Mineral and Power Resources

Among the following which mineral is found in pencil we use?

• Carbonate

• Salt

• Iron

• Graphite

In how many ways minerals are classified on the basis of composition?

• Two

• Three

• Four

• Five

Which of the following is not a characteristic of minerals?

• They are created by natural processes

• They have a definite chemical composition

• They are inexhaustible

• Their distribution is uneven

Which one of these is a non-metallic mineral?

• Iron Ore

• Bauxite

• Limestone

• Manganese

Gold and silver are ________ minerals.

• Ferrous

• Non- Ferrous Minerals

Minerals can be extracted by _____________.

• Mining

• Quarrying

• Drilling

• All of these

State True or false:

Bauxite is the ore of aluminium.

• True

• False

Deep bores dug to reach mineral deposits are called ________

• Drilling

• Shafts

• Quarrying

(a)   are the naturally occurring substances that have a definite composition.

________________ minerals doesn't contains metals

• Metallic

• Non- Metallic