CBSE Questions for Class 8 Chemistry Coal And Petroleum Quiz 2 - MCQExams.com

The burning of fossil fuels causes air pollution, acid rains and increases the temperature of the globe.
  • True
  • False
Which gas among the following is used as fuel in industries?
  • Air
  • Nitrogen gas
  • Coal gas
  • Carbon dioxide gas
Fossil fuel are exhaustible natural resources.
  • True
  • False
Natural resources which are limited are called as _________.
  • renewable
  • non-renewable
  • living resources
  • fossil fuels
What is used in manufacturing of steel?
  • Coal
  • Coal tar
  • Coke
  • Glass
Exhaustible natural resources are:
  • unlimited in quantity
  • not dependent on nature
  • limited in quantity
  • not exhausted by human activities
Naphthalene balls are obtained from coal tar and are used as:
  • mosquito repellant
  • honey bee repellant
  • moth repellant
  • snake repellant
  • Both Assertion and Reason are correct and Reason is the correct explanation for Assertion
  • Both Assertion and Reason are correct but Reason is not the correct explanation for Assertion
  • Assertion is correct but Reason is incorrect
  • Both Assertion and Reason are incorrect
The petroleum product used as fuel for stoves, lamps and jet aircraft is ______.
  • Kerosene
  • Petrol
  • Diesel
  • None of these
Choose the correct statement from the following :
  • It is difficult to transport natural gas through pipes
  • The disadvantage of natural gas is that it cannot be used directly for burning in homes
  • Natural gas is stored under high pressure as compressed natural gas
  • Natural gas cannot be used for power generation
Fossil fuels are obtained from :
  • remains of non-living materials
  • dead remains of birds only
  • dead remains of insects only
  • dead remains of living organisms
Which of the following is not a natural resource?
  • Minerals
  • Water
  • Soil
  • Plastic
Petroleum, Coal and natural gas are fossil fuels.
  • True
  • False

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  • Both Assertion and Reason are correct and Reason is the correct explanation for Assertion
  • Both Assertion and Reason are correct but Reason is not the correct explanation for Assertion
  • Assertion is correct but Reason is incorrect
  • Both Assertion and Reason are incorrect
What is formed from a natural process from mostly animal residues and is an example of fossil fuel? 
  • Biogas
  • Hydrogen
  • Petroleum
  • Fossils
The black thick liquid with an unpleasant smell is known as :
  • naphtha
  • gasoline
  • coal tar
  • diesel oil
The word that is supposed to come in the blank in the following sentence has been jumbled up. Find the correct form of the word.
______ is obtained from mines.
  • Laco
  • Coal
  • Cola
  • None of these
Coal and petroleum are formed from the dead remains of organisms and are known as :
  • fuels
  • fossil fuels
  • diesel
  • None of these
Excessive burning of fossil fuels is a major cause of global warming.
  • True
  • False
Petroleum is formed under the earth's crust by chemical changes in:
  • Vegetable matter
  • Inorganic matter
  • Animal matter
  • Both vegetable and animal matter
Coal is a rock formed from ___________millions of years ago.
  • plants
  • aquatic animals
  • plants and animals
  • none of the above
LPG is ___________.
  • Liquefied petroleum gas
  • Low petroleum gas
  • Liquid pressure gas
  • None of these
Which of the following is a false statement?
  • To overcome the energy crisis the use of solar cooker must be increased.
  • To overcome the energy crisis more amount of non-renewable sources of energy must be used.
  • The re-usage of waste material as a source of energy can be done to overcome the energy crisis.
  • To overcome the energy crisis energy has to be saved.
An example of fossil fuel is?
  • Coal 
  • Coke
  • Natural gas
  • Producer gas
Which of the following is obtained on fractional distillation of petroleum ?
  • Paraffin wax
  • Asphalt (Bitumen)
  • Petroleum gas
  • All of these
LPG is mainly a mixture of the two hydrocarbons:
  • butane + ethane
  • butane + propane
  • propane + ethane
  • methane + ethane
Which of the following is not a petroleum product ?
  • Bees wax
  • Paraffin wax
  • Candle wax
  • Naphtha
Study the given flow chart.
Based on the given flow chart, what could X be?

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  • Petrol
  • Kerosene
  • Diesel
  • Natural gas
State whether true or false :

Coal reserves will last forever.
  • True
  • False
The residue left behind after the dry distillation of coal is _____________.
  • coal tar
  • coal gas
  • coke
  • ammonia liquor
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