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Class 8 Mineral & Power Resources

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A naturally occurring substance that has a definite chemical composition is a

a)

ore

b)

rock

c)

mineral

d)

copper

2.

The process of taking out minerals from rocks buried under the surface of the earth is named as

a)

mining

b)

pumping

c)

extracting

d)

none of these

3.

Rock from which mineral are mined are known as

a)

metallic mineral

b)

limestone

c)

mineral

d)

ore

4.

Give an example of shafts.

a)

Surface mining

b)

Deep bores

c)

Off-shore drilling

d)

None of these

5.

Deep wells bored to take the petroleum and natural gas out is called

a)

quarrying

b)

drilling

c)

mining

d)

shaft mining

6.

What is the process in which minerals lying near the surface are dug?

a)

Drilling

b)

Off-shore drilling

c)

Quarrying

d)

Extraction

7.

Which among the following is the leading producer of iron-ore in the world?

a)

Europe

b)

Asia

c)

Antarctica

d)

North America

8.

Which is the rarest diamond on this earth?

a)

Black diamond

b)

Blue diamond

c)

Red diamond

d)

Green diamond

9.

Gold is an example of minerals.

a)

(a) ferrous

b)

(b) non-ferrous

c)

(c) both (a) and (b)

d)

(d) none of these

10.

What are the ways to conserve minerals?

a)

(a) Recycling of minerals

b)

(b) Reducing waste in the process of mining

c)

(c) Both a and b

d)

(d) None of these

11.

Which one of the following countries in Europe has the largest deposits of iron?

a)

Portugal

b)

Russia

c)

Germany

d)

Hungary

12.

What is the name of the mineral that is extracted from Bauxite?

a)

Silver

b)

Manganese

c)

Aluminium

d)

Copper

13.

Which one of the following is a leading producer of copper in the world?

a)

Bolivia

b)

Ghana

c)

Chile

d)

Zimbabwe

14.

From which mineral is silicon obtained?

a)

Coal

b)

Bauxite

c)

Thorium

d)

Quartz

15.

Which one of the following is not a characteristic of minerals?

a)

They are created by natural processes.

b)

They have a definite chemical composition.

c)

They are inexhaustible.

d)

Their distribution is uneven.