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Mineral and Power Resources Class 8 Quiz

By Krishna Last updated: October 8, 2024
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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.

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