel. B) Plastic. C) Aluminium. D) Iron. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Aluminium. 57. Geo thermal plants in India located in ..... of Himachal Pradesh and ..... of Ladakh A) CAMBAY, KOLLERU. B) MANIKARAN, PUGA VALLEY. C) Bokaro, Jharia. D) Periyar, Nilgiri. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) MANIKARAN, PUGA VALLEY. 58. Which state is known for diamonds mines? A) Madhya pradesh. B) Jharkhand. C) Bihar. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Madhya pradesh. 59. Through the process of quarrying which of the following minerals can be extracted ..... A) Limestone. B) Petroleum. C) Both of them. D) None of them. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Limestone. 60. Nuclear power is obtained from energy ..... A) Uranium. B) Thorium. 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