This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Cbse > Class 8 > Science > Coal And Petroleum > Class 8 Science Chapter 5 Coal And Petroleum – Quiz 1 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Class 8 Science Chapter 5 Coal And Petroleum Quiz 1 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Which of the following is an example of a non-renewable resource? A) Wind energy. B) Solar energy. C) Geothermal energy. D) Coal. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Coal. 2. The Fossil fuel obtained from Decomposition of Plant remains is known as ..... A) Petroleum. B) Coal. C) Coal gas. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Coal. 3. Which of the following is not a constituent of petroleum A) Coke. B) Petrol. C) Paraffin wax. D) Lubricating oil. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Coke. 4. Name the petroleum product used for surfacing of roads. A) Hydrocarbon. B) Bitumen. C) Butane. D) Anthracite. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Bitumen. 5. The useful substances obtained from petroleum and natural gas is called ..... A) Plastics. B) Polythene. C) Petrochemicals. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Petrochemicals. 6. Which type of coal is used for generating electricity? A) Anthracite. B) Peat. C) Lignite. D) Bituminous. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Bituminous. 7. Which of the following gas is not released during burning of the fossils fuels? A) NITROGEN. B) NITROGEN DIOXIDE. C) OXYGEN. D) CARBON DIOXIDE. E) SULPHUR DIOXIDE. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) OXYGEN. 8. By which process coal is formed A) Exhaustibility. B) Carbonization. C) Factorisation. D) Coal making process. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Carbonization. 9. The slow process of conversion of dead vegetation into coal is called ..... A) Decomposition. B) Carbonification. C) Carbonization. D) Evolution. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Carbonization. 10. Petroleum is a mixture of A) Petrol. B) Diesel. C) Petroleum gas. D) All of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of these. 11. Coal is processed in industries to get some useful products.Which of the following is not obtained from coal A) Coke. B) Coal gas. C) CNG. D) Coal tar. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) CNG. 12. ..... is found under the crust of the earth above the layers of petroleum. A) PETROLEUM. B) COAL. C) FOSSIL FUEL. D) NATURAL GAS. E) COAL & PETROLEUM. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) NATURAL GAS. 13. Vaani is very conscious of pollution. So, to reduce the effect of pollution which fuel should she use for her vehicle? A) LPG. B) CNG. C) Diesel. D) Diesel. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) CNG. 14. Which gas is obtained during the processing of coal A) Coal gas. B) Sulphur dioxide. C) Carbon monoxide. D) Carbon dioxide. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Coal gas. 15. The mining under the sea is termed as A) Shore mining. B) Distillation. C) Carbonization. D) Destructive distillation. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Shore mining. 16. In India, which association advises people on saving petrol or diesel while driving? A) Eco-driving advice. B) Petroleum Conservation Association (PCA). C) Coal Conservation Research Association (CCRA). D) Petroleum Conservation Research Association (PCRA). Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Petroleum Conservation Research Association (PCRA). 17. Many useful substances are obtained from petroleum and natural gas. Select the correct name given to these substances A) Petrochemicals. B) Petrocompounds. C) Petromolecules. D) Petroproducts. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Petrochemicals. 18. Coal was formed ..... A) Under ancient seas. B) In swamps and marshes. C) In caves. D) Under oceans. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) In swamps and marshes. 19. Petroleum was formed from organisms A) Living on the land. B) Living in the sea. C) Living on the plants. D) Living on the rocks. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Living in the sea. 20. ..... is a poisonous gas formed by burning of fossil fuel which reduces the oxygen carrying capacity of blood. A) CO. B) Carbon Monoxide. C) Nitrogen. D) Both 1 and 2. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Both 1 and 2. 21. A forest covers an area of 1000 hectares. If 10 hectares are cleared every month for the next 5 years and 15 hectares of new trees are planted every month, what will be the area covered by the forest after 5 years? A) 1050 hectares. B) 900 hectares. C) 1300 hectares. D) 1000 hectares. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 1300 hectares. 22. Polishing the surface will A) Reduce friction. B) Increase friction. C) No effect on friction. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Reduce friction. 23. Parrafin wax can be used in paints A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 24. Which form of coal is considered as the best variety of coal? A) Anthracite. B) Peat. C) Lignite. D) Bituminous. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Anthracite. 25. Coke is a pure form of ..... element A) Hydrogen. B) Oxygen. C) Nitrogen. D) Carbon. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Carbon. 26. The amount of exhaustible natural resources are limited A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 27. Many useful substances are obtained from petroleum and natural gas. These are termed as A) OINMENTS. B) PETROCHEMICALS. C) GENERATORS. D) PETROBJECTS. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) PETROCHEMICALS. 