This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Class 8 > Class 8 Geography Chapter 3 Mineral And Power Resources – Quiz 8 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Class 8 Geography Chapter 3 Mineral And Power Resources Quiz 8 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Kalgoolie and Coolgarlie are known for gold mines, located in ..... Australia. A) EASTERN AUSTRALIA. B) WESTERN AUSTRALIA. C) SOUTHERN AUSTRALIA. D) NOTHERN AUSTRALIA. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) WESTERN AUSTRALIA. 2. Which one of the following is considered as the ultimate resource? A) Human Resource. B) Natural Resource. C) Power Resource. D) Mineral Resource. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Human Resource. 3. Biogas is obtained from ..... and ..... A) Plant, soil. B) Plant, animal dung. C) Iron, tin. D) Tree, water. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Plant, animal dung. 4. Which is one of the deepest gold mine in the world located in India? A) Kolar. B) Bikaner. C) Raniganj. D) Jharia. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Kolar. 5. Huge tidal farms are located in ..... of India. A) NARORA. B) GULF OF KUTCHCH. C) KALPAKKAM. D) Kolleru. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) GULF OF KUTCHCH. 6. Rocks from which minerals are mined are known as A) Ores. B) Igneous rocks. C) Ferrous. D) Mineral rocks. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ores. 7. The process of wearing away rock is known as ..... A) Metamorphic rock. B) Mineral. C) Deposition. D) Weathering. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Weathering. 8. HEAT ENERGY OBTAINED FROM THE EARTH IS CALLED TIDAL ENERFY. A) TRUE. B) FALSE. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) FALSE. 9. At one time, limestone quarried in Florida was used to build large, important buildings. Today, most of the limestone mined in Florida is used in road construction. What type of resource is limestone? A) New. B) Renewable. C) Reservable. D) Nonrenewable. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Nonrenewable. 10. Deep bores made to reach mineral deposits that lie at great depths. What is this process called? A) DRILLING. B) SHAFT MINING. C) OPEN CAST MINING. D) QUARRYING. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) SHAFT MINING. 11. ..... can be of black, green, red, yellow or brown in colour. A) Copper. B) Silicon. C) Aluminum. D) Mica. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Mica. 12. Non-metallic minerals like Limestone, Sandstone, Marble, etc. are found in the A) Metamorphic Rocks. B) Igneous Rocks. C) Weathered Rocks. D) Sedimentary rocks. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Sedimentary rocks. 13. Minerals cannot be identified by A) Colour. B) Hardness. C) Smell. D) Chemical property. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Smell. 14. Which of the following is sn example of conventional source of energy? A) Firewood. B) Solar energy. C) Hydel power. D) Nuclear Power. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Firewood. 15. The counting of the population which is done every ten years is termed ..... A) Census. B) Demography. C) Population pyramid. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Census. 16. Chile and Peru are leading producers of copper. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 17. The process of taking out minerals from rocks buriedunder the earth's surface is called drilling. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 18. Minerals are classified mainly as metallic and non-metallic minerals. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 19. Which of the following energy resource is a fossil fuel? A) Coal. B) Oil. C) Natural Gas. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 20. One of the following is NOT a physical property of minerals A) Colour. B) Size. C) Density. D) Hardness. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Size. 21. India has deposit of high grade of which Ore ..... A) Bauxite. B) Gold. C) Iron. D) Diamond. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Iron. 22. Power generated from falling water is called: A) Tidal energy. B) Hydel energy. C) Nuclear energy. D) Biogas. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Hydel energy. 23. 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. 24. Name the process in which deep wells have to be made to take the minerals out A) Drilling. B) Quarrying. C) Open cast mining. D) Shaft mining. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Drilling. 25. 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. 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