Mineral Resources

12 Questions
  1. 1
    Consider the following pairs:
    Country Resource-rich in
    I. Botswana Diamond
    II. Chile Lithium
    III. Indonesia Nickel
    In how many of the above rows is the given information correctly matched?
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    Answer: C. All the three

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  2. 2
    About three-fourths of world's cobalt, a metal required for the manufacture of batteries for electric motor vehicles, is produced by
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    Answer: C. the Democratic Republic of the Congo

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  3. 3
    Ilmenite and rutile, abundantly available in certain coastal tracts of India, are rich sources of which one of the following?
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    Answer: D. Titanium

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  4. 4
    In India, the steel production industry requires the import of
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    Answer: C. coking coal

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  5. 5
    Consider the following statements:
    1. Natural gas occurs in the Gondwana beds.
    2. Mica occurs in abundance in Kodarma.
    3. Dharwars are famous for petroleum.
    Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
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    Answer: B. 2 only

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  6. 6

    With reference to the mineral resources of India, consider the following pairs:

    Mineral Claimed Location
    1. Copper Jharkhand
    2. Nickel Orissa
    3. Tungsten Kerala

    Which of the pairs given above is/are correctly matched?

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    Answer: B. 2 only

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  7. 7

    Consider the following statements:

    1. Balaghat is known for its diamond mines.
    2. Majhgawan is known for its manganese deposits.

    Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

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    Answer: D. Neither 1 nor 2

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  8. 8
    A map of india with black lines

    In the above map, the black marks show the distribution of:

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    Answer: D. mica

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  9. 9

    Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the Lists:

    List I (Minerals) List II (Major producer)
    I. Mineral oil A) Zambia
    II. Copper B) Guyana
    III. Manganese C) Venezuela
    IV. Bauxite D) Gabon

    Codes:

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    Answer: A. I­C, II­A, III­D, IV­B

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  10. 10

    The Ravva offshore block, with great potential for oil, is located in:

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    Answer: A. Krishna–Godavari basin

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  11. 11

    Match List-I (Minerals) with List-II (Mining Area):

    List-I (Minerals) List-II (Mining area)
    A. Graphite 1. Bellary
    B. Lead 2. Didwana
    C. Salt 3. Rampa
    D. Silver 4. Zawar
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    Answer: B. A—1 B—4 C—2 D—3

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  12. 12

    Match List-I (Ores) with List-II (States where they are mined) and select the correct answer:

    List-I List-II
    A. Manganese 1. Madhya Pradesh
    B. Nickel 2. Orissa
    C. Lead-zinc 3. Rajasthan
    D. Asbestos 4. Andhra Pradesh

    Codes:

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    Answer: C. A1–B2–C3–D4

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