CBSE Class 10 Social Science Competency Based Questions Minerals and energy resources available here. We have included total 3 set of passage. Each passage has 3 questions. Students who are going to prepare their Board exam please Read the passage below and answer the following questions.
Minerals and energy resources Class 10 Competency Based Questions:
1) Read the passage below and answer the following questions:
In India, coal is the most abundantly available fossil fuel. It provides a substantial part of the nation’s energy needs. It is used for power generation, to supply energy to industry as well as for domestic needs. Coal is formed due the compression of plant material over millions of years. Coal, therefore, is found in a variety of forms depending on the degrees of compression and the depth and time of burial.
1.) Identify the incorrect statement.
a) Lignite is a low-grade brown coal.
b) Bituminous is the most popular coal used for commercial purposes.
c) Anthracite is the highest quality soft coal.
d) All are correct.
2.) Peat has
a) low carbon and high moisture
b) high carbon and low moisture
c) low carbon and low moisture
d) high carbon and high moisture
3.) Why thermal power stations are located near to the coalfields and not away from them?
Coal is a bulky material, which loses weight on use as it is reduced to ash because of this heavy industry and thermal power stations are located near the coalfields.
2) Read the passage below and answer the following questions:
India is fortunate to have rich and varied mineral resources. However, these are unevenly distributed. Broadly speaking, peninsular rocks contain most of the reserves of coal, metallic minerals, mica, and many other non-metallic minerals.
1.) Identify the incorrect statement.
a) Sedimentary rocks in Gujarat and Assam have most of the petroleum deposits.
b) Bauxite is found in the form of placer deposits.
c) Metals like copper, zinc and lead are found in the cracks of igneous and metamorphic rocks.
d) All the statements are correct.
2.) Manganese is not used in which of the following processes-
a) Manufacturing of steel
b) Manufacturing of bleaching powder
c) Manufacturing insecticide
d) None of the above.
3.) Panchpatmali deposits are famous for-
a) Iron
b) Copper
c) Bauxite
d) Coal
3) Read the passage below and answer the following questions:
Due to its excellent di-electric strength, low power loss factor, insulating properties and resistance to high voltage, it is one of the most indispensable minerals used in electric and electronic industries. It is a mineral made up of a series of plates or leaves. It splits easily into thin sheets.
1.) It is the description of which of the following minerals?
a) Manganese
b) Aluminum
c) Mica
d) Iron
2.) Mention the regions in which its deposits are found.
It is found in northern edge of Chota Nagpur plateau, Koderma Gaya Hazaribagh belt of Jharkhand, Ajmer region of Rajasthan, Nellore in Rajasthan are the important mica producing regions in India.
3.) This mineral is found in which of the following colors?
a) Black
b) Green
c) Reddish yellow
d) All of the above
DIRECTIONS for the question: In each of the questions given below, there are two statements marked as Assertion (A) and Reason (R). Mark your answer as per the codes provided below:
Assertion(A): Odisha Jharkhand belt has the highest reserves of iron ore.
Reason(R): Kudremukh mines, which are one of the largest iron ore deposits in the world is in Odisha.
a) A is true but R is false.
b) A is false but R is true.
c) Both A and R are true, and R is the correct explanation of A.
d) Both A and R are true, but R is not the correct explanation of A.
Answer: a) Both A and R are false.
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