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Minerals and Ores

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the wrong characteristic of minerals?

a)

They are of various colors

b)

They are lustrous

c)

They are not exhaustible

d)

All are false

2.

Which of the following are renewable resources?

a)

 Petroleum

b)

Water

c)

Coal

d)

Natural Gas

3.

Which is a precious metal?

a)

Silver

b)

Gold

c)

Both A and B

d)

None of these

4.

Which is the world’s largest producer of Uranium?

a)

China

b)

Kazakhstan

c)

Argentina

d)

Brazil

5.

Which of these characteristics are of Copper

a)

It is a hard metal

b)

It is a bad conductor of heat and electricity

c)

It is blue in color

d)

It is ductile and malleable

6.

India has large reserves of natural gas in:

a)

Karnataka

b)

Assam

c)

Telangana

d)

Maharashtra

7.

What is the percentage of iron in Haematite?

a)

60%

b)

75%

c)

70%

d)

10%

8.

_______________ is an eco-friendly automobile fuel that causes little pollution.

a)

LPG

b)

Petroleum

c)

Coal

d)

CNG

9.

Which country is the largest producer of silver?

a)

Canada

b)

Mexico

c)

New Zealand

d)

Bolivia

10.

Mica is used in _____________ and __________

a)

Glass-making, electrical industries

b)

Burning, Chemicals

c)

Glass-making, Chemicals

d)

Batteries, Paints

11.

 Where is Gold found?

a)

Egypt

b)

Mexico

c)

Myanmar

d)

Russia

12.

What are ferrous minerals?

a)

They are those which conduct heat and electricity

b)

They are those which contain iron

c)

They are those which don't contain iron

d)

None of these

13.

How many known types of minerals are there in the world?

a)

3,400

b)

1,500

c)

100

d)

3,500

14.

 Coal is divided into four categories. Choose the correct option.

a)

Magnetite

b)

Mica

c)

Siderite

d)

Anthracite

15.

The pits formed during the process of surface mining is called -

a)

Mines

b)

Shafts

c)

Open pits

d)

Quarries

16.

What is Iron’s alloy?

a)

Bronze

b)

Brass

c)

Steel

d)

Limonite

17.

What is the heaviest naturally occurring mineral?

a)

Uranium

b)

Iron

c)

Limestone

d)

Copper

18.

_________ is the world’s largest producer of crude petroleum.

a)

India

b)

Russia

c)

Australia

d)

Saudi Arabia

19.

Aluminum is extracted from _________ and is used to make airplanes, the fastest means of transport.

a)

Coal

b)

Uranium

c)

Bauxite

d)

Iron

20.

The Democratic Republic of Congo is the world’s largest producer of ___________

a)

Silver

b)

Copper

c)

Manganese

d)

Natural gas

21.

Coal is not expected to last more than _____ years.

a)

50

b)

1000

c)

100

d)

20

22.

Which of the following alloys is produced by Copper?

a)

Steel

b)

Pewter

c)

Aluminum

d)

Brass

23.

This metal is the lightest metal and that’s why it is used in the aircraft industry.

a)

Iron

b)

Silver

c)

Bauxite

d)

Copper

24.

 _________ is an underground passage which is dug vertically deep into the ground in underground mining.

a)

Tunnel

b)

Shaft

c)

Both mean the same

d)

None of these

25.

What is the correct definition of Metallurgical?

a)

It means it is connected with scientific study of metals and their uses

b)

It means minerals that do not contain iron

c)

It means the mixture of hydrocarbons, methane etc

d)

None of the above