Mineral and Power Resources Class 8 Quiz Question with Answer. CBSE Class 8 Geography Lesson 3 Mock Test.
Question 1:
A naturally occurring substance that has a definite chemical composition is —-
(a) Metal
(b) Resources
(c) Mineral
(d) Ores
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(c) Mineral.
Question 2:
How can we identified a mineral?
(a) By chemical properties
(b) By physical properties
(c) both a and b
Answer:
(c) both a and b
Question 3:
Which of the following is a physical property of a mineral?
(a) Colour
(b) Density
(c) hardness
(d) All of these
Answer:
(d) All of these.
Question 4:
Which of the following is not a physical property of a mineral?
(a) Solubility
(b) Density
(c) Colours
(d) None of these
Answer:
(a) Solubility.
Question 5:
Indentify the chemical property of a mineral?
(a) Density
(b) Colour
(c) Solubility
(d) Hardness
Answer:
(c) Solubility.
Question 6:
The minerals contain metal in raw form is known as-
(a) Non-metallic
(b) Metallic
(c) Ferrous
(d) Ferrous
Answer:
(b) Metallic.
Question 7:
Metal have a characteristic of
(a) Lustre
(b) Brittle
(c) Shine
(d) Both a & c
Answer:
(d) Both a & c.
Question 8:
Identity the ferrous minerals
(a) Iron ore
(b) Manganese
(c) Chromites
(d) All of these
Answer:
(d) All of these.
Question 9:
Gypsum is example of – minerals
(a) Ferrous
(b) Non-ferrous
(c) Both a & b
(d) None of these
Answer:
(b) Non- ferrous.
Question 10:
Which of the following process is used in extraction of minerals?
(a) Mining
(b) Drilling
(c) Quarrying
(d) All of these
Answer:
(d) All of these.
Question 11:
What is mean by mining?
(a) Taking out minerals from the rocks buried
(b) Removing the surface layer
(c) Mineral do not contain metals
(d) None of these
Answer:
(a) Taking out minerals from the rocks buried.
Question 12:
Non – metallic minerals are found in:
(a) Metamorphic rocks
(b) Sedimentary rocks
(c) Igneous rocks
(d) None of these
Ans:- (b) Sedimentary rocks
Question 13:
Which process minerals that lie near the surface are dug out?
(a) Shaft mining
(b) Open cast mining
(c) Quarrying
(d) Mining
Answer:
(c) Quarrying.
Question 14:
In which strata mineral fuel such as coal & petroleum are found?
(a) Sedimentary
(b) Plains
(c) Igneous
(d) Metamorphic
Answer:
(a) Sedimentary.
Question 15:
Which of the following is world’s leading tin producers?
(a) India
(b) Malaysia
(c) USA
(d) Australia
Answer:
(b) Malaysia.
Question 16:
Which of the following country is the worlds largest producer of diamonds gold & platinum?
(a) USA
(b) Australia
(c) Africa
(d) Antarctica
Answer:
(c) Africa.
Question 17:
Which of the following country is the world’s largest producer of bauxite?
(a) Africa
(b) USA
(c) Australia
(d) India
Answer:
(c) Australia.
Question 18:
Which of the following areas of Western Australia have the largest deposits of gold?
(a) Kalgoorlie
(b) Venezuela
(c) Coolgardie
(d) Both a & c
Answer:
Both a & c.
Question 19:
Silicon is used for
(a) To making pipe
(b) Coin
(c) Making quartz
(d) Automobiles
Answer:
(c) Making quartz.
Question 20:
Bauxite is a ore of
(a) Aluminum
(b) Copper
(c) Lead
(d) None of these
Answer:
(a) Aluminum.
Question 21:
Minerals are a – resource.
(a) Renewable
(b) Non-renewable
(c) Thermal resourced
(d) None of these
Answer:
(b) Non-renewable.
Question 22:
Which of the following are conventional energy resources?
(a) Firewood
(b) Solar energy
(c) Fossil
(d) Both a & c.
Answer:
(d) Both a & c.
Question 23:
Identify the coal producing area of India
(a) Raniganj
(b) Bokaro
(c) Jharia
(d) All of these
Answer:
(d) All of these.
Question 24:
Petroleum is also known as
(a) Liquid gold
(b) Black gold
(c) Future fuel
(d) None of these
Answer:
(b) Black gold.
Question 25:
Which of the following is hydel power station in India?
(a) Gandhi Sagar
(b) Kalpakkam
(c) Narora
(d) Tarapur
Answer:
(a) Gandhi Sagar.
Question 26:
Which of the following element is used as fuel in nuclear power station?
(a) Aluminum
(b) Hydrogen
(c) Uranium
(d) Lead
Answer:
(c) Uranium.
Question 27:
— reaction takes place in a nuclear reactor.
(a) Nuclear fission
(b) Nuclear fission
(c) Chain reaction
(d) Subtraction reaction
Answer;
(b) Nuclear fission.
Question 28:
Thorium is found in-
(a) UP
(b) Kerala
(c) Maharashtra
(d) Odisha
Answer:
(b) Kerala.
Question 29:
Where is Tarapur nuclear power station located?
(a) U.P
(b) Odhisa
(c) Maharashtra
(d) W. Bengal
Answer:
(c) Maharashtra.
Question 30:
Where is Narora nuclear power station situated?
(a) Maharashtra
(b) U.P
(c) Tamil Nadu
(d) None of these
Answer:
(b) U.P
Question 31:
In which state Kaiga nuclear power station is located?
(a) Maharashtra
(b) U.P
(c) Karnataka
(d) Tamil Nadu
Answer:
(c) Karnataka.
Question 32:
Which of the following energy is obtain from earth?
(a) Solar
(b) Hydel
(c) Nuclear
(d) Geothermal
Answer:
(d) Geothermal.
Question 33:
In which country first tidal energy station was built?
(a) India
(b) China
(c) USA
(d) France
Answer:
(d) France.
Question 34:
The Petroleum is called “black gold” because:
(a) It is used in making black metal jewellery
(b) The colour of petroleum is black.
(c) It emits smoke of black colour when burnt
(d) It has immense value.
Ans:- (d) It has immense value.