CBSE Questions for Class 10 Geography Minerals And Energy Resources Quiz 8 - MCQExams.com

Since mica is a bad conductor of heat and electricity, it is used in the _______________ industry.
  • Telephone and telegraph
  • Plastic and textile
  • Electrical cable and lamp
  • Glass and aluminium

The metal that is produced from bauxite is _________.
  • Aluminium
  • Steel
  • Iron
  • Gold
The largest oil field of India is ____________.
  • Digboi
  • Bombay High
  • Ankaleshwar
  • Brahmaputra Valley
In the manufacture of steel _________ is used.
  • Bauxite
  • Manganese
  • Mica
  • Copper
Bauxite is used in the manufacture of ____________.
  • Steel
  • Iron
  • Aluminium
  • Copper
In India, petroleum was first discovered at ________ in Assam.
  • Digboi
  • Bombay High
  • Ankaleshwar
  • Lakhimpur
In India __ and ___ States have maximum iron ore deposits.
  • Jharkhand; Orissa
  • Karnataka: Andhra
  • Punjab:Haryana
  • Maharastra: Madhya pradesh
Aluminium is known as wonder metal because ___________________.
  • It consists of different colours
  • It is used for various purposes
  • More metal can be extracted from less ore
  • It comprises various mixtures
Which mineral is used extensively in the packaging of food products?
  • Mica
  • Aluminium
  • Chrome
  • Asbestos
Which mineral is being banned all over the world?
  • Mica
  • Chrome
  • Copper
  • Asbestos
________ is used for preparing stailnless steel utensils.
  • Mica
  • Bauxite
  • Chrome
  • Iron
Which raw material is used in making of glass and ceramicware?
  • Chrome
  • Feldspar
  • Barytes
  • Bauxite
_______ is a non-conductor of heat and electricity.
  • Mica
  • Bauxite
  • Chrome
  • Asbestos

In the 1970s there was interest in developing wind power because of _____________.

  • Concern over global warming
  • Improvements in wind turbines
  • An oil crisis
  • None of these

Which of the following is/are true

A. Crisis in the energy requirements due to increasing population can be solved by Non-conventional energy sources

B. Non-conventional energy sources do not pose threat to environment

  • Only A
  • Only B
  • Both A and B
  • None of these

Which of the following is/are uses of non-conventional energy sources __________________.

  • The growing consumption of energy
  • Rising prices of oil and gas
  • Increasing use of fossil fuels causing environment
  • All of these

Lignocellulosic biomass is derived from

  • Living organisms
  • Dead organisms
  • Wood remains
  • None of these

Which of the following is an example of a hydropower?

  • Solar energy
  • Wind energy
  • Thermal energy
  • Tidal energy

Which of the following makes use of potential energy in the difference in height between high and low tides?

  • Tidal stream generator
  • Tidal barrage
  • Both A and B
  • None of these

The first windmill used for the production of electric power was built in which of the following countries?

  • France
  • Scotland
  • Switzerland
  • Afghanistan

Which of the following gas is present in large quantities in biogas?

  • Carbon mono oxide
  • Carbon dioxide
  • Methane
  • Oxygen
Which of the following is a Geothermal resource?
  • Hydrothermal
  • Hot dry rock
  • Geopressurised
  • All of the above

Energy produced by breakdown of organic matter in the absence of oxygen is called

  • Biomass
  • Biogas
  • Biology
  • Biotech
Which is the largest hydroelectric power project of India?
  • Sardar Sarovar 
  • Koyna
  • Nathpa Jhakri 
  • Bhakra Nangal
India has given top priority to develop solar energy because _______.
  • Of a favourable location for its development
  • It is an unstable energy
  • It is an exhaustible source of energy
  • It is used only for limited purpose
A kind of non metallic mineral is ______.
  • Petroleum
  • Aluminium
  • Iron
  • None of these
For manufacturing of which of the following, bauxite is primarily used?
  • Railway Engines
  • Aeroplanes
  • Cycles
  • Buses
Bauxite is known as wonder metal because ______.
  • It consists of different colours
  • It can be used with various types of metals
  • Can extract more metal from less ore
  • It comprises various mixtures
The mineral found in alluvial deposits is ___________.
  • Gold
  • Iron
  • Coal
  • None of these
Which one of the following is a major producer of Iron ore.
  • Kudremukh
  • Thiruchirapalli
  • Coimbatore
  • Chennai
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