Quiz on Biological Diversity

1. ______ is the process of removing the top layer of the surface layer from the minerals being dug.

• Mountain top removal

• Strip mining

• Open pit mining

• Surface mining

2. How many

active mines do India have?

• 1513

• 1631

• 1531

• 1651

3. Which is the primary legislation governing the mineral sector enacted by the federal government ?

• a. The Mines and Minerals ( Development and Regulation) Act MMDR 1957

• b. The Minerals and Mines ( Development and Resource ) Act MMDR 1957

• c. The Mining and Management ( Development and Regulatory) Act MMDR 1956

• c. The Mining and Movement ( Development and Regulatory) Act MMDR 1956

4. Who is responsible for the scientific development of the country's mineral resources , mineral conservation and environmental protection in mines for minerals ( other than coal, petroleum and natural gas , atomic minerals and minor minerals)

• a. The Indian Bureau of Mines and Minerals

• The Indian Bureau of Mines and Management

• c. The International Bureau of mines and minerals

• The Indian Bureau of mines

Since 1998, a pioneering impact assessment known as DISCHOL has been underway to investigate the potential impact of future commercial manganese nodule mining on the seabed environment.

• True

• False

6. How much area has been designated as an Obvious Geological Potential (OGP) area, out of a total of 3.1 million sq km, where the geological potential for the occurrence of mineral resources is higher?

• 561,000sq km

• 571,000sq km

• 517,000sq km

• 671,000sq km

7. Which country is home to the world's richest coal reserves?

• Australia

• Sri Lanka

• Myanmar

• India

8. Seventy-eight mines and mining facilities are so toxic that the U.S. ______________ has designated them as federal Superfund sites.

9. Open-pit mines are often referred to as _________ when the mines produce building materials like marble, granite, and limestone

• Shaft

• Quarries

• Strip

• Underground

10. Which of these is the method of mining?

• Strip mining

• High wall mining

• Underground mining

• Open pit mining