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 5 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Class 8 Geography Chapter 3 Mineral And Power Resources Quiz 5 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. In Rajasthan, salt is produced in ..... A) Pushkar Lake. B) Nakki Lake. C) Sambar lake. D) Fateh Sagar lake. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Sambar lake. 2. Which of the following minerals is found in Switzerland A) Salt. B) Gold. C) Switzerland has no known minerals. D) Option A and B. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Switzerland has no known minerals. 3. What is found in appalachians region? A) Coal. B) Iron. C) Petroleum. D) Gold. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Coal. 4. The two main conventional energy sources. A) Firewood and oil. B) Firewood and Coal. C) Firewood and fossil fuels. D) Firewood, fossil fuels and Hydel power. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Firewood and fossil fuels. 5. Thermal power is electricity generated from ..... A) Iron. B) Hydra power. C) Coal. D) Firewood. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Coal. 6. Copper is another metal used in everything from coins to pipes A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 7. Which of the following is not mineral? A) Coal. B) Water. C) Diamond. D) Salt. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Water. 8. The mineral deposits in North America are located in ..... zones. A) Two. B) Four. C) Five. D) Three. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Three. 9. All of the things we use from the environment or the world around us ..... A) Natural Resources. B) Living Resources. C) Renewable Resources. D) Nonrenewable Resources. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Natural Resources. 10. Assertion(A):The reserves of fossil fuels are limited.Reason(R):Fossil Fuels such as coal, petroleum and natural gas are the main sources of conventional sources of energy. 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 but R is true. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A. 11. Which of the following is an advantage of nuclear energy? A) Emits large amount of energy. B) Is expensive. C) Non-polluting. D) Generates radio-active wastes. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Emits large amount of energy. 12. Silicon is used in ..... A) Railway industry. B) Computer Industry. C) Textile Industry. D) Bottling Industry. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Computer Industry. 13. ..... is the world's largest producer of diamonds, gold and platinum. A) Antarctica. B) India. C) Australia. D) Africa. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Africa. 14. WHICH IS NOT A PROCESS OF EXTRACTION OF MINERALS A) FILLING. B) DRILLING. C) MINING. D) QUARRYING. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) FILLING. 15. Minerals are a ..... resources A) NON-renewable resources. B) Renewable resources. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) NON-renewable resources. 16. Name the process in which deep wells are bored to take out petroleum and natural gas. A) Quarrying. B) Shaft mining. C) Open cast mining. D) Drilling. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Drilling. 17. Manganese is an important raw material for smelting of iron-ore. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 18. Find Incorrect OptionThe coal-producing areas of India are ..... A) Raniganj. B) Jhilian. C) Dhanbad Dhanbad. D) Bokaro. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Jhilian. 19. Assertion(A):Minerals are a non renewable resourceReason(R):It is necessary to reduce wastage in the process of mining. 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 but R is true. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A. 20. The mineral used to make pencil lead is ..... A) Lead. B) Graphite. C) Tin. D) Carbon. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Graphite. 21. Electricity form coal is called ..... A) Conventional power. B) Thermal power. C) Buried sunshine. D) Tidal power. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Thermal power. 22. Petroleum means rock oil in Latin A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 23. A landslide quickly erodes sediment on a steep hill. When the landslide reaches the bottom of the hill, it slows down and finally comes to rest. The sediments it leaves are called ..... A) Weathering. B) Igneous rock. C) Sediment. D) Deposition. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Deposition. 24. ..... is a Minerals found on Moon Rocks A) Tranqulite. B) Tranquilityte. C) Tranquillityite. D) Calcite. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Tranquillityite. 25. What is { BLACK GOLD } A) Coal. B) Petrol. C) Bio gas. D) None. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Petrol. 26. Kolar in Karnataka has deposits of ..... A) Copper. B) Iron. C) Gold. D) Sold. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Gold. 27. Norway is the first country to develop ..... A) Hydroelectricity. B) Geothermal Energy. C) Tidal Energy. D) Solar Energy. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Hydroelectricity. 28. Which metal is used to make coins? A) Limestone. B) Aluminium. C) Copper. D) Silicon. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Copper. 29. How many year to form a mineral A) 10000. B) 2000. C) 100. D) 1000. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 1000. 30. Minerals found near earth's surface are taken out by the process of A) Digging. B) Drilling. C) Quarrying. D) Weathering. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Quarrying. ← PreviousRelated QuizzesGeography QuizzesClass 8 QuizzesClass 8 Geography Chapter 3 Mineral And Power Resources Quiz 1Class 8 Geography Chapter 3 Mineral And Power Resources Quiz 2Class 8 Geography Chapter 3 Mineral And Power Resources Quiz 3Class 8 Geography Chapter 3 Mineral And Power Resources Quiz 4 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books