Important Questions

291. Black lead is
(a) an ore of lead
(b) impure lead
(c) graphite
(d) diamond
292. Bitumen and asphalt are by-prod­ucts of extracting
(a) coal (b) petroleum
(c) uranium (d) tar
293. . Which is the major component of
natural gas?
(a) Methane (b) Ethane
(c) Butane (d) Propane
294. Wind power is employed promi­nently in
(a) France (b) Holland
(c) Saudi Arabia (d) Canada
295. Match the following cities and in­dustries prominent in them.
A. Anshan 1. Dairying
B. Chicago 2. Woollen
Textiles
C. Belfast 3. Shipbuilding
D. Leeds 4. Meat packing
5. Iron and steel
(a) A-I, B-4, C-3, D-5 (b) A-2, B-1, C-3, D-5 (c) A-5, B-4, C-3, D-2 (d) A-3, B-4, C-2, D-2
296. The Kiel Canal links the Elbe estu­
ary to
(a) the Atlantic (b) Baltic Sea
(c) the Adriatic (d) the Pacific
297. The busiest of sea trade routes is
(a) Suez Canal
(b) Cape of Good Hope route (c) South Atlantic route
(d) North Atlantic route
298. Which one of the following is im­portant besides coal for iron indus­
try?
(a) Limestone (b) Mercury
(c) Silica (d) None of these
299. 'Black Twins' is a name given to (a) manganese and copper
(b) iron and coal
(c) aluminium and zinc
(d) limestone and gypsum
300. Why is it that the Himalayan re­gion is poor in mineral resources? (a) Displacement of rock strata has
disturbed the arrangement of rocks and made it complex
(b) It is m'ade up of crystalline
rocks
(c) The terrain makes exploitation
of minerals difficult
(d) The climatic conditions are not
suitable for exploitation of
minerals
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301. Gold is extracted in India by the'
method of
(a) alluvial mining
(b) quarrying
(c) shaft mining
(d) open-pit mining
302. Which of the following statements are true with respect to iron ore?
I. Limestone and coal are impor­
tant for smelting iron ore
II. More than 20 per cent iron ore
deposits of tl>e world are in
India
III. Orissa and Bihar top in the
production of Jron ore
IV. Iran is the largest buyer of
Indian iron ore
(a) I, II and III
(b) II and III
(c) III and IV
(d) II, III and IV
303. Which of the following are true with regard to coal in India?
I. Coal is found in sedimentary
rocks
II. The best quality of coal is lig­
nite
III. The largest and oldest coalfield
in India is Raniganj
IV. The Damodar river valley is
popularly known as the 'Ruhr
of India' (a) I and IV
(b) I, II and III
(c) I, III and IV
(d) II, III and IV
304. Which of the following is false?
(a) Mica is usually found in meta­
morphic and igneous rocks
(b) Aluminium has the advantage
over iron as it is resistant to
corrosion
(c) Zinc is mostly used in
galvanising iron and steel
goods
(d) Manganese is largely used in
making fertilizers
305. Match the following.
Minerals States
A. Uranium 1. Rajasthan
B. Copper 2, Bihar
C. Zinc 3. Karnataka
D. Lignite 4. Tamil Nadu
E. Gold 5. Orissa
(a) A-I, B-2, C-2, D-4, E-5 (b) A-2, B-2, C-l, D-4, E-3 (c) A-4, B-5, C-2, D-1, E-3 (d) A-5, B~l, C-3, D-l, E-2
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306. Match the following:
Minerals Areas
A. Gold 1. Khetri
B. Coal 2. Kolar
C. Copper 3. Kudremukh
D. Iron 4. Jharia
(a) A-2, B-4, C-l, 0-3 (b) A-I, B-2, C-3, D-4 (c) A-4, B-3, C-2, D-1 (d~ A-3, B-4, C-l, D-2
307. Which of the following statements
is false?
(a) Diamonds are mainly mined
in Panna in Madhya Pradesh
(b) Thorium is mainly found in
Kerala
(c) Quartz is mainly found in
. Jammu and Kashmir
(d) Silver is found in Rajasthan
308. Which of the following is true with
regard to petroleum?
I. It is found in the anticlines
II. It is found over underground
water
III. It is found in wide, horizontal
rocks
IV. It is found over impermeable
rocks
(a) I and II
(b) I, II and IV
(c) II and IV
(d) II and III
309. The first oil well in India was dug
at
(a) Bombay High
(b) Moran
(c) Digboi
(d) Naharkatiya
310. Which of the following was India's first mobile offshore drilling plat­
form?
(a) Sagar Kanya
(b) Sagar Matha
(c) Sagar Samrat
(d) None of the above
311. Ankaleshwar and Navagaon are
two oil fields in
(a) Gujarat (b) Bihar
(c) West Bengal (d) Assam
312. Which of the following is the old­est atomic power station?
(a) Kalpakkam (b) Tarapur
(c) Narora (d) Kota
313. Match the following:
Atomic Power States
Stations
A. Kakrapara
B. Narora
C. Kalpakkam
D. Tarapur
E. Kota
1. Rajasthan
2. GlIjarat
3. Tamil Nadll 4. Maharashtra 5. Uttar Pradesh