Class VIII: Chapter 3 (Mineral and Power Resources) Multiple Choice Question's
Q1. A naturally occurring substance that has a definite chemical composition is known as a .............
(a) Ore
(b) Mineral
(c) Soil
(d) Land
Q2. Which one of the following properties of a mineral is not correct?
(a) Impure
(b) Non-Renewable
(c) Non-Exhaustible
(d) Unevenly Distributed
Q3. Minerals that lie near the earth's surface are simply dug out by the process known as ...............
(a) Quarrying
(b) Drilling
(c) Open Cast Mining
(d) Shaft Mining
Q4. Non-metallic minerals like Limestone, Sandstone, Marble, etc. are found in the ..................
(a) Metamorphic Rocks
(b) Igneous Rocks
(c) Sedimentary Rocks
(d) Weathered Rocks
Q5. .................. is the largest producer of bauxite in the world.
(a) Africa
(b) Australia
(c) North America
(d) South America
Q6. Solar, wind, tidal, geothermal, biogas, atomic energy, etc are the examples of ..................
(a) Conventional
(b) Non- Conventional
(c) Ferrous
(d) Non-Ferrous
Q7. Aluminum is obtained from ..................
(a) Iron Ore
(b) Bauxite
(c) Crude Oil
(d) Rocks
Q8. Organic waste such as dead plant and animal material, animal dung and kitchen waste can be converted into a gaseous fuel called ..................
(a) Biogas
(b) Natural gas
(c) CNG
(d) LPG
Q9. .................. is found with petroleum deposits and is released when crude oil is brought to the surface.
(a) Natural Gas
(b) Crude Oil
(c) Hydel Energy
(d) Biogas
Q10. .................. can be of black, green, red, yellow or brown in colour.
(a) Copper
(b) Silicon
(c) Mica
(d) Aluminum
Q11. .................. is the world's largest producer of diamonds, gold and platinum.
(a) Antarctica
(b) Australia
(c) India
(d) Africa
Q12. Metallic minerals which contain iron is known as .................. minerals
(a) Non-Metallic
(b) Power
(c) Ferrous
(d) Non-Ferrous
Q13. The process of taking out minerals from rocks buried under the earth's surface is called ..................
(a) Quarrying
(b) Drilling
(c) Extracting
(d) Mining
Q14. .................. is the largest producer and exporter of mica in the world.
(a) Brazil
(b) America
(c) India
(d) Antarctica
Q15. .................. is obtained from energy stored in the nuclei of atoms of naturally occurring radio active elements like Uranium and Thorium.
(a) Nuclear Power Energy
(b) Solar Energy
(c) Tidal Energy
(d) Wind Energy
Q16. Heat energy obtained from the earth is called ..................
(a) Solar Energy
(b) Geothermal Energy
(c) Hydel Energy
(d) Tidal Energy
Q17. China, Malaysia and Indonesia are among the world's leading ................. producers.
(a) Tin
(b) Gold
(c) Silver
(d) Diamond
Q18. .................. is a rock deposit that contains enough mineral to make it economically feasible to extract and purify to derive a desired product material.
(a) Coal
(b) Mineral
(c) Bauxite
(d) Ore
Q19. ................. is used in computer industry and is obtained from quartz
(a) Copper
(b) Silicon
(c) Mica
(d) Aluminum
Q20. .................. can be obtained by building dams at narrow openings of the sea.
(a) Geothermal Energy
(b) Hydel Energy
(c) Tidal Energy
(d) Wind Energy
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