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Gr 6_Geography_Revision Quiz

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 25mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

_____ is an ore of aluminium.

a)

Manganese

b)

Bauxite

c)

Copper

d)

Iron

2.

Minerals are broadly classified into _____ types.

a)

two

b)

three

c)

four

d)

five

3.

The ferrous minerals contain_____.

a)

copper

b)

gold

c)

sulphur

d)

iron

4.

The process of extracting mineral oil is called ______.

a)

drilling

b)

quarrying

c)

lifting

d)

extraction

5.

_____ is the backbone of modern civilization.

a)

copper

b)

gold

c)

silver

d)

iron

6.

There are _____ varieties of iron ore.

a)

three

b)

four

c)

five

d)

six

7.

_____ is the largest producer of iron ore in the world.

a)

China

b)

India

c)

Australia

d)

Chile

8.

Manganese occurs naturally as ______.

a)

manganese dioxide

b)

manganese oxide

c)

manganese sulphate

d)

magnesium

9.

The non-metallic minerals are mostly found in _____ rocks.

a)

sedimentary

b)

igneous

c)

metamorphic

d)

solid

10.

______ is the largest producer of manganese in the world.

a)

China

b)

Australia

c)

South Africa

d)

Brazil

11.

______ is a good conductor of heat and electricity.

a)

Manganese

b)

Iron

c)

Coal

d)

Copper

12.

Haematite is a variety of ______ ore.

a)

Manganese

b)

Copper

c)

Iron

d)

Bauxite

13.

_______ is widely used to make iron and steel.

a)

Manganese

b)

Gold

c)

Lead

d)

Chromite

14.

Name a radioactive mineral.

a)

Copper

b)

Gold

c)

Silver

d)

Uranium

15.

Which country is the largest producer of copper in the world?

a)

China

b)

Chile

c)

Mexico

d)

Kazakhstan

16.

______ is the largest producer of bauxite in the world.

a)

Australia

b)

China

c)

Russia

d)

U.S.A

17.

______ was probably the first metal discovered and used by the early humans.

a)

Gold

b)

Silver

c)

Iron

d)

Copper

18.

The Kolar Gold Field and Hutti Gold Mines are in _______.

a)

Karnataka

b)

Kerala

c)

Tamil Nadu

d)

Maharashtra

19.

______ is the largest producer of silver in the world.

a)

Mexico

b)

Australia

c)

Peru

d)

Russia

20.

______ is the largest producer of limestone in the world.

a)

India

b)

Russia

c)

Australia

d)

China

21.

______ is the bad conductor of electricity.

a)

Coal

b)

Bauxite

c)

Mica

d)

Copper

22.

Madhya Pradesh is the largest producer of ______ in India.

a)

Coal

b)

Limestone

c)

Petroleum

d)

Mica

23.

The coal mining in India started in ______ at ______ in West Bengal.

a)

1814 in Raniganj

b)

1814 in Darjeeling

c)

1815 in Raniganj

d)

1815 in Darjeeling

24.

______ is the largest producer of coal in India.

a)

Madhya Pradesh

b)

Chhattisgarh

c)

Rajasthan

d)

West Bengal

25.

Till independence, petroleum was drilled only in ______ in Assam.

a)

Silchar

b)

Guwahati

c)

Digboi

d)

Nagaon

26.

South America is the _____ largest continent in the world.

a)

third

b)

fourth

c)

fifth

d)

sixth

27.

The ______ Sea lies to the north of the continent.

a)

Arabian

b)

Caribbean

c)

Tasman

d)

Coral

28.

The southernmost tip of South America is ______.

a)

Cape of Good Hope

b)

Indira Point

c)

Cape Horn

d)

Magellan Strait

29.

A group of islands are called ______.

a)

strait

b)

peninsula

c)

isthmus

d)

archipelago

30.

The capital of Argentina is _______.

a)

Buenos Aires

b)

Lima

c)

Quito

d)

Brasilia

31.

_______ is the highest peak in the Southern Hemisphere.

a)

Mt. Everest

b)

Mt. Kilimanjaro

c)

Mt. Aconcagua

d)

Mt. Cotopaxi

32.

The _______ Desert is the largest desert of South America.

a)

Patagonia

b)

Atacama

c)

Sahara

d)

Gobi

33.

The tropical evergreen forest in the Amazon river basin is called_____.

a)

Pampas

b)

Selvas

c)

Llanos

d)

Gran Chaco

34.

It is one of the most productive agricultural regions in South America.

a)

Selvas

b)

Llanos

c)

Pampas

d)

Gran Chaco

35.

The largest lake in South America is _______.

a)

Lake Titicaca

b)

Lake Superior

c)

Lake Huron

d)

Lake Ontario

36.

The _____ river is a tributary of the Orinoco river.

a)

Parana

b)

Paraguay

c)

Churun

d)

Amazon

37.

The ______ Falls in Venezuela is the highest waterfall in the world.

a)

Angel

b)

Victoria

c)

Niagara

d)

Jog

38.

River Amazon originates in ______.

a)

Brazil

b)

Peru

c)

Venezuela

d)

Argentina

39.

The Amazon river drains into this ocean.

a)

Pacific

b)

Indian

c)

Atlantic

d)

Southern

40.

The intermontane plateau of South America is______.

a)

Tibetan Plateau

b)

Great Basin

c)

Bolivian Plateau

d)

Mexican Plateau.

41.

_____ tree provides the lightest wood.

a)

Carnauba

b)

Balsa

c)

Ebony

d)

Palm

42.

_______ farming is practised by the tribes of Amazon river basin.

a)

Extensive

b)

Intensive

c)

Shifting cultivation

d)

Plantation

43.

Which of these plants provides wax?

a)

Carnauba palm

b)

cinchona

c)

balsa

d)

rubber

44.

An armadillo is a _____.

a)

fish

b)

bird

c)

reptile

d)

mammal

45.

Which of these is a rubber collecting centre?

a)

Brasilia

b)

Manaus

c)

Sao Paulo

d)

Belem

46.

The flesh-eating fish _______ is found in the Amazon river.

a)

piranha

b)

salmon

c)

Catfish

d)

Tuna

47.

The workers who collect latex from the rubber tree are called_______.

a)

paddocks

b)

jackaroos

c)

seringueiros

d)

rubber collector

48.

The apartment -like houses are called________.

a)

stilt

b)

maloca

c)

bunglow

d)

rooftop

49.

______ is called the 'Port of the Amazon river'.

a)

Brasilia

b)

Manaus

c)

Sao Paulo

d)

Belem

50.

The Amazon river basin experiences _____ and _____ climatic condition.

a)

hot and humid

b)

hot and dry

c)

cold and wet

d)

cold and dry