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 3 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Class 8 Geography Chapter 3 Mineral And Power Resources Quiz 3 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Which one of the following properties of a mineral is not correct? A) NON RENEWABLE. B) IMPURE. C) NON EXHAUSTIBLE. D) UNEVENLY DISTRIBUTED. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) NON EXHAUSTIBLE. 2. Minerals that lie near the earth's surface are simply dug out by the process known as A) Drilling. B) Shaft Mining. C) Open Cast Mining. D) Quarrying. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Quarrying. 3. Energy Generated from tides is called Geothermal Energy. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 4. The mineral deposits in North America are NOT located inone of these zones A) The Ural mountains. B) Appalachian region. C) North of the GreatLakes. D) Canadian region. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The Ural mountains. 5. A naturally occurring substance that has a definite chemical composition is known as a ..... A) ROCK. B) MINERAL. C) ORE. D) SOIL. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) MINERAL. 6. The site of the world's first solar and wind-powered bus shelter A) Scotland. B) Netherland. C) France. D) Swede. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Scotland. 7. A NATURALLY OCCURING SUBSTANCE THAT HAS A DEFINITE CHEMICAL COMPOSITION IS KNOWN AS A) METAL. B) MINERAL. C) ROCK. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) MINERAL. 8. Solar energy is a good source of energy in western part of Rajasthan. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 9. ..... and ..... are the leading producers of Nuclear power A) India, Pakistan. B) India, UK. C) USA, UK. D) USA, France. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) USA, France. 10. Rcycling of metals is another way of conserving mineral resources. A) False. B) True. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) True. 11. ..... is a popular eco-friendly automobile fuel A) Petrol. B) Compressed Natural Gas. C) Diesel. D) Firewood. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Compressed Natural Gas. 12. We cannot conserve minerals with one of the following A) Recognize. B) Reduce. C) Recycle. D) Reuse. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Recognize. 13. What are mettalic minerals? A) Metals are in raw form.They can be ferrous or non ferrous. B) Minerals which do not contain minerals.For ex:Limestone. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Metals are in raw form.They can be ferrous or non ferrous. 14. Which of the following is NOT a non-metallic mineral? A) Mica. B) Manganese. C) Limestone. D) Gypsum. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Manganese. 15. Narora nuclear power station is in ..... A) MAHARASHTRA. B) UP. C) BIHAR. D) RAJASTHAN. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) UP. 16. Three methods by which metals can be extracted are A) Drilling, digging, quarrying. B) Quarrying, shafting, digging. C) Mining, drilling, quarrying. D) Mining, drilling, ore. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Mining, drilling, quarrying. 17. Meaning of petra in Latin is? A) Oil. B) Fire. C) Rock. D) Black gold. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Rock. 18. Petroleum and its derivatives are called ..... A) Black gold. B) Coal. C) Natural gas. D) All of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Black gold. 19. Where do we find natural gas resources in India? A) Uttar Pradesh. B) Bihar. C) Mumbai High. D) Jammu and Kashmir. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Mumbai High. 20. ..... is the largest producer of bauxite in the world. It is a leading producer of gold, diamond, iron ore, tin and nickel. It is also rich in copper, lead, zinc and manganese. A) Antarctica. B) South America. C) Australia. D) Europe. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Australia. 21. ..... is obtained from energy stored in the nuclei of atoms of naturally occurring radio active elements like Uranium and Thorium. A) Tidal energy. B) Solar energy. C) Nuclear power energy. D) Geo-thermal. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Nuclear power energy. 22. Which continent is the largest producer of iron? A) Asia. B) Europe. C) North America. D) Australia. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Europe. 23. Coal is therefore referred to as ..... A) Conventional power. B) Buried sunshine. C) Thermal power. D) Black gold. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Buried sunshine. 24. Minerals that lie near the surface are simply dug out of the ground through a process known as Drilling A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 25. Gold, silver and copper are ferrous mineral. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 26. CHROMITES IS AN EXAMPLE OF FERROUS MINERAL A) TRUE. B) FALSE. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) TRUE. 27. China is the leader in production of lead. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 28. A BLUE DIAMOND IS THE RAREST DIAMOND A) TRUE. B) FALSE. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) FALSE. 29. The highest producer of iron in South America A) Brazil. B) Ecuador. C) Argentina. D) Chile. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Brazil. 30. Which country has no known mineral deposit? A) America. B) India. C) Switzerland. D) China. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Switzerland. 31. ..... IS CALLED BURRIED SUNSHINE A) PETROLEUM. B) COAL. C) NATURAL GAS. D) IRON ORE. