Question 1 : In which of the following parts of India are the largest reserve of mineral resource found?
a) West
b) South
c) North
d) South East
Answer : d
Question 2 : The maximum prosperity of minerals is in
a) Karnataka
b) Kerala
c) Maharashtra
d) Tamil Nadu
Answer : a
Question 3 : Which of the following technique is not relevant for dating of soil, minerals, rocks etc?
a) Radio carbon dating
b) Vranium lead dating
c) Potassium argon dating
d) Mining
Answer : d
Question 4 : Which one of the following is known as Pearl city?
a) Kandla
b) Tuticorin
c) Hyderabad
d) Kochi
Answer : c
Question 5 : Which of the following region is also known as Ruhr of India?
a) Godavari Valley
b) Mahanadi Valley
c) Damodar Valley
d) Narmada Valley
Answer : c
Question 6 : Which of the following pairs is not correctly matched?
a) Gold-Kolar
b) Coal-Jharia
c) Iron Ore – Guntur
d) Diamond – Panna
Answer : c
Question 7 : With reference to management of minor minerals in India, consider the following statements.
I. Sand is a ‘minor mineral’ according to the prevailing law in the country
II. State government has the power to grant mining leases of minor minerals but the powers regarding the formation of rules related to the grant of minor mineral lie with the Central Government
III. State Government have the power to frame rules to prevent illegal mining of minerals.
Which of the following statements given above is/are correct?
a) I and III only
b) II and III only
c) Only III
d) I, II and III
Answer : a
Question 8 : Assertion (A) : Gondwana system of rocks provides about 95% of the coal in India.
Reason (R) : Most of the ferrous and non-ferrous minerals are associated with the Dharwar system or rocks.
a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A
b) Both A and R are true, but R is not the correct explanation of A
c) A is true, but R is false
d) A is false, but R is true
Answer : b
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Question 10 : Which among the following act classifies the minerals as major and minor in India?
a) Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation), Act, 1957
b) Oilfield (Regulation and Development), Act, 1948
c) Mining and Regulation of Minerals Act, 1961
d) None of the above
Answer : a
Question 11 : Choose the incorrect pair
a) Metallic mineral – Bauxite
b) Non-metallic mineral – Mica
c) Major mineral – Coal
d) Minor mineral – Manganese
Answer : d
Question 12 : Consider the following minerals:
I. Bentonite
II. Chromite
III. Kyanite
IV. Sillimanite
In India, which of the above is/are officially designated as major minerals?
a) I and II only
b) Only IV
c) I and III only
d) II, III and IV only
Answer : d
Question 13 : Which one of the following is an example of metallic mineral resource?
a) Sand
b) Gravel
c) Iron
d) Mica
Answer : c
Question 14 : Which of the following geological systems of rocks contain a rich reserve of iron ore in India?
a) Vindhyan system
b) Cuddapah system
c) Gondwana system
d) Dharwar system
Answer : d
Question 15 : Iron ore is not available in which of the following Indian states?
a) Bihar
b) Madhya Pradesh
c) Odisha
d) Punjab
Answer : d
Question 16 : Out of the following types of Iron ore, a reserve of which type is largest in India?
a) Hematite
b) Magnetite
c) Siderite
d) Limonite
Answer : a
Question 17 : Which of the following iron ores is mined in Bailadila?
a) Hematite
b) Siderite
c) Limonite
d) Magnetite
Answer : a
Question 18 : Which one among the following places is not an iron ore mining area?
a) Badampahar
b) Zawar
c) Bailadila
d) Anantapur
Answer : b
Question 19 : Which among the following is the largest mechanised mine in India?
a) Ratnagiri mine
b) Jaipur mine
c) Sundergarh mine
d) Bailadila mine
Answer : d
Question 20 : Which mineral is found in the Nathra-ki-Pal area of Rajasthan?
a) Iron ore
b) Copper
c) Lead and Zinc
d) Manganese
Answer : a
Question 21 : Which of the following is an iron region?
a) Siwan
b) Jharia
c) Kudremukh
d) Singhbhum
Answer : c
Question 22 : Consider the following areas
I. Bastar
II. Bellari
III. Singhbhum
IV. Tiruchirappalli
Which of the above areas have iron ores?
a) I, II and III
b) I and IV
c) Only III
d) I, II, III and IV
Answer : a
Question 23 : Consider the following statements and select the correct answer from the codes given below.