28. Petroleum is one of the important:- A) PETROLEUM. B) FOSSIL FUELS. C) COAL. D) FUELS. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) FOSSIL FUELS. 29. Sunlight and air are inexhaustible resources A) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A. B) A is False but R is true. C) Both A and R are true and R is not the correct explanation of A. D) A is true but R is false. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A. 30. Coal mainly contains A) Carbon and hydrogen. B) Carbon, nitrogen and oxygen. C) Carbon, hydrogen and nitrogen. D) Carbon. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Carbon, hydrogen and nitrogen. 31. NAME A FUEL WHICH CAN BE USED AS A DOMESTIC FUEL A) PETROL. B) LPG. C) CNG. D) BITUMEN. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) LPG. 32. The almost pure form of carbon is A) Coal. B) Coal tar. C) Coke. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Coke. 33. Natural Gas contains about ..... methane A) 100 %. B) 95%. C) 50%. D) 85%. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 95%. 34. Coal is also known as:- A) Black emerald. B) Black diamond. C) Black gold. D) Blue diamond. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Black diamond. 35. Coal is formed by the process of A) Carbonization. B) Distillation. C) Refining. D) Sedimentation. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Carbonization. 36. Which of the following is used to manufacture steel? A) Coal gas. B) Coal tar. C) Coke. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Coke. 37. Which one is not a coal product? A) Coal gas. B) Coal tar. C) Lime. D) Coke. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Lime. 38. A colorless, odorless gas that decreases the blood's ability to carry oxygen. Can cause faintness, death. A) Nitrogen oxides. B) Ground-level ozone. C) Carbon monoxide. D) Sulfur dioxide. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Carbon monoxide. 39. Name some renewable sources of energy. A) Water. B) Coal. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Water. 40. First oil well was drilled in A) Australia. B) India. C) USA. D) UK. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) USA. 41. Coal with largest C content is A) Anthracite. B) Lignite. C) Peat. D) Bituminous. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Anthracite. 42. ..... is almost pure form of carbon. A) Coke. B) Coal. C) Petroleum. D) Coal tar. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Coke. 43. Where was the world's first oil well drilled? A) Texas. B) Pennsylvania. C) Meal. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Pennsylvania. 44. How long will some of the world's natural resources last at the current rate of consumption and production? A) 200 years. B) 70 years. C) 50 years. D) 100 years. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 50 years. 45. Petroleum is mainly a mixture of which one of the following class? A) Carbohydrates. B) Alcohols. C) Carbon dioxide. D) Hydrocarbons. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Hydrocarbons. 46. What is the other name for oil A) Natural gas. B) Propane. C) Petroleum. D) Lignite. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Petroleum. 47. What is ignition temperature? A) Minimum temperature for a substance to catch fire. B) Maximum temperature for a substance to catch fire. C) Temperature needed for a burning substance to estinguish fire. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Minimum temperature for a substance to catch fire. 48. Example of exhaustible natural resources sre A) Forest. B) Petroleum. C) Coal. D) All of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of these. 49. Coal tar is a mixture of ..... substances A) 350. B) 200. C) 300. D) 135. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 200. 50. Which of the following pair shows inexhaustible resource? A) Air and sunlight. B) Forest and minerals. C) Coal and petroleum. D) Silver and gold. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Air and sunlight. 51. Which of the following forms of energy is environmental friendly? A) Petroleum. B) Peat. C) Wind. D) Coal. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Wind. 52. Example of inexhaustible natural resources are A) Sunlight. B) Water. C) Air. D) All of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of these. 53. Which of these is an exhaustible resource? A) Air. B) Coal. C) Sunlight. D) Water. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Coal. 54. Which of the following produces more heat on burning? A) Diesel. B) LPG. C) Petrol. D) Kerosene. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) LPG. 55. AARONI PLAN TO GIVE SAPLINGS ON HER BIRTHDAY.WHAT IS THE USE OF IT. A) TO GET FRESH AIR. B) TO PLAY. C) NONE OF THE ABOVE. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) TO GET FRESH AIR. 56. When coal heated in air produces A) Oxygen. B) Carbon monoxide. C) Nitrogen dioxide. D) Carbon dioxide. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Carbon dioxide. 57. Carbonisation is A) Slow conversion of dead vegetation into coal. B) Deposition of soil. C) Falling of trees. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Slow conversion of dead vegetation into coal. 58. Petroleum can be made in laboratories A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 59. Gas which occurs above the petroleum oil trapped under the rocks is A) Natural Gas. B) Biogas. C) Oxygen. D) Carbon dioxide. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Natural Gas. 60. What is the primary component of coal? A) Nitrogen. B) Carbon. C) Hydrogen. 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