Geo Minerals
I. Choose the correct option.
1.What are the three zones of mineral deposits in North America?
(A) San Francisco, San Diego and Vancouver
(B) Mexico city, Great lakes and Canadian shield region
(C) Canadian shield region, Western Cordilleras and Great Lakes
(D) Canadian region, Appalachian region and the Western mountain ranges
2.What is a mine?
(A) A mine is a pit in the rock
(B) A mine is an excavation in the ground for digging out minerals
(C) A mine is a dense forest
(D) None of them
3.Gold and Silver are found as ores in __________ rocks.
(A) Sedimentary
(B) Clay
(C) Igneous
(D) None of them
4.The best quality of iron ore is found in __________.
(A) China
(B) India
(C) Sweden
(D) Iran
5.Which continent is the largest producer of tin in the world?
(A) America
(B) Europe
(C) Asia
(D) Australia
6.Which is the most widely available and non-exhaustible form of energy?
(A) Wind Energy
(B) Geothermal Energy
(C) Solar Energy
(D) All of them
7.Which continent is the leading producer of iron ore in the world?
(A) Asia
(B) Europe
(C) America
(D) Australia
8.What do you mean by metallic minerals?
(A) These are minerals from which organic substance can be derived
(B) These are minerals from which metals can be derived
(C) These are minerals from which soil is formed
(D) None of them
9.What are the three mineral producing belts in India?
(A) Southern Jharkhand, Southern Chhattisgarh and Southern Karnataka
(B) Jharkhand, Bihar and Karnataka
(C) Rajasthan, Jharkhand and Karnataka
(D) Uttar Pradesh, Bihar and Jharkhand
10.Which quality of copper makes it important for electrical industry?
(A) It is a metal
(B) It is a very good conductor of electricity
(C) It is ductile
(D) It is malleable
11.Bauxite is an ore of _________.
(A) aluminum
(B) iron
(C) gold
(D) copper
12.What is meant by recycling of metals?
(A) Taking the metals by cycle form one place to another
(B) Using the discarded metals once again
(C) Mixing the discarded metals with paper
(D) Washing the metals and polishing them
13.Peat, lignite, bituminous and anthracite are examples of which product?
(A) Mineral Oil
(B) Coal
(C) Metallic Ores
(D) Non- Metallic Ores
14.Bhakra Nangal, Hirakund, Rihand and Nagarjuna Sagar are examples of _________.
(A) Solar energy plants
(B) Hydroelectricity Project
(C) Wind energy Product
(D) None of them
15.In which rock types, are mineral fuels accumulated?
(A) Igneous rocks
(B) Sedimentary rocks
(C) Metamorphic rocks
(D) Calcareous rock
16.Into how many categories can metals be divided?
(A) Precious and non-precious metals
(B) Ferrous and Non-Ferrous metals
(C) Light metals and heavy metals
(D) All of them
17.What is smelting?
(A) It is the process of smelling any object
(B) It is a process of separating metals from their ores by the use of heat
(C) It is the boiling of liquids
(D) All of them
18.Minerals can be identified on the basis of ____________.
(A) Colour and density
(B) Density and hardness
(C) Hardness and chemical properties
(D) All the above
19.Salt is a ______________.
(A) Edible mineral
(B) Industrial mineral
(C) Precious mineral
(D) None of the above
20.What are minerals?
(A) Minerals are natural inorganic substances, which consist of one or more elements
(B) Minerals are natural organic substances
(C) Minerals are natural liquids found in the nature
(D) None of them
21.Gold and Silver are found as ores in __________ rocks.
(A) Sedimentary
(B) Clay
(C) Igneous
(D) None of them
22.Where is Kalpakkam nuclear power station situated?
(A) Karnataka
(B) Tamil Nadu
(C) Maharashtra
(D) Kerala
23.Match the following from the code given below;
Column A
A. Coal
B. Petroleum
C. Water Energy
D. Wind Energy
(A) A(iii), B(i), C(ii), D(iv)
(B) A(iii), B(iv), C(ii), D(i)
(C) A(i), B(ii), C(iii), D(iv)
(D) A(i), B(ii), C(iv), D(iii)
Column B
(i) Southern California
(ii) Norway
(iii) Russia
(iv) Persian Gulf
24.Puga valley in Ladakh is known for ___________ energy.
