Chapter -3[ Mineral and Power Resources]
1. Which one of the following is NOT a characteristic of minerals?
a) They are created by natural processes.
b) They have a definite chemical composition.
c) They are inexhaustible.
d) Their distribution is uneven.
Answer. c) They are inexhaustible.
The following are the major characteristics of Minerals:
Minerals are naturally occurring substances and have definite chemical compositions.
The distribution of minerals is not even.
Minerals are limited in stock and they can be exhausted.
2. Which one of the following is a leading producer of copper in the world?
a) Bolivia
b) Ghana
c) Chile
d) Zimbabwe
Answer. c) Chile
Chile and Peru are the major producers of copper in the world.
Copper is a non-ferrous metal.
Copper metals are used for making coins, jewelry, pipe, electrical and electronic industries.
3. Which one of the following practices will NOT conserve LPG in your kitchen.
a) Soak the dal for some time before cooking it.
b) Cooking food in a pressure cooker.
c) Keeping the vegetables chopped before lighting the gas for cooking.
d) Cooking food in an open pan kept on low flame.
Answer. d) Cooking food in an open pan kept on low flame.
Cooking food in an open pan kept on a low flame will consume more LPG.
4. A naturally occurring substance that has a definite chemical composition is called?
a) Salt
b) Resources
c) Rocks
d) Minerals
Answer. d) Minerals
5. Which of the following is not a mineral?
a) Salt
b) Graphite
c) Soils
d) Bauxite
Answer. c) Soils
6. Which of the following is not true regarding minerals?
a) Minerals are not evenly distributed over space.
b) Minerals in the Arctic Ocean bed and Antarctica are easily accessible.
c) Minerals are created by natural processes without any human interference.
d) Minerals are identified based on their physical properties such as color, density, and hardness, and chemical properties such as solubility.
Answer. b) Minerals in the Arctic Ocean bed and Antarctica are easily accessible.
7. A ------ is an aggregate of one or more minerals but without definite composition of a constituent of
mineral.
a) Ores
b) Resources
c) Rock
d) Minerals
Answer. c) Rock
8. Rocks from which minerals are mined are known as?
a) Ores
b) Resources
c) Rock
d) Minerals
Answer. a) Ores
9. There are over -------- different minerals?
a) 2000
b) 3000
c) 4000
d) 5000
Answer. b) 3000
10. There are over -------- ore minerals?
a) 100
b) 200
c) 300
d) 500
Answer. a) 100
11. Which of the following is a non-ferrous mineral?
a) iron ore
b) manganese
c) chromites
d) Gold
Answer. d) Gold
12. Which of the following is a ferrous mineral?
a) Lead
b) Silver
c) chromites
d) Copper
Answer. c) chromites
13. Which of the following is a metallic mineral?
a) Lead
b) Limestone
c) mica
d) gypsum
Answer. a) Lead
14. The process of taking out minerals from rocks buried under the earth’s surface is called?
a) Mining
b) Drilling
c) Formation
d) processing
Answer. a) Mining
15. Minerals that lie at shallow depths are taken out by removing the surface layer; this is known as?
a) Opencast mining
b) Shaft mining
c) Drilling
d) Quarrying
Answer. a) Opencast mining
16. Deep bores, called shafts, have to be made to reach mineral deposits that lie at great depths. This is called?
a) Opencast mining
b) Shaft mining
c) Drilling
d) Quarrying
Answer. b) Shaft mining
17. Deep wells are bored to take them out, this is called?
a) Opencast mining
b) Shaft mining
c) Drilling
d) Quarrying
Answer. c) Drilling
18. Minerals that lie near the surface are simply dug out, by the process known as?
a) Opencast mining
b) Shaft mining
c) Drilling
d) Quarrying
Answer. d) Quarrying
19. If rock looks blue in color, then it must have -------mineral.
a) Gold
b) Copper
c) Silver
d) Mica
Answer. b) Copper
20. Generally, metallic minerals are found in which types of rocks?
a) Igneous rock
b) Metamorphic rock
b) Both a & b
c) Sedimentary rock
Answer. b) Both a & b
21. North Sweden is famous for which type of mineral deposit?
a) Iron-ore
b) Copper and Nickel
c) iron, nickel, chromites, and platinum
d) Limestone deposits
Answer. a) Iron-ore
22. The Caucasus region of France is famous for which type of mineral deposit?
a) Iron-ore
b) Copper and Nickel
c) iron, nickel, chromites, and platinum
d) Limestone deposits
Answer. d) Limestone deposits.
