MCQ Questions for Class 10 Geography Chapter 5 Minerals and Energy Resources with Answers
1. Which of the following sedimentary minerals is formed as a result of evaporation, especially in arid regions?
2. Which of the following rocks consists of a single mineral?
3. Minerals are deposited and accumulated in strata of which of the following rocks?
4. Minerals formed from solidification of molten matter in the crack, crevices, faults or joints are found in which types of rocks?
5. Study about which of the characteristics of minerals is not a concern of geographers?
6. Which of the following is the finest quality of iron ore with magnetic qualities ?
7. Metals like gold, silver and platinum are known as which of the following?
8. Which of the following regions of India is almost devoid of economic minerals?
9. Which of the following is a major metallic mineral obtained from veins and lodes?
10. Which of the following regions of India contain most of the reserves of coal, metallic minerals, mica and many other non-metallic minerals?
11. To which of the following categories of resources, do minerals belong ?
12. Which of the following minerals is an important raw material in the iron and steel industry apart from iron ?
13. Which one of the following mineral ores is formed by decomposition of rocks, leaving a residual mass of weathered material?
14. Which of the following minerals is indispensable for electric and electronic industries?
15. India’s reserves and production of which of the following types of minerals is not very satisfactory?
16. Which of the following is a fuel mineral?
17. Gold, silver and platinum are examples of __.
18. Cobalt is an example of ___ mineral.
19. Sandstone and Mica are examples of ___.
20. Coal and Natural Gas are examples of __ minerals.
21. ____ provides a strong base for the development of metallurgical industries.
22. Coal mining in Jowai and Cherapunjee is done by family members in the form of a long narrow tunnel, known as ___ mining.
23. Sedimentary rocks on the western and eastern flanks of the peninsula, in Gujarat and ___ have most of the petroleum deposits.
24. Magnetite is the finest iron ore with a very high content of iron up to ___.
25. Durg-Bastar-Chandrapur belt lies in ___ and ___.
26. Ballari-Chitradurga-Chikkamagaluru-Tumakuru belt in Karnataka has largere serves of ___.
27. ___ is the largest producer of manganese ores in India.
28. In which of the following locations Mica deposits are not found?
29. Koraput has rich deposits of __.
30. Being malleable, ductile and a good conductor, ____ is mainly used in electrical cables, electronics and chemical industries.
31. India’s ___ deposits are mainly found in the Amarkantak plateau, Maikal hills and the plateau region of Bilaspur-Katni.
32. ___ deposits are found in the northern edge of the Chota Nagpur plateau.
33. The principal lignite reserves are found in ____, in Tamil Nadu and are used for generation of electricity.
34. The ____, Mahanadi, Son and Wardha valleys contain coal deposits.
35. Majority of India’s petroleum production is from __
36. ____ is the oldest oil-producing state of India.
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