Minerals and Energy resources

Which one of the following minerals is formed by the decomposition of rocks, leaving a residual mass of weathered material?

• coal

• bauxite

• gold

• zinc

Koderma, in Jharkhand, is the leading producer of which one of the following minerals?

• Bauxite

• Mica

• Iron ore

• Copper

Minerals are deposited and accumulated in the stratas of the following rocks?

• sedimentary rocks

• metamorphic rocks

• igneous rocks

• none of the above

Which one of the following minerals is contained in the Monazite sand?

• Oil

• Uranium

• Thorium

• Coal

Minerals need to be conserved because

• (a) They are renewable

• (b)They are depleting rapidly

• (c) They are needed for country's industrial development

• (d) Both (b) & (c)

The Hazira-Vijaipur-Jagdishpur pipeline does not pass through

• Uttarpradesh

• Gujarat

• Madhya Pradesh

• Maharashtra

Low grade brown coal is called

• Magnetite

• Bauxite

• Lignite

• Limonite

Which of the following states is the oldest producer of oil?

• Arunachal Pradesh

• Assam

• Andhra Pradesh

• Gujarat

Metallurgical coal used in the smelting of iron ore is

• Anthracite

• Bituminous

• Lignite

• Peat

Which one of the following states is the leading producer of Iron ore?

• Chhattisgarh

• Jharkhand

• Karnataka

• Madhya Pradesh