This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Class 10 > Class 10 Geography Chapter 5 Minerals And Energy Resources – Quiz 8 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Class 10 Geography Chapter 5 Minerals And Energy Resources Quiz 8 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Why is burning fossil fuels harmful? A) Then we won't have any fossil fuels if we burn them all. B) They can get extremely hot. C) Increases the amount of greenhouse gases in the air. D) This would destroy fossils. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Increases the amount of greenhouse gases in the air. 2. Which mineral is formed from the decomposition of surface rocks? A) Bauxite. B) Iron ore. C) Copper. D) Coal. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Bauxite. 3. Name one renewable energy resource. A) Solar energy. B) Nuclear energy. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Solar energy. 4. India is critically deficient in the reserve and production of: A) Copper. B) Bauxite. C) Zinc. D) Platinum. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Copper. 5. What are minerals used for? A) Decoration and festivities. B) Building houses and roads. C) Manufacturing vehicles and machinery. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 6. What are buses and trains made of? A) Bricks and stones. B) Wood and plastic. C) Metals like iron and aluminium. D) Glass and ceramics. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Metals like iron and aluminium. 7. What is coal also called? A) White Gold. B) Black Gold. C) Liquid Gold. D) Earth's treasure. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Black Gold. 8. Which mineral is essential for the production of aluminum? A) Quartz. B) Coal. C) Bauxite. D) Iron ore. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Bauxite. 9. Which of the following is not an example of conventional source of energy? A) Coal. B) Petroleum. C) Geo thermal energy. D) Natural gas. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Geo thermal energy. 10. In igneous and metamorphic rocks minerals may not occur in the ..... A) Cracks,. B) Crevices,. C) Beds. D) Faults. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Beds. 11. Gondwana coal is over (i) ..... million years age while tertiary deposit are about (ii) ..... millions years old A) (i) 150 and (ii) 200. B) (i) 200 and (ii) 50. C) (i) 300 and (ii) 200. D) (i) 50 (i) 25. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) (i) 200 and (ii) 50. 12. In a geological survey, it is found that in sedimentary rocks, a number of minerals occur in beds or layers. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 13. Which state in India is the largest producer of bauxite? A) Odisha. B) Karnataka. C) Maharashtra. D) Kerala. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Odisha. 14. The most important Gondwana coal fields of India are located in ..... A) Cauvery Valley. B) Damodar Valley. C) Mahanadi valley. D) Narmada Valley. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Damodar Valley. 15. How many percent minerals intake represents our total intake of nutrients A) 0.3. B) 3.0. C) 0.5. D) 5.0. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 0.3. 16. Which mineral is used to manufacture steel? A) Manganese. B) Iron ore. C) Chromite. D) Pyrite. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Iron ore. 17. ..... is an example of non-metallic mineral. A) Petroleum. B) Granite. C) Gold. D) Bauxite. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Granite. 18. Dururg-Bastar-Chandrapur Belt Lies in ..... And ..... A) Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh. B) Chhattisgarh and Maharashtra. C) Gujarat and Madhya Pradesh. D) Madhya Pradesh and Odisha. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Chhattisgarh and Maharashtra. 19. Petroleum is found only in Rajasthan. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 20. Which of the following geological structure of India is devoid of minerals of economic use? A) Vast alluvial plain. B) Chhota Nagpur plateau region. C) Peninsular plateau. D) North-Western region. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Vast alluvial plain. 21. Koderma, in Jharkhand is the leading producer of which mineral? A) Coal. B) Bauxite. C) Gold. D) Zinc. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Bauxite. 22. This is the finest coal A) Anthracite. B) Bituminous. C) Lignite. D) Peat. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Anthracite. 23. Tara is studying the properties of different metals in her chemistry class. She learns that manganese is primarily used in the manufacturing of steel. What is the primary use of manganese? A) In the production of copper. B) In the manufacturing of steel. C) In the production of aluminium. D) In the production of gold. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) In the manufacturing of steel. 24. What is the main disadvantage of using non-renewable energy resources? A) Non-renewable energy resources contribute to air pollution and climate change. B) Non-renewable energy resources are easily accessible and affordable. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Non-renewable energy resources contribute to air pollution and climate change. 25. Metallic minerals are divided into which categories A) 1-Ferrous. B) 2-Non-ferrous. C) 3-Fuel. D) Both 1 and 2. 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