(A) tidal energy
(B) thermal energy
(C) geothermal energy
(D) wind energy
25.Which kind of energy is produced by the organic waste?
(A) Biogas
(B) Tidal energy
(C) Thermal energy
(D) Atomic energy
26.Which continent is the largest producer of Bauxite in the world?
(A) Asia
(B) Africa
(C) Australia
(D) Europe
27.Tarapur in Maharashtra is a ______________.
(A) Nuclear power station
(B) Thermal power station
(C) Hydel power station
(D) None of the above
28.Where is the Salal Hydroelectric Project situated in India?
(A) Uttar Pradesh
(B) Himachal Pradesh
(C) Jammu & Kashmir
(D) Punjab
29.Large deposits of thorium are found in which part of India?
(A) Rajasthan
(B) Bihar
(C) Kerala
(D) Tamil Nadu
30.The natural accumulation of metals or valuable minerals in a concentrated form along with several impuritiesis
called as_______.
(A) Rock
(B) Mineral
(C) ore
(D) None of the above
31.Which source of energy is a renewable source of energy?
(A) Fossil Fuels
(B) Coal
(C) Sun
(D) Minerals
32 .Which one is not a part of non-conventional energy sources?
(A) Geothermal energy
(B) Wind energy
(C) Solar energy
(D) Fossil fuels
33.What is Geothermal Energy?
(A) It is a muscular energy
(B) It is the energy produced by humans
(C) It is the natural heat found in the interiors of the earth
(D) None of them
34.Which is not a part of conventional source of energy?
(A) Hydel power
(B) Natural gas
(C) Biogas
(D) Fossil fuels
35._________ cells convert sunlight directly into electricity.
(A) Blood
(B) Photogenic
(C) Photovoltaic
(D) White blood
36.Which of these is not a method of conservation?
(A) Reuse
(B) Reduce
(C) Recycle
(D) Reserve
37.Combining a metal with other metals to enhance its usefulness produces __________.
(A) ferrous metal
(B) alloy
(C) light metals
(D) rare metals
II. Answer the following questions.(1M)
38.How tidal energy is used for energy generation?
39.What do you understand by the term 'buried sunshine'?
40.What is nuclear power?
41.Define non-conventional energy.
42.How the minerals occur?
43.What are minerals?
44.Define power resources.
45.Define conventional power resources.
46.What are fire woods?
47.What are the fossil fuels?
48.What is 'Black gold'?
49. Where do we find gold deposits in India?
50. Which sates are the largest producer of copper in India?
51. Name two bauxite producer states of India?
52. Which states are the largest producers of Iron ore in India?
53. Which power do we get from coal?
III. Answer the following questions.(2M)
1.Give five ways in which you can save energy at home.
2. Distinguish between Ferrous and nonferrous minerals
3.What is an ore? Where are the ores of metallic minerals generally located?
4.Name any three common minerals used by you every day.
5.What is recycling? Give examples.
6.Where are the deposits of natural gas found in India?
7.What are the major types of power resources?
8.What are the various types of minerals?
9.What are the various conventional sources of energy?
10. Why are coal, mineral oil and natural gas called fossil fuels?
11. What is 'geothermal energy', In which form does it normally surface and what is its use?
12. Why is petroleum referred as black gold ?Explain
13.Name two regions rich in natural gas resources.
14.Which sources of energy would you suggest for
(a) rural areas (b) coastal areas (c) Arid regions
IV. Answer the following questions.(3M)
1.What is the process of Hydel power generation?
2.What are the various ways of mineral conservation?
3.Why we need conservation of mineral resources?
4.Distinguish between Metallic and Non-metallic minerals.
5.What are the various non-conventional energy sources?
6.Give reasons.
(i) Environmental aspects must be carefully looked into before building huge dams.
7. Why are the most industries concentrated around coal mines? Explain.
8. “Quarrying can become a major environmental concern “.Explain.
V. Answer the following questions.(4M)
1. Distinguish between Conventional and non conventional sources of energy.
2. Distinguish between Biogas and natural gas.