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Development of Mineral And Energy Resources
Chapter: 23
GEOGRAPHY
TEXTUAL QUESTION & ANSWER
INTEXT QUESTION 23.1
Q.1. Tick (✓) the correct alternative from the given with statement.
(a) Which one of the following is the leading mineral in terms of economic value:
(i) Coal.
(ii) Petroleum.
(iii) Iron ore.
(iv) Gold.
Ans. (i) Coal.
(b) All battery Gold fields of the country are found in which regions:
(i) North-eastern plateaus.
(ii) South-western plateaus.
(iii) North-eastern plateaus.
(iv) North-Western region.
Ans. (ii) South-western plateaus.
(c) Oil refining is done at:
(i) Kanpur.
(ii) Barauni.
(iii) Kandla.
(iv) Masulipatnam.
Ans. (ii) Barauni.
(d) The chief oil fields of India are in:
(i) Assam and Gujarat.
(ii) Andhra Pradesh and Rajasthan.
(iii) Madhya Pradesh and Assam.
(iv) Gujarat and Bihar.
Ans. (i) Assam and Gujarat.
(e) 80 percent of coal reserves of India are in:
(i) Godavari Valley.
(ii) Wardha Valley.
(iii) Damodar Valley.
(iv) Mahanadi Valley.
Ans. (iii) Damodar Valley.
(f) Tertiary coal ss found in state of:
(i) Kerala.
(ii) Jammu and Kashmir.
(iii) Bihar.
(iv) Uttar Pradesh.
Ans. (ii) Jammu and Kashmir.
(g) The largest coal producing coal field is:
(i) Raniganj.
(ii) Jharia.
(iii) Bailadila.
(iv) Talcher.
Ans. (ii) Jharia.
(h) Recently gas reserves are discovered in the basins of:
(i) Narmada and Tapi.
(ii) Ganga and Brahmaputra.
(iii) Krishna and Godavari.
(iv) Damodar and Subarnarekha.
Ans. (iii) Krishna and Godavari.
INTEXT QUESTIONS 23.2
Tick (✓) the correct alternative from the choices given for each statement.
(a) Iron ore from bailadila is exported through:
(i) Paradip.
(ii) Kakinada.
(iii) Vishakhapatnam.
(iv) Haldia.
Ans. (iii) Vishakhapatnam.
(b) Iron ore with highest iron content is
(i) Magnetite.
(ii) Hematite.
(iii) Limonite.
(iv) Saderitr.
Ans. (ii) Hematite
(c) Which is the leading state in the production of manganese?
(i) Bihar.
(ii) Orissa.
(iii) Madhya Pradesh.
(iv) Karnataka.
Ans. (ii) Orissa.
(d) Which one of the following industry is leading consumer of manganese in India?
(i) Leather industry.
(ii) Match industry.
(iii) Metallurgical.
(iv) Photography industries.
Ans. (iii) Metallurgical.
(e) Bauxite is a:
(i) Metallic mineral of ferrous group.
(ii) Metallic mineral of non-ferrois group.
(iii) Non-metallic mineral.
(iv) Mineral fuel.
Ans. (ii) Metallic mineral of non-ferrous group.
(f) The ore aluminium is:
(i) Hematite.
(ii) Megnetite.
(iii) Bauxite.
(iv) Limonite.
Ans. (iii) Bauxite.
(g) India is the leading producer of
(i) Limestone.
(ii) Copper.
(iii) Mica.
(iv) Phosphate.
Ans. (iii) Mica.
INTEXT QUESTIONS 23.3
Q.1. Answer the following questions:
(a) Name the two popular types of power plants in India.
Ans. (i) Thermal and
(ii) Hydel.
(b) Name a conventional source of energy which is renewable.
Ans. Hydel power.
(c) Name three minerals widely used for producing power in India.
Ans. (i) Coal.
(ii) Petroleum and
(iii) Natural gas.
Q.2. Choose the correct option:
1. Which one of the following sectors has shown sharp increase in power consumption in recent years?
(a) Agriculture.
(b) Industry.
(c) Transport.
(d) None of them.
Ans. (a) Agriculture
2. Which one of the following forms of energy non-conventional?
(a) Thermal energy.
(b) Hydel power.
(c) Solar energy.
(d) Nuclear power.
Ans. (c) Solar energy.
3. Which one of the following has the highest share in the total energy production?
(a) Hydel power.
(b) Thermal power.
(c) Nuclear power.
(d) Wind energy.
Ans. (b) Thermal power.