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) COAL. 32. Assertion(A):Environmental Aspects must be looked before building a dam.Reason(R):Large amount of Land is going to get submerged and we need to keep a check on these things. A) Both A and R are True and R is the correct explanation of A. B) Both A and R are True but R is not the correct explanation of A. C) A is true and R is false. D) A is false and R is true. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Both A and R are True and R is the correct explanation of A. 33. Which is one of the deepest gold mine of the world? A) Kolar. B) Bikaner. C) Jharia. D) Raniganj. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Kolar. 34. Which one of the followings is not the way of saving energy at home? A) Keeping gas off when not in use. B) Switching on lights during daytime. C) Cooking food in an open pan on low flame. D) Switching off lights when not in use. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Cooking food in an open pan on low flame. 35. Assertion(A):Quarrying can become a major environmental concern.Reason(R):It does not cause air pollution and it does not affect people who are doing the job. A) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A. B) Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A. C) A is true but R is false. D) A is false and R is true. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A is true but R is false. 36. Choose the statement about solar energy that is true A) It causes pollution. B) There is very little amount of energy available. C) It has not lead to the reduction in dependence of resources like firewood and dung cake. D) It is a renewable source of energy. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) It is a renewable source of energy. 37. Name any three common minerals used by you every day? A) Iron, gold and salt gold. B) Gold and ore. C) Iron, ore and gold. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Iron, gold and salt gold. 38. Gold, silver, copper or lead are the examples of ferrous minerals. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 39. ..... is obtained from quartz. A) Silicon. B) Gold. C) Bauxite. D) Uranium. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Silicon. 40. Which is the rarest diamond in the world A) Yellow. B) Green. C) Pink. D) Blue. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Green. 41. Kalgoolie and Coolgarlie are known for gold mines, located in ..... Australia. A) NOTHERN AUSTRALIA. B) SOUTHERN AUSTRALIA. C) EASTERN AUSTRALIA. D) WESTERN AUSTRALIA. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) WESTERN AUSTRALIA. 42. Biogas is obtained from ..... and ..... A) Plant, animal dung. B) Iron, tin. C) Plant, soil. D) Tree, water. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Plant, animal dung. 43. Which is one of the deepest gold mine in the world located in India? A) Jharia. B) Kolar. C) Raniganj. D) Bikaner. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Kolar. 44. Huge tidal farms are located in ..... of India. A) GULF OF KUTCHCH. B) Kolleru. C) KALPAKKAM. D) NARORA. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) GULF OF KUTCHCH. 45. Rocks from which minerals are mined are known as A) Ferrous. B) Ores. C) Mineral rocks. D) Igneous rocks. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Ores. 46. The process of wearing away rock is known as ..... A) Weathering. B) Metamorphic rock. C) Deposition. D) Mineral. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Weathering. 47. HEAT ENERGY OBTAINED FROM THE EARTH IS CALLED TIDAL ENERFY. A) TRUE. B) FALSE. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) FALSE. 48. At one time, limestone quarried in Florida was used to build large, important buildings. Today, most of the limestone mined in Florida is used in road construction. What type of resource is limestone? A) Renewable. B) New. C) Nonrenewable. D) Reservable. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Nonrenewable. 49. Deep bores made to reach mineral deposits that lie at great depths. What is this process called? A) SHAFT MINING. B) QUARRYING. C) OPEN CAST MINING. D) DRILLING. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) SHAFT MINING. 50. ..... can be of black, green, red, yellow or brown in colour. A) Aluminum. B) Silicon. C) Mica. D) Copper. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Mica. 51. Non-metallic minerals like Limestone, Sandstone, Marble, etc. are found in the A) Metamorphic Rocks. B) Weathered Rocks. C) Igneous Rocks. D) Sedimentary rocks. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Sedimentary rocks. 52. Minerals cannot be identified by A) Colour. B) Chemical property. C) Smell. D) Hardness. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Smell. 53. Which of the following is sn example of conventional source of energy? A) Firewood. B) Hydel power. C) Solar energy. D) Nuclear Power. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Firewood. 54. The counting of the population which is done every ten years is termed ..... A) Census. B) Demography. C) Population pyramid. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Census. 55. Chile and Peru are leading producers of copper. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 56. The process of taking out minerals from rocks buriedunder the earth's surface is called drilling. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 57. Minerals are classified mainly as metallic and non-metallic minerals. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 58. Which of the following energy resource is a fossil fuel? A) Coal. B) Oil. C) Natural Gas. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 59. One of the following is NOT a physical property of minerals A) Density. B) Colour. C) Size. D) Hardness. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Size. 60. India has deposit of high grade of which Ore ..... A) Diamond. B) Gold. C) Iron. D) Bauxite. 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