CBSE MCQ Questions for Class 10 Social Science Minerals and Energy Resources
CBSE Minerals and Energy Resources Multiple-choice Questions (MCQs) will help students while studying the topics related to Minerals and Energy Resources. It is an important chapter in the syllabus of Class 10 Social Science. Solving the Minerals and Energy Resources MCQ Questions, in addition to referring to the CBSE Class 10 Social Science Notes, will help students to understand the chapters in a comprehensive manner and prepare better for the board examination.
Students must solve MCQ Questions and CBSE Sample Papers of Class 10 Social Science to understand their level of preparation. Minerals and Energy Resources MCQs given below will help students to revise and recollect the important concepts and points related to topics such as mode of occurrence of minerals, ferrous minerals, iron ore, different minerals in India, non-metallic minerals, rock minerals, conservation of minerals, energy resources, conventional sources of energy, power plants in India, non-conventional sources of energy, and conservation of energy resources.
Apart from the MCQs given below, students are recommended to access MCQ Questions and Answers for Class 10 Social Science to get the complete list of MCQs for all the chapters of Class 10 Social Science subjects, History, Geography, Political Science and Economics.
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1) Gold, silver and platinum are examples of ______.
a) Ferrous minerals
b) Non-ferrous minerals
c) Precious minerals
d) Non-metallic minerals
Answer: Option (c)
2) Cobalt is an example of _____.
a) Ferrous minerals
b) Non-ferrous minerals
c) Energy minerals
d) Non-metallic minerals
Answer: Option (a)
3) Sandstone and mica are examples of _______.
a) Non-metallic minerals
b) Energy minerals
c) Non-ferrous minerals
d) Ferrous minerals
Answer: Option (a)
4) Coal and natural gas are examples of ______ minerals.
a) Non-metallic
b) Energy
c) Ferrous
d) Non-ferrous
Answer: Option (b)
5) ________ provides a strong base for the development of metallurgical industries.
a) Ferrous minerals
b) Non-ferrous minerals
c) Energy minerals
d) Precious minerals
Answer: Option (a)
6) Coal mining in Jowai and Cherapunjee is done by family members in the form of a long narrow tunnel, known as _________ mining.
a) Rathole
b) Opencast mining
c) Underground mining
d) None of the above
Answer: Option (a)
7) Sedimentary rocks on the western and eastern flanks of the peninsula, in Gujarat and _________ have most of the petroleum deposits.
a) Madhya Pradesh
b) Telangana
c) Assam
d) Maharashtra
Answer: Option (c)
8) Magnetite is the finest iron ore with a very high content of iron up to _______.
a) 70 per cent
b) 50 per cent
c) 40 per cent
d) 30 per cent
Answer: Option (a)
9) Durg-Bastar-Chandrapur belt lies in ________ and ________.
a) Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh
b) Chhattisgarh and Maharashtra
c) Gujarat and Madhya Pradesh
d) Madhya Pradesh and Odisha
Answer: Option (b)
10) Ballari-Chitradurga-Chikkamagaluru-Tumakuru belt in Karnataka has large
reserves of _______.
a) Iron ore
b) Copper
c) Uranium
d) Granite
Answer: Option (a)
11) _________ is the largest producer of manganese ores in India.
a) Jharkhand
b) Odisha
c) Madhya Pradesh
d) West Bengal
Answer: Option (b)
12) In which of the following locations are mica deposits not found?
a) Ajmer
b) Beawar
c) Hazaribagh
d) Katni
Answer: Option (d)
13) Koraput has rich deposits of ______.
a) Mica
b) Bauxite
c) Iron ore
d) Manganese
Answer: Option (b)
14) Being malleable, ductile, and a good conductor, ________ is mainly used in electrical cables, electronics and chemical industries.
a) Steel
b) Manganese
c) Copper
d) None of the above
Answer: Option (c)
15) India’s _______ deposits are mainly found in the Amarkantak plateau, Maikal hills and the plateau region of Bilaspur-Katni.
a) Bauxite
b) Iron Ore
c) Steel
d) Manganese
Answer: Option (a)
16) _______ deposits are found in the northern edge of the Chota Nagpur plateau.
a) Bauxite
b) Mica
c) Copper
d) Iron Ore
Answer: Option (b)
17) The principal lignite reserves are found in ________, in Tamil Nadu and are used for the generation of electricity.
a) Madurai
b) Vellore
c) Neyveli
d) Tuticorin
Answer: Option (c)
18) The ________, Mahanadi, Son and Wardha valleys contain coal deposits.
a) Sutlej
b) Narmada
c) Krishna
d) Godavari
Answer: Option (d)
19) Majority of India’s petroleum production is from ______.
a) Mumbai High
b) Assam
c) Gujarat
d) None of the above
Answer: Option (a)
20) ________ is the oldest oil-producing state of India.
a) Gujarat
b) Tamil Nadu
c) Assam
d) Maharashtra
Answer: Option (c)
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