Question

1. Aluminium is taken out of __________________ ore.

a) Bauxite
b) Manganese
c) Iron
d) Mica

2. Minerals are of ____________________ types.

a) 4
b) 2
c) 3
d) None of these

3. Metallic minerals are __________________ substances.

a) Hard
b) Soft
c) Stretchable
d) Ductile

4. _____________ are mostly found in igneous rocks.

a) Metallic minerals
b) Non-metallic minerals
c) Ferrous minerals
d) Non-ferrous minerals

5. The process of taking out minerals from rocks buried under the surface of the earth is named
as ____________________.
a) Mining
b) Pumping
c) Extracting

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d) None of these

6. The term Shaft is associated with __________________.

a) Surface mining
b) Off-shore drilling
c) Underground mining
d) None of these

7. Non-metallic minerals are found in ___________________ rocks.

a) Igneous
b) Sedimentary
c) Meta-morphic
d) All of these

8. What is the process in which minerals lying near the surface are dug?

a) Drilling
b) Off- shore drilling
c) Quarrying
d) Extraction

9. Gold is an example of __________________ minerals.

a) Ferrous
b) Non- ferrous
c) Both (a) and (b)
d) None of these

10. Suggest the ways to conserve minerals.

a) Reducing waste in the process of mining.
b) Recycling of minerals.
c) Both (a) and (b)
d) None of these.

11. Which of the following are non-conventional resources.

a) Wind energy

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b) Solar energy
c) Tidal energy
d) All of these

12. ________________ is also termed as Black Gold.

a) Coal
b) Magnetite
c) Manganese
d) Petroleum

13. Which of the following is not the good conductor of heat and electricity?

a) Gold
b) Silver
c) Copper
d) None of these

14. ____________ is the largest producer of silver.

a) India
b) Australia
c) China
d) Bolivia

15. _______________ is used in nuclear power plant as fuel.

a) Bauxite
b) Aluminium
c) Uranium
d) Natural Gas

16. ____________________ is found in sedimentary rocks.

a) Coal
b) Petroleum
c) Both (a) and (b)
d) None of these

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17. Russia is rich in __________________ sources.

a) Silver
b) Copper
c) Natural Gas
d) None of these
18. Which is the best quality iron ore?
a) Haematite
b) Siderite
c) Magnetite
d) Limonite

19. Which mine in India are the leading producers of copper.

a) Balaghat Mine
b) Khetri Mine
c) Kudrimukh mine
d) Badampahar Mine

20. Which of this properties belongs to copper?

a) Good conductor
b) Bad conductor
c) Unmalleable
d) Non ductile

Answer 1

Answer:

1) Bauxite

2)4

Explanation: