Class 12 Geography MCQ Chapter 17 Mineral and Fuel Resources of India

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Class 12 Geography MCQ Chapter 17 Mineral and Fuel Resources of India

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Mineral and Fuel Resources of India

Chapter: 17

1. Which region of India is known as one of the world’s richest mineral regions?

(i) Ganga Valley.

(ii) Deccan Plateau.

(iii) Thar Desert.

(iv) Himalayan Region.

Ans: (ii) Deccan Plateau.

2. Among iron minerals, which is the main mineral found in India?

(i) Bauxite.

(ii) Hematite.

(iii) Diamond.

(iv) Gold.

Ans: (ii) Hematite.

3. Examples of Fuel Minerals are:

(i) Graphite and Diamond.

(ii) Copper and Gold.

(iii) Coal and Mineral Oil.

(iv) Zinc and Limestone.

Ans: (iii) Coal and Mineral Oil.

4. In which type of geological formation are mineral resources generally found in India?

(i) New Mountain Ranges.

(ii) Ancient Crystalline Rocks.

(iii) Alluvial Plains.

(iv) Valley Regions.

Ans: (ii) Ancient Crystalline Rocks.

5. Example of non-ferrous minerals is:

(i) Hematite.

(ii) Manganese.

(iii) Bauxite.

(iv) Iron.

Ans: (iii) Bauxite.

6. Which minerals originate from biological sources?

(i) Manganese and Copper.

(ii) Mineral Oil and Coal.

(iii) Gold and Silver.

(iv) Limestone and Diamond.

Ans: (ii) Mineral Oil and Coal.

7. Besides Fuel Minerals, what else is included among non-metallic minerals?

(i) Diamond.

(ii) Biogenic Minerals.

(iii) Inorganic Combined Minerals.

(iv) Carbonaceous Rocks.

Ans: (iii) Inorganic Combined Minerals.

8. Copper, Gold, and Silver belong to which category of minerals in India?

(i) Fuel Minerals.

(ii) Ferrous Minerals.

(iii) Non-Ferrous Minerals.

(iv) Non-Metallic Minerals.

Ans: (iii) Non-Ferrous Minerals.

9. Most metallic minerals in India are found in which type of rocks?

(i) New Crystalline Rocks.

(ii) Ancient Igneous and Metamorphic Rocks.

(iii) Sandstone.

(iv) Plateau Mountains.

Ans: (ii) Ancient Igneous and Metamorphic Rocks.

10. In which regions is coal mainly found in India?

(i) Himalayan Region.

(ii) Damodar, Son-Mahanadi, Godavari, and Cauvery Delta Regions.

(iii) Western Ghats Region.

(iv) Thar Desert.

Ans: (ii) Damodar, Son-Mahanadi, Godavari, and Cauvery Delta Regions.

11. In which region along the west coast near Mumbai is mineral oil found?

(i) Kanpur High.

(ii) Mumbai High.

(iii) Jaisalmer.

(iv) Kandla.

Ans: (ii) Mumbai High.

12. Which mineral resource is associated with the Krishna-Godavari delta region?

(i) Diamond.

(ii) Natural Gas.

(iii) Manganese.

(iv) Limestone.

Ans: (ii) Natural Gas.

13. Where is “Monazite Sand” found?

(i) Thar Desert.

(ii) Coastal Sand Dunes.

(iii) Ganga Valley.

(iv) Aravalli Region.

Ans: (ii) Coastal Sand Dunes.

14. In which mineral region are Copper, Zinc, Limestone, Marble, along with Mineral Oil and Gas found?

(i) Northeast Region.

(ii) Northwest Region.

(iii) Southwest Region.

(iv) Central India Region.

Ans: (ii) Northwest Region.

15. Which mineral is found in the Krishna-Godavari delta region (Andhra Pradesh), Puducherry’s eastern offshore areas, Assam, Gujarat, Arabian Sea oil fields, and Jaisalmer district of Rajasthan?

(i) Bauxite.

(ii) Diamond.

(iii) Iron Ore.

(iv) Natural Gas.

Ans: (iv) Natural Gas.

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