I. Richest deposits of iron ore are found in Karnataka
II. India is the second largest producer of iron ore in the world
III. Odisha is the largest producer of iron ore in India
a) Only I
b) II and III
c) I and III
d) All are correct
Answer : c
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Question 25 : Asia’s best zinc and led reserves are available in
a) Rajpur Darbia or Rajasamand District
b) Delwara of Udaipur District
c) Rampur of Agacha of Bhilwara District
d) Jhamar Kofar of Udaipur District
Answer : c
Question 26 : Rajasthan has near monopoly in
a) Copper
b) Mica
c) Zince
d) Dolomite
Answer : c
Question 27 : Where is the headquarters of Hindustan Zinc Limited?
a) Raipur
b) New Delhi
c) Renukut
d) Udaipur
Answer : d
Question 28 : Zarwa mines of Udaipur is famous for
a) zinc
b) iron-ore
c) coal
d) uranium
Answer : a
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Question 30 : The famous Kolar mines in Karnataka is related with
a) Gold
b) Copper
c) Iron-ore
d) Bauxite
Answer : a
Question 31 : What is the rank of India in terms of Gold reserve in the world?
a) 6
b) 12
c) 10
d) 8
Answer : c
Question 32 : Which state of India is the leading producer of primary gold accounting for 99% production in India?
a) Karnataka
b) Rajasthan
c) Odisha
d) Jharkhand
Answer : a
Question 33 : The Anantapur district of Andhra Pradesh is famous for
a) copper
b) lead
c) zinc
d) gold
Answer : d
Question 34 : India is comparatively not rich in which one of the following minerals compared to the other three?
a) Bauxite
b) Copper
c) Iron
d) Manganese
Answer : b
Question 35 : Khetri Belt of Rajasthan state is famous for
a) copper mining
b) gold mining
c) mica mining
d) iron ore mining
Answer : a
Question 36 : Which of the following states has the largest reserve of copper?
a) Bihar
b) Jharkhand
c) Karnataka
d) Rajasthan
Answer : d
Question 37 : The headquarters of Hindustan Copper Limited is situated at
a) Delhi
b) Lucknow
c) Khetri
d) Kolkata
Answer : d
Question 38 : With which mineral production is Malaj Khand associated?
a) Lignite
b) Copper
c) Diamond
d) Iron Ore
Answer : b
Question 39 : Rajasthan has rich deposit of copper in district of
a) Jaipur
b) Bikaner
c) Nagaur
d) Jhunjhunu
Answer : d
Question 40 : Consider the following pairs in context of the mineral resources in India
I. Copper – Jharkhand
II. Nickel – Odisha
III. Tungsten – Kerala
Which of the pair(s) given above is/are correct?
a) Only I and II
b) Only II
c) Only I and III
d) I, II and III
Answer : b
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Question 42 : In which district of Chhattisgarh, Bauxite ore is available?
a) Raipur
b) Durg
c) Kondgaon
d) Dhamtari
Answer : c
Question 43 : Bauxite is an ore of
a) Lead
b) Aluminium
c) Zinc
d) Copper
Answer : b
Question 44 : Two leading producer of bauxite in India are
a) Jharkhand and Gujarat
b) Odisha and Gujarat
c) Odisha and Maharashtra
d) Odisha and Jharkhand
Answer : b
Question 45 : Which of the following industries uses bauxite as a principal raw material?
a) Aluminium
b) Cement
c) Fertiliser
d) Ferro-manganese
Answer : a
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Question 47 : Which of the following states has immense tin ore reserves?
a) Assam
b) Jammu and Kashmir
c) Chhattisgarh
d) West Bengal
Answer : c
Question 48 : The only state with tin resource in India is
a) Chhattisgarh
b) Jharkhand
c) Madhya Pradesh
d) Odisha
Answer : a
Question 49 : Which one of the following states is largest producer of silver in India?
a) Rajasthan
b) Andhra Pradesh
c) Jharkhand
d) Karnataka
Answer : a
Question 50 : In which of the following states of India, silver is not found?
a) Odisha
b) Andhra Pradesh
c) Gujarat
d) Bihar
Answer : d
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