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Description: Coal, Petroleum, Coal and Petroleum, Science, VIII, Fossil Fuels, Natural Resources
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Tags: Coal and Petroleum Coal - its Discovery and its Products Coal and its Derivatives Exhaustible and Inexhaustible Natural Resources Natural Gas, Petroleum and its Derivatives Conservation of the Resources Petroleum and the Process of Refining Different States of Matter Particle Model of Matter Change in State and Effect of Temperature and Pressure
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What is the full form of CNG?

  1. Compressed Natural Gas

  2. Combined Natural Gas

  3. Compressed Nitrogen Gas

  4. Carbonated Natural Gas

  5. Carbonated Nitrogen Gas

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

CNG is the Compressed Natural Gas.

What is the process of conversion of dead vegetation into coal called?

  1. Fossilisation

  2. Carbonisation

  3. Deposition

  4. Fermentation

  5. Sublimation

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Carbonisation is the process of conversion of dead vegetation into coal.

The process of heating coal in the absence of air (oxygen) is called _________.

  1. distillation

  2. fractional distillation

  3. destructive distillation

  4. steam distillation

  5. extractive distillation

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

When coal is heated without air, it does not burn but produces many by-products. This process of heating coal in the absence of air is called destructive distillation of coal.

Which of the following is the river basin in India where oil is found?

  1. Krishna Godavari Basin

  2. Narmada Godavari Basin

  3. Krishna Narmada Basin

  4. Krishna Cauvery Basin

  5. Narmada Cauvery Basin

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

This is the correct answer. The Krishna Godavari Basin has oil reserves in India.

Which of the following is a product that is made with a constituent of petroleum?

  1. Cooking oil

  2. Cold cream

  3. Candles

  4. Washing detergent

  5. Bathing soap

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Petroleum refining process forms paraffin wax, which is a product made from the constituents of petroleum and is used for making candles.

Which of the following is not a use of coal?

  1. Generating electricity

  2. Manufacturing industries

  3. Heating

  4. Steel making

  5. Road surfacing

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Correct Option: E
Explanation:

Bitumen, a petroleum product, is now used in place of coal tar for surfacing roads.

Which of the following statements is/are true? (a) Kerosene is not a fossil fuel. (b) CNG is a more polluting fuel than petrol. (c) Coke is a pure form of carbon.

  1. Only a

  2. Only b

  3. Only c

  4. Both a and b

  5. Both b and c

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

This statement is correct. Coke is a pure form of carbon.

Which of the following measures will deplete the petrol and diesel reserves?

  1. Driving at constant speed

  2. Switching off the engine while waiting

  3. Maintaining correct tyre pressure

  4. Ensuring regular maintainance

  5. Idling the engine at red lights

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Correct Option: E
Explanation:

This will keep the engine running and waste fuel unnecessarily. It will deplete our fuel resources and cause wastage of a limited resource.

A thick black liquid is obtained when coal is burned in the presence of oxygen. It smells unpleasant and is a mixture of hundreds of substances. This thick liquid is called coal tar and it is used in the manufacture of

Coal tar is used in the manufacturing of which of the following: (a) perfumes (b) synthetic dyes (c) plastics (d) explosives (e) paints

  1. a, b, and d

  2. a, b, and c

  3. a, c, d, and e

  4. b, c, d, and e

  5. a, b, c, d, and e

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Correct Option: E
Explanation:

This is the correct option as perfumes, synthetic, dyes, plastics, explosives and paints all are manufactured with the presence of substances obtained from coal tar.

The by-product of coal tar is used in industries in the manufacture of

  1. lubricants for machines

  2. Vaseline

  3. Boot polish

  4. Fertilisers

  5. Aviation fuel

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Fertiliser manufacturing industries use ammoniacal liquor, which is a by-product of coal tar, which is in turn is obtained during the destructive distillation of coal. All other products are manufactured with the use of petroleum constituents.

Arrange the two columns so that the type of coal matches correctly with their carbon content ||| |---|---| |Coal | Carbon content| |a. Peat|1. 60%| |b. Lignite|2. 67%| |c. Bituminous|3. 88%| |d. Anthracite|4. 96%|

  1. a - 1, b - 2, c - 3, d - 4

  2. a - 1, b - 2, c - 4, d - 3

  3. a - 2, b - 3, c - 4, d - 1

  4. a - 2, b - 1, c - 4, d - 3

  5. a - 3, b - 1, c - 4, d - 2

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

 This is the correct matching. a. Peat                       1. 60% b. Lignite                   2. 67% c. Bituminous           3. 88% d. Anthracite               4. 96%

The fossil which is usually above the surface of petroleum deposits, is the natural gas. It consists mainly of, which of the following? (a) methane (b) ethane (c) butane (d) propane

  1. a, b, c and d

  2. a, b and c

  3. a, b and d

  4. a and b

  5. c and d

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

This is the correct answer. Methane CH4, ethane C2H6 and propane C3H8 are found on the surface of the fossils that occur above the petroleum deposits.

Which of these statements is/are false?

  1. Metal is a non renewable resource.
  2. Kerosene is used as fuel for jet air crafts.
  3. Destructive distillation is used for obtaining by products of petroleum.

  1. Only 1

  2. Only 2

  3. Only 3

  4. 1 and 2

  5. 2 and 3

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Destructive distillation is used for obtaining by products of petroleum is the incorrect statement. Fractional distillation is used for obtaining by products of petroleum.

Match the constituents of petroleum with their uses:

Constituent of petroleum Uses
a. LPG 1. Paints
b. Gasoline 2. Production of carbon black
c. Parrafin wax 3. Solvent for dry cleaning
d. Bitumin 4. Boot polish

  1. a - 2, b - 3, c - 1, d - 4

  2. a - 2, b - 4, c - 1, d - 3

  3. a - 3, b - 4, c - 1, d - 2

  4. a - 4, b - 3, c - 2, d - 1

  5. a - 2, b - 3, c - 4, d - 1

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Correct Option: E
Explanation:

 All options are correctly matched. LPG is used in the production of carbon black and gasoline is used as a solvent for dry cleaning. Parrafin wax is used for the manufacturing of boot polish and bitumin is used for manufacturing paints.

Match the physical properties of the substances given:

Column - 1 Column - 2
a. coke 1. porus black substance
b. petroleum 2. dark brown viscuous liquid
c. coal 3. hard black stone

  1. a - 1, b - 2, c - 3

  2. a - 2, b - 3, c - 1

  3. a - 3, b - 1, c - 2

  4. a - 3, b - 2, c - 1

  5. a - 2, b - 1, c - 3

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

 This is the correct option. Coke is a porus black substance. Petroleum is a dark brown viscuous crude oil. Coal is a hard black stone.

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