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Mineral Resources

Description: Mineral Resources (E)
Number of Questions: 15
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Which of the following is known as 'Pittsburg of India'?

  1. Baroda

  2. Rourkela

  3. Jamshedpur

  4. Durgapur


Correct Option: C

Which is the richest state of India in terms of mineral wealth?

  1. Madhya Pradesh

  2. Bihar

  3. Maharashtra

  4. Chhattisgarh


Correct Option: D

Which of the following states produces asbestos in abundance?

  1. Bihar

  2. Rajasthan

  3. Andhra Pradesh

  4. Gujarat


Correct Option: B

The present day search for fuels alternative to petroleum is mainly due to

  1. Iran-Iraq war

  2. strained relations between Israel and Middle East countries

  3. highly increased cost of petroleum

  4. increase in the consumption of petroleum


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

 The present day search for fuels alternative to petroleum is mainly due to increase in the consumption of petroleum.

India is very poorly endowed with a few essential minerals and therefore, depends on other countries for the supply of all of the following minerals, except

  1. antimony

  2. cobalt

  3. thorium

  4. zinc


Correct Option: C

India has fairly adequate reserves of gypsum, nearly half of which are in

  1. Chattisgarh

  2. Madhya Pradesh

  3. Rajasthan

  4. Jharkhand


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Correct Answer: Rajasthan

Which is the main source of minerals?

  1. Magma

  2. Sea floor

  3. High mountain ridge

  4. Continental plate


Correct Option: A

Which of the following states produces the maximum amount of gypsum?

  1. Rajasthan

  2. Bihar

  3. Uttar Pradesh

  4. Madhya Pradesh


Correct Option: A

Which of the following minerals occurs abundantly in the earth’s crust?

  1. Silica

  2. Iron

  3. Manganese

  4. Aluminium


Correct Option: A

Which of the following groups of states is the largest producer of mineral oil in India?

  1. Gujarat, U. P., Maharashtra

  2. Maharashtra, West Bengal, Assam

  3. Assam, U. P., Bihar

  4. Assam, Gujarat, Maharashtra


Correct Option: D

Neyveli is famous for

  1. crude oil

  2. lignite coal

  3. salt production

  4. iron ore


Correct Option: B

Koderma, a place in Jharkhand, is famous for

  1. mica mining

  2. photo goods

  3. cement factory

  4. leather goods


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Correct Answer: mica mining

Digboi in Assam is famous for

  1. tea gardens

  2. atomic power plant

  3. pineapples

  4. oil fields


Correct Option: D

The Deccan Plateau is very rich in

  1. agricultural practices

  2. mineral deposition

  3. industrial development

  4. forest reservoir


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Correct Answer: mineral deposition

Which of the following Indian states is the leading producer of manganese?

  1. Gujarat

  2. Orissa

  3. West Bengal

  4. Bihar


Correct Option: B
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