CBSE Class 8 Social Science - MCQ and Online Tests - Geography - Unit 3 - Mineral and Power Resources

CBSE Class 8 Social Science – MCQ and Online Tests –  Geography – Unit 3 – Mineral and Power Resources

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CBSE Class 8 Social Science – MCQ and Online Tests – Geography – Unit 3 – Mineral and Power Resources

Choose the correct answer:

Question 1.
Which one of the following countries in Europe has the largest deposits of iron?
(a) Portugal
(b) Russia
(c) Germany
(d) Hungary

Answer

Answer: (b) Russia

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Question 2.
From which mineral is silicon obtained?
(a) Coal
(b) Bauxite
(c) Thorium
(d) Quartz

Answer

Answer: (d) Quartz

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Question 3.
What is the process in which minerals lying near the surface are dug?
(a) Drilling
(b) Off-shore drilling
(c) Quarrying
(d) Extraction

Answer

Answer: (c) Quarrying

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Question 4.
Name the process in which deep wells are bored to take out petroleum and natural gas.
(a) Quarrying
(b) Drilling
(c) Shaft mining
(d) Open cast mining

Answer

Answer: (d) Open cast mining

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Question 5.
Gold is an example of minerals.
(a) ferrous
(b) non-ferrous
(c) both (a) and (b)
(d) none of these

Answer

Answer: (b) non-ferrous

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Question 6.
Which continent is the largest producer of iron?
(a) Asia
(b) Europe
(c) North America
(d) Australia

Answer

Answer: (b) Europe

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Question 7.
Where do we find natural gas resources in India?
(a) Uttar Pradesh
(b) Bihar
(c) Mumbai High
(d) Jammu and Kashmir

Answer

Answer: (c) Mumbai High

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Question 8.
Mineral fuel is found in:
(a) Sedimentary rocks
(b) Metamorphic rocks
(c) Igneous rocks
(d) All of these

Answer

Answer: (d) All of these

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Question 9.
Which is one of the deepest gold mine of the world?
(a) Kolar
(b) Jharia
(c) Raniganj
(d) Bikaner

Answer

Answer: (a) Kolar

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Question 10.
Suggest ways to conserve minerals.
(a) Reducing waste in the process of mining
(b) Recycling of minerals
(c) Both (a) and (b)
(d) None of these

Answer

Answer: (c) Both (a) and (b)

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Question 11.
Why has quarrying become a major environmental concern?
(a) Because minerals are pollutants
(b) Due to dust raised from the quarrying activities
(c) Because it is done by displacing people
(d) None of these

Answer

Answer: (b) Due to dust raised from the quarrying activities

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Question 12.
Which one of the followings is not the way of saving energy at home?
(a) Switching off lights when not in use
(b) Keeping gas off when not in use
(c) Cooking food in an open pan on low flame
(d) Switching on lights during daytime

Answer

Answer: (c) Cooking food in an open pan on low flame

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Question 13.
Petrbleum is referred to as ‘black gold’ because
(a) it’is black in colour
(b) it is yellow in colour
(c) it is valuable
(d) it is used in making jewellery

Answer

Answer: (c) it is valuable

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Question 14.
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

Answer

Answer: (a) mining

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Question 15.
Give an example of shafts.
(a) Surface mining
(b) Deep bores
(c) Qff-shore drilling
(d) None of these

Answer

Answer: (b) Deep bores

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