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 4 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Class 8 Geography Chapter 3 Mineral And Power Resources Quiz 4 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Power generated from falling water is called: A) Nuclear energy. B) Biogas. C) Tidal energy. D) Hydel energy. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Hydel energy. 2. Non-metallic minerals like Limestone, Sandstone, coal etc. are found in the ..... A) IGNEOUS ROCKS. B) SEDIMENTARY ROCKS. C) METAMORPHIC ROCKS. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) SEDIMENTARY ROCKS. 3. Name the process in which deep wells have to be made to take the minerals out A) Shaft mining. B) Open cast mining. C) Drilling. D) Quarrying. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Drilling. 4. Asia has rich deposits of manganese, bauxite, nickel, zinc, copper and tungsten A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 5. ..... has large deposits of Manganese, Bauxite, Nickle, Zinc & Copper A) Asia. B) Africa. C) Croatia. D) Europe. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Asia. 6. State True or false:Bauxite is the ore of aluminium. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 7. What are the fossil fuels A) Created by berried organism. B) Found in hilly area. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Created by berried organism. 8. Tarapur nuclear power station is in ..... A) Tamil Nadu. B) ANDHRA PRADESH. C) MAHARASHTRA. D) Kerala. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) MAHARASHTRA. 9. Why has quarrying become a major environmental concern? A) Because minerals are pollutants. B) Due to dust raised from the quarrying activities. C) Because it is done by displacing people. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Due to dust raised from the quarrying activities. 10. Developing a plan to avoid the use of plastic bag is an example of ..... A) Reuse method. B) Reduce method. C) Recycle method. D) None of them. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Reduce method. 11. Where do you find the deepest gold mine in the world? A) South Africa. B) Australia. C) Brazil. D) India. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) South Africa. 12. If a rock looks blue in color, then what does it have? A) Zinc. B) Tin. C) Nickel. D) Copper. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Copper. 13. Among the following which mineral is found in pencil we use? A) Salt. B) Graphite. C) Carbonate. D) Iron. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Graphite. 14. Rich iron-ore deposits are found in: A) China and Malaysia. B) China and India. C) China and Indonesia. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) China and India. 15. True or False:Ore's are also found in Antarctica A) False. B) True. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) True. 16. Rich Iron ore deposit found in A) India. B) China. C) India And China. D) Malaysia. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) India And China. 17. Coal is referred to as A) Green gold. B) Buried Sunshine. C) Black gold. D) Green Mineral. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Buried Sunshine. 18. Minerals are ..... A) Non renewable resources. B) Renewable resources. C) Man made resources. D) None of them. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Non renewable resources. 19. One among the following in NOT a non-conventional sources of energy: A) Wind energy. B) Solar energy. C) Natural gas. D) Nuclear power. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Natural gas. 20. A mineral which is largely used in computer industry A) Aluminium. B) Silicon. C) Copper. D) Iron. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Silicon. 21. India produces ..... of the world's tin. A) Less than half. B) Full. C) More than half. D) None of them. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) More than half. 22. Which of the following statements are NOT true.(i) The decreasing rate of fossil fuels is leading to its shortage.(ii) The reserves of these fuels will not get exhausted.(iii) The use of these fuels causes pollution. A) Both i and iii. B) Both ii and iii. C) Both i and ii. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Both i and ii. 23. Metallic minerals may be ferrous or non-ferrous. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 24. Silicon used in computer industry is obtained from ..... A) URANIUM. B) THORIUM. C) QUARTZ. D) BAUXITE. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) QUARTZ. 25. World's first solar and wind powered bus shelter is located in A) Ireland. B) Scotland. C) England. D) France. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Scotland. 26. Gold and silver are ..... minerals. A) Ferrous. B) Non-Ferrous Minerals. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Non-Ferrous Minerals. 27. Mineral resources can be conserved by ..... A) Reducing. B) Recycling. C) Reusing. D) All of them. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of them. 28. Weathering by wind, water, and ice produces ..... A) Igneous rock. B) Weathering. C) Deposition. D) Sediment. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Sediment. 29. Minerals that lie at shallow depths are taken out by removing the surface layer known as ..... A) Open-cast mining. B) Both a and c. C) Quarrying. