MCQs for Class 12 Geography Book II - Chapter 5 Mineral and Energy Resources
Multiple Choice Questions
Question.1. What is the rank of India in iron ore reserve in Asia?
(a) First
(b) Second
(c) Third
(d) Fourth
Answer
(a) First
Question.2. Which one of the following is not a ferrous mineral?
(a) Cobalt
(b) Nickel
(c) Iron
(d) Aluminium
Answer
(d) Aluminium
Question.3. Which two main types of iron ore are found in India?
(a) Magnetite and limonite
(b) Haematite and magnetite
(c) Haematite and siderite
(d) Limonite and siderite
Answer
(b) Haematite and magnetite
Question.4. Which iron-ore is abundantly found in India?
(a) Magnetite
(b) Hematite
(c) Limonite
(d) Iron Pyrite
Answer
(a) Magnetite
Question.5. Which state is the leading producer of manganese?
(a) Jharkhand
(b) Odisha
(c) Karnataka
(d) Andhra Pradesh
Answer
(b) Odisha
Question.6. Identify the agency not engaged in mineral exploration in India.
(a) IBM
(b) NTPC
(c) ONGC
(d) NMDC
Answer
(b) NTPC
Question.7. Which metal is extracted from bauxite?
(a) Copper
(b) Iron
(c) Silver
(d) Aluminium
Answer
(d) Aluminium
Question.8. At which place India’s first nuclear reactor plant was set up?
(a) Tarapore – Maharashtra
(b) Kalapakkam – Tamilnadu
(c) Narora – UP
(d) Kaiga – Karnataka
Answer
(a) Tarapore – Maharashtra
Answer
(a) Harike Barrage
Question.9. Which one of the following is not a characteristic of metallic minerals?
(a) Malleability
(b) Ductility
(c) Conductivity
(d) Bitterness
Answer
(d) Bitterness
Question.10. Which rock system has the largest coal deposits in India?
(a) Gondwana rocks
(b) Tertiary rocks
(c) Dharwar rocks
(d) (a) & (b)
Answer
(a) Gondwana rocks
Question.11. Khetri, Alwar, Bhilwara and Udaipur are the four important copper producing centres in which state?
(a) Madhya Pradesh
(b) Chhattisgarh
(c) Rajasthan
(d) Gujarat
Answer
(c) Rajasthan
Question.12. India is the largest producer of which mineral?
(a) Mica
(b) Coal
(c) Copper
(d) Iron
Answer
(a) Mica
Question.13. About what percentage of coal deposits in India is of bituminous type and is of non-coking grade?
(a) 50%
(b) 60%
(c) 70%
(d) 80%
Answer
(d) 80%
Question.14. Largest copper deposits are found in India in
(a) Khetri – Rajasthan
(b) Malanjkhand – MP
(c) Jhunjhunu – Rajasthan
(d) Singhbhum – Jharkhand
Answer
(a) Khetri – Rajasthan
Question.15. Production of lignite in India is restricted to
(a) Neyveli – Tamilnadu
(b) Hyderabad – Telangana
(c) Manglore – Bengluru
(d) Ranchi – Jharkhand
Answer
(a) Neyveli – Tamilnadu
Question.16. Which one of the following is not included under Gondwana coal deposits?
(a) Damodar valley
(b) Sone valley
(c) Brahmaputra valley
(d) Wardha valley
Answer
(a) Damodar valley
Question.17. In which year Oil and Natural Gas Commission (ONGC) was set up?
(a) 1948
(b) 1956
(c) 1966
(d) 1946
Answer
(b) 1956
Question.18. The oldest petroleum producing area in the country is
(a) Digboi
(b) Naharkatiya
(c) Moran
(d) Barauni
Answer
(a) Digboi
Question.19. Which state does not has tertiary coal deposits?
(a) Chhattisgarh
(b) J & K
(c) Meghalaya
(d) Assam
Answer
(a) Chhattisgarh
Question.20. Which was the only oil producing region in India before the setup of ONGC?
(a) Mumbai High
(b) Mahanadi delta
(c) Digboi
(d) Ankaleshwar
Answer
(c) Digboi
Question.21. In which year the Gas Authority of India Limited (GAIL) was set up?
(a) 1984
(b) 1986
(c) 1978
(d) 1998
Answer
(a) 1984
Question.22. Which two minerals are mostly used in nuclear energy?
(a) Mercury and copper
(b) Uranium and thorium
(c) Copper and gold
(d) Tungsten and mica
Answer
(b) Uranium and Thorium
Question.23. Which is the India’s largest nuclear power project?
(a) Rawatbhata (Rajasthan)
(b) Kalapakkam (Tamil Nadu)
(c) Narora (Uttar Pradesh)
(d) Tararpur (Maharashtra)
Answer
(d) Tararpur (Maharashtra)
Question.24. Which part of India has greater potential for the development of solar energy?
(a) Northern
(b) Southern
(c) Western
(d) Eastern
Answer
(c) Western
Question.25. At which place a geothermal energy plant has been commissioned in India?
(a) Okhla (Delhi)
(b) Kota (Rajasthan)
(c) Guntur (Andhra Pradesh)
(d) Manikaran (Himachal Pradesh)
Answer
(d) Manikaran (Himachal Pradesh)
Question.26. For production of which non-conventional energy is Okhla in Delhi famous for?
(a) Solar energy
(b) Geothermal energy
(c) Bio-energy
(d) Wind energy
Answer
(c) Bio-energy
Question.27. Match the following two columns and choose the correct option:
Non-conventional energy | Production centre |
(A) Nuclear Energy | (1) Manikaran in Himachal Pradesh |
(B) Solar Energy | (2) Okhla in Delhi |
(C) Bio-energy | (3) Narora (Uttar Pradesh) |
(D) Geothermal Energy | (4) Western India |
(a) A-1, B-2, C-3, D-4
(b) A-1, B-2, C-4, D-3
(c) A-3, B-4, C-1, D-2
(d) A-3, B-4, C-2, D-1
Answer
(d) A-3, B-4, C-2, D-1
Question.28. Match the following two columns and choose the correct option:
Minerals | Mining centre |
(A) Iron Ore | (1) Nellore district (Andhra Pradesh) |
(B) Manganese | (2) Kalahandi (Odisha) |
(C) Mica | (3) Mayurbhanj (Odisha) |
(D) Bauxite | (4) Nagpur (Maharashtra) |
(a) A-4, B-3, C-2, D-1
(b) A-3, B-4, C-1, D-2
(c) A-1, B-2, C-3, D-4
(d) A-2, B-3, C-1, D-4
Answer
(b) A-3, B-4, C-1, D-2
