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WorksheetsMinerals and Ores
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 8mins
What is the wrong characteristic of minerals?
They are of various colors
They are lustrous
They are not exhaustible
All are false
Which of the following are renewable resources?
Petroleum
Water
Coal
Natural Gas
Which is a precious metal?
Silver
Gold
Both A and B
None of these
Which is the world’s largest producer of Uranium?
China
Kazakhstan
Argentina
Brazil
Which of these characteristics are of Copper
It is a hard metal
It is a bad conductor of heat and electricity
It is blue in color
It is ductile and malleable
India has large reserves of natural gas in:
Karnataka
Assam
Telangana
Maharashtra
What is the percentage of iron in Haematite?
60%
75%
70%
10%
_______________ is an eco-friendly automobile fuel that causes little pollution.
LPG
Petroleum
Coal
CNG
Which country is the largest producer of silver?
Canada
Mexico
New Zealand
Bolivia
Mica is used in _____________ and __________
Glass-making, electrical industries
Burning, Chemicals
Glass-making, Chemicals
Batteries, Paints
Where is Gold found?
Egypt
Mexico
Myanmar
Russia
What are ferrous minerals?
They are those which conduct heat and electricity
They are those which contain iron
They are those which don't contain iron
None of these
How many known types of minerals are there in the world?
3,400
1,500
100
3,500
Coal is divided into four categories. Choose the correct option.
Magnetite
Mica
Siderite
Anthracite
The pits formed during the process of surface mining is called -
Mines
Shafts
Open pits
Quarries
What is Iron’s alloy?
Bronze
Brass
Steel
Limonite
What is the heaviest naturally occurring mineral?
Uranium
Iron
Limestone
Copper
_________ is the world’s largest producer of crude petroleum.
India
Russia
Australia
Saudi Arabia
Aluminum is extracted from _________ and is used to make airplanes, the fastest means of transport.
Coal
Uranium
Bauxite
Iron
The Democratic Republic of Congo is the world’s largest producer of ___________
Silver
Copper
Manganese
Natural gas
Coal is not expected to last more than _____ years.
50
1000
100
20
Which of the following alloys is produced by Copper?
Steel
Pewter
Aluminum
Brass
This metal is the lightest metal and that’s why it is used in the aircraft industry.
Iron
Silver
Bauxite
Copper
_________ is an underground passage which is dug vertically deep into the ground in underground mining.
Tunnel
Shaft
Both mean the same
None of these
What is the correct definition of Metallurgical?
It means it is connected with scientific study of metals and their uses
It means minerals that do not contain iron
It means the mixture of hydrocarbons, methane etc
None of the above
