indian minerals & energy resources section 6 MCQ Questions & Answers Detailed Explanation

Question : 1

Maximum Coal is used in

a) Streamships

b) Iron and steel industry

c) Energy Production

d) Railway

Question : 2

Geothermal energy is basically

a) Non-cyclic

b) Renewable

c) Non-renewable

d) Biotic

Question : 3

On the outline map of India (a), (b), (c) and (d) depict the location of four coal fields. Which one of the following is not correctly shown on the map?

a) Karanpura

b) Son valley

c) Satpura

d) Korba

Question : 4

The main gypsum producing State of India is

a) Rajasthan

b) Jharkhand

c) Bihar

d) Chhattisgarh

Question : 5

Which of the following states has the largest mica resources?

a) Haryana

b) Uttar Pradesh

c) Rajasthan

d) Uttarakhand

Question : 6

With reference to two nonconventional energy sources called ‘coalbed methane’ and ‘shale gas’, consider the following statements.

1. Coalbed methane is the pure methane gas extracted from coal seam, while shale gas is a mixture of propane and butane only that can be extracted from fine-grained sedimentary rocks.
2. In India, abundant coalbed methane sources exist, but so far no shale gas sources have been found.

a) Neither 1 nor 2

b) Only 2

c) Only 1

d) Both 1 and 2