23. Ontario, Canada is famous for which type of mineral deposit?
a) Iron-ore
b) Copper and Nickel
c) iron, nickel, chromites, and platinum
d) Limestone deposits
Answer. b) Copper and Nickel
24. South Africa is famous for which type of mineral deposit?
a) Iron-ore
b) Copper and Nickel
c) iron, nickel, chromites, and platinum
d) Limestone deposits
Answer. c) iron, nickel, chromites, and platinum
25. Phosphate beds are found in which of the following country?
a) South Africa
b) Brazil
c) Algeria
d) France
Answer. c) Algeria
26. Which of the following continents produces more than half of the world’s tin.
a) Asia
b) Africa
c) Australia
d) Antarctica
Answer. a) Asia
27. Which of the following country is not a leading producer of Tin?
a) China
b) Malaysia
c) Vietnam
d) Indonesia
Answer. c) Vietnam
28. -----------has no known mineral deposits in it.
a) Switzerland
b) Bhutan
c) Sri Lanka
d) Nepal
Answer. a) Switzerland
29. The oldest rocks in the world are found in which region?
a) Africa
b) South America
c) Western Australia
d) Eastern Australia
Answer. c) Western Australia; They were formed 4,300 million years ago, only 300 million years
after the earth's formation.
30. Which of the following continents is the largest producer of the world's gold, diamonds, and Platinum?
a) Asia
b) Africa
c) South America
d) Australia
Answer. b) Africa
31. Which of the following continent is the largest producer of Bauxite?
a) Asia
b) Africa
c) South America
d) Australia
Answer. d) Australia
32. Kalgoorlie and Coolgardie areas of western Australia have the largest deposits of?
a) Uranium
b) Gold
c) Diamond
d) Copper
Answer. b) Gold
33. Which of the following is obtained from quartz?
a) Gold
b) Silicon
c) Tin
d) Aluminum
Answer. b) Silicon
34. The energy which has been in common use for a long time is called------ of energy?
a) Conventional source
b) Non-conventional source
c) Modern source
d) Polluted source
Answer. a) Conventional source
35. Which of the following is a non-conventional source of energy?
a) Solar energy
b) Firewood
c) Coal
d) Hydel energy
Answer. a) Solar energy
36. Which of the following is a conventional source of energy?
a) Oil and Natural gas
b) Wind energy
c) Tidal energy
d) Bio-gas
Answer. a) Oil and Natural gas
37. Which of the following energy sources is the main conventional source of energy?
a) Firewood
b) Biogas
c) Fossil fuel
d) Coal
Answer. a) Firewood
38. Which of the following is not an example of fossil fuel?
a) Coal
b) petroleum
c) Natural Gas
d) Firewood
Answer. d) Firewood
39. Which of the following is the most abundantly found fossil fuel?
a) Coal
b) petroleum
c) Natural Gas
d) Crude oil
Answer. a) Coal
40. Electricity from coal is called?
a) Thermal power
b) Hydel power
c) Black gold
d) Cheap power
Answer. a) Thermal power
41. Which of the following energy sources is referred to as Buried Sunshine?
a) Coal
b) Petroleum
c) Natural gas
d) Firewood
Answer. a) Coal
42. Which of the following is not the coal-producing area of India?
a) Raniganj and Jharia
b) Bokaro and Dhanbad
c) Balaghat
d) Singrauli
Answer. c) Balaghat
43. Which of the following is also known as black gold?
a) Petroleum and its derivatives
b) Coal
c) Iron ore
d) Diamond
Answer. a) Petroleum and its derivatives
44. Which of the following areas is not a leading producer of Petroleum?
a) Digboi in Assam
b) Bombay High in Mumbai
c) Deltas of Krishna and Godavari
d) Deltas of Ganga
Answer. d) Deltas of Ganga
45. Which of the following regions is not a source of natural gas?
a) Jaisalmer
b) Krishna Godavari delta
c) Haryana
d) Tripura
Answer. c) Haryana
46. Which country was the first country in the world to develop hydroelectricity?
a) Norway
b) Sweden
c) Finland
d) Scotland
Answer. a) Norway
47. -------- of the world’s electricity is produced by hydel power?
a) one-half
b) one-fourth
c) one-third
d) one-fifth
Answer. b) one-fourth
48. The site of the world’s first solar and wind-powered bus shelter is in?
a) Norway
b) Sweden
c) Finland
d) Scotland
Answer. d) Scotland
49. Heat energy obtained from the earth is called?
a) geothermal energy
b) Tidal energy
c) Coal
d) Petroleum
Answer. a) geothermal energy
50. world’s largest geothermal power plants are located in which country?
a) the USA
b) New Zealand
c) India
d) Iceland
Answer. a) the USA
51. Manikaran in Himachal Pradesh and Puga Valley in Ladakh are famous for?
a) Solar Plant
b) Hydel plant
c) Wind energy
d) Geothermal plant
Answer. d) Geothermal plant
52. The Gulf of Kachchh in India is famous for?
a) Solar Plant
b) Hydel plant
c) Tidal Plants
d) Geothermal plant
Answer. c) Tidal Plants
53. Biogas is a mixture of mainly?
a) Octane and Carbon dioxide
b) Methane and Octane
c) Methane and Carbon dioxide
d) Methane and Carbon Monoxide
Answer. c) Methane and Carbon dioxide
Chapter Wise MCQ of class 8 geography
- Chapter-1[ Resources]
- Chapter -2 [ Land, Soil, Water, Natural Vegetation, and Wildlife Resources]
- Chapter -3[ Mineral and Power Resources]
- Chapter-4 [ Agriculture]
- Chapter-5[ Industries]
- Chapter-6[ Human Resources]
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