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Open-cast mining. 30. Identify a mineral from the following A) Wood. B) Food. C) Iron ore. D) Biscuit. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Iron ore. 31. The process of taking out minerals from rocks buried under the surface of the earth is named as A) Mining. B) Pumping. C) Extracting. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Mining. 32. Energy generated from tides is called ..... A) Mineral. B) Tidal energy. C) Drilling. D) Mining. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Tidal energy. 33. One of the following is generated from organic waste: A) Natural gas. B) Wind energy. C) Solar energy. D) Bio-gas. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Bio-gas. 34. Which of the following energy resources is renewable? A) Energy from Crude Oil. B) Energy from Coal. C) Energy from Natural Gas. D) Energy from Wind. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Energy from Wind. 35. MINERALS WHICH CONTAIN METAL IN RAW FORM ARE KNOWN AS NON-METALLIC MINERALS A) TRUE. B) FALSE. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) FALSE. 36. ..... is an important mineral for the smelting of iron-ore. A) Nickle. B) Manganese. C) Zinc. D) Aluminium. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Manganese. 37. Biogas is a mixture of ..... and carbon-dioxide. A) Methane. B) Oxygen. C) Sulphur. D) Coal. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Methane. 38. What type of mineral is silicon? A) Metallic. B) Non-metallic. C) Ferrous metallic. D) Neither metallic nor non-metallic. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Neither metallic nor non-metallic. 39. From the options given here, choose the one that is an example of shafts. A) Deep bore. B) Off shore drilling. C) Pit mining. D) Surface mining. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Deep bore. 40. An example of mineral fuel is A) Coal. B) Gold. C) Iron. D) Bauxite. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Coal. 41. Which one of the following countries in Europe has the largest deposits of iron? A) Hungary. B) Portugal. C) Germany. D) Russia. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Russia. 42. Wind Energy can be obtained by building dams at narrow openings of the sea. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 43. In which state copper is found? A) Tamil Nadu. B) Bihar. C) Maharashtra. D) Rajasthan. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Rajasthan. 44. Manganese contains ..... A) Iron. B) Copper. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Iron. 45. MINERALS ARE EQUALLY DISTRIBUTED ON EARTH A) TRUE. B) FALSE. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) FALSE. 46. The heat energy inside earth may surface itself as ..... A) Water droplets. B) Hot springs. C) Magma. D) Steam. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Hot springs. 47. ..... have large iron ore deposits. A) Japan. B) China. C) India. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) India. 48. Why petroleum is called black gold? A) Because It is black in colour. B) Because it shines like gold. C) Because it is very valuable. D) Because no one can afford it and earlier villages called it cursed or black. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Because it is very valuable. 49. Shaft Mining is also nown as ..... A) Drilling. B) Deep Mining. C) Shaft Sinking. D) Pit Mining. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Shaft Sinking. 50. What is the process in which minerals lying near the surface are dug? A) Quarrying. B) Drilling. C) Shaft mining. D) Reading. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Quarrying. 51. Which is the richest state when it comes to minerals? A) Rajasthan. B) Andhra Pradesh. C) Jharkhand. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Jharkhand. 52. Conservation of resources is essential because A) Resources are non renewable. B) Need conservation for future generation. C) Overuse of resources may lead to many ecological problems. D) All of them. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of them. 53. Which country is the leading producer of lead A) Ukraine. B) South Africa. C) China. D) USA. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) China. 54. Which of the following is the NON METAL A) Gold. B) Silver. C) Bronze. D) Diamond. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Diamond. 55. One of the following is NOT a process to extract minerals A) Mining. B) Fencing. C) Drilling. D) Quarrying. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Fencing. 56. THE SALT YOU USE IN YOUR FOOD IS A MINERAL A) FALSE. B) TRUE. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) TRUE. 57. Heat energy obtained from earth is know as ..... A) Nuclear Energy. B) Biogas. C) Solar Energy. D) Geothermal Energy. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Geothermal Energy. 58. Petroleum is also termed as black gold. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 59. Metallic minerals contain non-metal in raw form. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 60. Which among the following is a non-metallic mineral A) Gypsum. B) Iron. C) Bauxite. D) Aluminium. 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