This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Class 10 > Class 10 Geography Chapter 5 Minerals And Energy Resources – Quiz 9 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Class 10 Geography Chapter 5 Minerals And Energy Resources Quiz 9 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What is the primary environmental concern associated with mining? A) Water contamination. B) Air pollution. C) Soil degradation. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 2. Which of the following is minerals is formed by decomposition of rocks, leaving a residual mass of weathered material? A) Coal. B) Gold. C) Bauxite. D) Zinc. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Bauxite. 3. In sedimentary rocks a number of minerals occur in ..... A) Veins and lodes. B) Ferrous and non-ferrous. C) Beds and layers. D) Gypsum and potash. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Beds and layers. 4. Other than making alloy steel, the mineral is used for making bleaching powder, paints and insecticides. Which is this mineral? A) Iron. B) Nickel. C) Tungsten. D) Manganese. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Manganese. 5. The Hazira-Vijaipur-Jagdishpur pipeline does not pass through A) Uttar Pradesh. B) Gujarat. C) Madhya pradesh. D) Maharashtra. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Maharashtra. 6. Choose the combination that shows the first four highest producers of iron ores in India:33%-28%-19%-11% A) Chattisgarh-Karnataka-Odisha-Jharkhand. B) Karnataka-Odisha-Chhattisgarh-Jharkhan. C) Jharkhand-Odisha-Karnatak-Chhattisgarh. D) Odisha-Jharkhand-Chhattisgarh-Karnatak. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Odisha-Jharkhand-Chhattisgarh-Karnatak. 7. This is mainly used in the manufacturing of steel A) Copper. B) Bauxite. C) Mica. D) Manganese. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Manganese. 8. Which one of the following is known as clean energy A) Coal. B) Natural gas. C) Bio gas. D) Nuclear energy. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Natural gas. 9. Which one of the following types of ore found in India? A) Magnets Ande Titanomagnets. B) Titanomagnetite and Haematite. C) Haematite and Magnetite. D) Titanomagnetite and Pisolitic. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Haematite and Magnetite. 10. The ocean waters contain minerals but are not economically viable because A) They are difficult to extract. B) They are found less in amount. C) They are too widely diffused to be be of economic significance. D) They are expensive to gather. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) They are too widely diffused to be be of economic significance. 11. Minerals are usually found in ..... A) Ores. B) Mars. C) Rocks. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ores. 12. Which one of the following minerals is contained in the Monazite sands? A) Oil. B) Thorium. C) Uranium. D) Coal. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Thorium. 13. Manganese is an example for ..... A) Precious mineral. B) Non Ferrous mineral. C) Ferrous mineral. D) Non Metallic. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Ferrous mineral. 14. What is the process of extracting valuable minerals or other geological materials from the earth called? A) A. Mining. B) B. Drilling. C) C. Excavation. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A. Mining. 15. ..... is an example of non-ferrous mineral. A) Gold. B) Silver. C) Mica. D) Copper. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Copper. 16. Magnesium and bromine are mainly derived from A) A. Sedimentary rocks. B) B. Ocean waters. C) C.Alluvial deposits. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) B. Ocean waters. 17. Metallurgical coal used in the smelting of iron ore is A) Anthracite. B) Bituminous. C) Lignite. D) Peat. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Bituminous. 18. The toothbrush and tube containing paste are made up of plastic obtained from A) Mica. B) Petroleum. C) Fibre. D) Paper. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Petroleum. 19. Which mineral is used for releasing atomic or nuclear energy? A) A. Bauxite. B) B. Thorium. C) C. Petroleum. D) D Iron ore. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) B. Thorium. 20. Which is not a non-conventional energy source? A) Wind. B) Solar. C) Natural Gas. D) Tidal. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Natural Gas. 21. Which state is the largest producer of manganese? A) Karnataka. B) Jharkhand. C) Madhya pradesh. D) Orissa. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Orissa. 22. The most important oil field of Gujarat is A) Digboi. B) Naharkatia. C) Tankleshwar. D) Moran. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Tankleshwar. 23. Natural gas is a conventional source of energy. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 24. In which of thefollowing states are the major oil fields located A) Assam. B) Rajasthan. C) Bihar. D) Tamil Nadu. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Assam. 25. What is the main reason for conservation of minerals? A) They are unlimited. B) They are cheap. C) They are non-renewable. D) They are renewable. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) They are non-renewable. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesClass 10 Geography Chapter 5 Minerals And Energy Resources Quiz 1Class 10 Geography Chapter 5 Minerals And Energy Resources Quiz 2Class 10 Geography Chapter 5 Minerals And Energy Resources Quiz 3Class 10 Geography Chapter 5 Minerals And Energy Resources Quiz 4Class 10 Geography Chapter 5 Minerals And Energy Resources Quiz 5Class 10 Geography Chapter 5 Minerals And Energy Resources Quiz 6Class 10 Geography Chapter 5 Minerals And Energy Resources Quiz 7Class 10 Geography Chapter 5 Minerals And Energy Resources Quiz 8Class 10 Geography Chapter 5 Minerals And Energy Resources Quiz 10Class 10 Geography Chapter 5 Minerals And Energy Resources Quiz 11 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books