indian minerals & energy resources section 4 Practice Questions Answers Test with Solutions & More Shortcuts

Question : 31 [UP UDA/LDA (Pre) 2013]

Most of the production of Natural gas in India comes from

a) Tamil Nadu Coast

b) Gujarat Coast

c) Andhra Pradesh Coast

d) Bombay High

Answer: (d)

Question : 32 [SSC CPO 2003]

Which State of India has the largest reserves of monazite, with a high thorium content ?

a) Maharashtra

b) Karnataka

c) Kerala

d) Gujarat

Answer: (c)

Monazite is a reddish-brown phosphate mineral containing rare earth metals. It occurs usually in small isolated crystals. Monazite is an important ore for thorium, lanthanum, and cerium. It is often found in placer deposits.

The deposits in India are particularly rich in monazite. The DAE expects to gather at least a million tonnes of thorium from the beaches of Kerala and Orissa, which hold 70 per cent-plus of India’s estimated monazite reserve of 18 million tonnes.

Question : 33 [UP-RO 2016]

Consider the following statements
Assertion (A):
National resources are those resources that exist in a region and can be used also in future.
Reason (R) :
The development of an actual natural resource depends upon the technology and cost of production.


Select the correct answer from the code given below:

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

b) Both (A) and (R) are true but (R) does not correctly explain (A)

c) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) correctly explains (A)

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

Answer: (c)

National resources are those resources that exist in a region and can be used also in future. The development of an actual natural resource depends upon the technology and cost of production.

Question : 34 [UPPCS (Pre) 2008]

Arrange the following states in descending order of coal production and choose the correct answer using code given below.

  1. Chhattisgarh
  2. Jharkhand
  3. Madhya Pradesh
  4. Odisha
Code (a) (b) (c) (d)

a) 3 2 4 1

b) 2 4 3 1

c) 4 1 2 3

d) 1 2 4 3

Answer: (d)

Question : 35 [NDA/NA 2013-II]

Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the code given below the list. Codes: A B C D

a) 4 3 2 1

b) 1 3 2 4

c) 1 2 3 4

d) 4 2 3 1

Answer: (d)

Mica–Gutur (Andhra Pradesh)

Chromite – Namakkal and Tiruchengode (Tamil Nadu)

Magnesite – Hindustan Produce Company (Kolkata)

Zinc – Zawar (Rajasthan)

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