indian minerals & energy resources section 1 Practice Questions Answers Test with Solutions & More Shortcuts

Question : 36 [UPPCS (Pre) 1998]

The contribution of Chhotanagpur in production of coal, is approx

a) 80%

b) 40%

c) 20%

d) 60%

Question : 37 [SSC MTS 2013]

Which among the following is not one of the important gold mines in the country ?

a) Hutti

b) Hospet

c) Kolar

d) Ramgiri

Question : 38 [UPPCS (Pre) 1991]

What is Marble?

a) Igneous rock

b) Felsite rock

c) Sedimentary rock

d) Metamorphic rock

Question : 39 [SSC CGL Pre 2000]

Which State in India is estimated to have the largest coal reserves in India?

a) Orissa

b) Bihar (including the newly created Jharkhand)

c) Andhra Pradesh

d) Madhya Pradesh (including the newly created Ch-hattisgarh)

Question : 40 [UP UDA/LDA (Pre) 2010]

Assertion (A):
The inter-state movement of coal forms a major component of inter-state traffic handled by railways.
Reason (R):
Bengal-Jharkhand coalfields are a major source of coal supply to the North-Western states.

a) (A) is false, but (R) is true

b) Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A)

c) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)

d) (A) is true, but (R) is false