Indian Geography | Mineral Resources

Indian Geography | Mineral Resources

Dec 6, 2024 - 14:49 Updated: Dec 6, 2024 - 16:39
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1. In which of the following parts of India are the largest reserves of minerals resources found?

West
South
North
South-East

2. The maximum prosperity of minerals is in

Karnataka
Kerala
Maharashtra
Tamil Nadu

3. The most mineralised rock system of India is

Cuddapah System
Dharwar System
Gondwana System
Vindhayan System

4. Huge amount of sources found in the Vindhya rocks are of

Lime Stone
Besalt
Lignite
Iron-ore

5. Most rich state in minerals in India is

Rajasthan
Madhya Pradesh
Bihar
Orissa

6. Which of the following is an iron region?

Siwan
Jharia
Kudremukh
Singhbhum

7. In which rock system, out of the following, is iron-ore found in India?

Vindhyan
Cuddapah
Dharwar
Gondwana

8. Which of the following geological systems of rocks contain rich reserve of iron-ore in India?

Vidhyan system
Cuddapah system
Gondwana system
Dharwar system

9. Iron-ore is not available in which of the following Indian state?

Bihar
Madhya Pradesh
Odisha
Punjab

10. Which mineral is found in Nathra-ki- Pal area of Rajasthan?

Iron-ore
Copper
Lead & zinc
Manganese

11. Bailadila mines are related to which mineral?

Iron-ore
Coal
Manganese
Mica

12. Which among the following is the largest mechanized mine in India?

Ratnagiri mine
Jaipur mine
Sundergarh mine
Bailadila mine

13. Which of the following Iron-ores is mined at Bailadila?

Haematite
Siderite
Limonite
Magnetite

14. Rajasthan has near monopoly in

Copper
Mica
Zinc
Dolomite

15. Asia's best zinc and lead reserves are available in

Rajpur Dariba of Rajsamand District
Delwara of Udaipur District
Rampur Agacha of Bhilwara District
Jhamar Kodra of Udaipur District

16. 'Khetri' is famous for

Iron-ore
Copper
Manganese
Bauxite

17. At which of the following places the Copper Industry is located?

Tarapur
Titagarh
Ranchi
Khetri

18. Copper is found in

Kesali (Mandala)
Dalli Rajahara (Durg)
Bailadila (Bastar)
Malajkhand (Balaghat)

19. Which of the following states has the largest reserve of copper?

Bihar
Jharkhand
Karnataka
Rajasthan

20. Bauxite is an ore of

Lead
Aluminium
Zinc
Copper

21. Two leading producers of Bauxite in India are

Jharkhand and Gujarat
Odisha and Gujarat
Odisha and Maharashtra
Odisha and Jharkhand

22. Top producer of Tin in India is

Andhra Pradesh
Chhattisgarh
Jharkhand
Odisha

23. Which of the following states has immense Tin-ore reserves?

Assam
Jammu and Kashmir
Chhattisgarh
West Bengal

24. The only state with Tin resources in India is

Chhattisgarh
Jharkhand
Madhya Pradesh
Odisha

25. In which of the following districts in India the largest 'Mica Belt' is found?

Balaghat and Chhindwada
Udaipur, Ajmer and Alwar
Hazaribagh, Gaya and Munger
Salem and Dharampuri

26. Which of the following Indian states is the biggest producer of Mica?

Andhra Pradesh
Bihar
Jharkhand
Rajasthan

27. Which of the following states has the largest mica resources?

Rajasthan
Uttar Pradesh
Uttarakhand
Haryana

28. India is the world's leading producer of

Diamonds
Iron-ore
Mica
Tungsten

29. What is Marble?

Sedimentary rock
Felsite rock
Metamorphic rock
Igneous rock

30. Where is best quality of marble found?

Makrana
Jabalpur
Jaisalmer
Singhbhum

31. Marble is

Re-crystallised limestone
An igneous rock
Sand stone
Formed from changes of organic matters to inorganic one

32. Which of the following rock systems provides over 90% of the coal of India?

Vindhyan system
Dharwar system
Teritary system
Gondwana system

33. At the present state of our knowledge and resource position, India will remain self-sufficient for the next three decades in

Tin
Coking coal
Copper
Petroleum

34. Which one of the following is the appropriate reason for considering the Gondwana rocks as most important of rock systems of India?

More than 90% of limestone reserves of India are found in them
More than 90% of India's coal reserves are found in them
More than 90% of fertile black cotton soils are spread over them
None of the reasons given above is appropriate in this context

35. Which one of the following rock systems in India is the main source of coal deposits?

Dharwar system
Gondwana system
Cuddapah system
Vindhyan system

36. Which state is the largest producer of coal in India?

West Bengal
Chhattisgarh
Andhra Pradesh
Madhya Pradesh

37. Which of the following is the correct sequence of States of India in descending order in terms of reserves of coal?

Odisha, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh
Chhattisgarh, Odisha, Madhya Pradesh, Jharkhand
Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, West Bengal
Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, Odisha

38. Which of the following is the largest Coal producing state of India?

Chhattisgarh
Jharkhand
Madhya Pradesh
Odisha

39. Two leading Coal producing states in India are

Jharkhand and Odisha
Chhattisgarh and Jharkhand
Chhattisgarh and Madhya Pradesh
Madhya Pradesh and Andhra

40. Which one of the following state is the largest producer of Coal in India?

Andhra Pradesh
Madhya Pradesh
Chhattisgarh
West Bengal

41. Growth of Chhotanagpur industrial. region is linked with the discovery of

Bauxite
Coal
Iron-ore
Manganese

42. Jharkhand's share in total coal production in country, is

40%
45%
47%
19%

43. Three leading producers of Coal in descending order are

Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand and Odisha
Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh and Odisha
Odisha, Chhattisgarh and Jharkhand
Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh and Andhra Pradesh

44. In India two largest producers of Coal are

Andhra Pradesh and Chhattisgarh
Chhattisgarh and Odisha
Chhattisgarh and Jharkhand
Jharkhand and Madhya Pradesh

45. In which one of the following states are Namchik-Namphuk coal field located?

Arunachal Pradesh
Meghalaya
Mizoram
Manipur

46. The Korba coalfield is located in

Odisha
Chhattisgarh
West Bengal
Assam

47. Talcher is a famous coal region, located in

Andhra Pradesh
Chhattisgarh
Jharkhand
Odisha

48. The contribution of Chhotanagpur in production of coal, is approx

20%
40%
60%
80%

49. In which of the following coal region the coal reserve is maximum?

Jharia
Raniganj
Korba
Singrauli

50. Coal mines in Jharkhand are located at

Jharia
Jamshedpur
Ranchi
Lohardaga

51. Jharia coalfield is located in which of the following states?

West Bengal
Odisha
Jharkhand
Chhattisgarh

52. Which State has the largest reserves of Lignite Coal?

Gujarat
Kerala
Rajasthan
Tamil Nadu

53. Largest deposit of lignite coal is found in India at

Jharkhand
Odisha
Jammu and Kashmir
Tamil Nadu

54. Bisrampur is famous for the mining of

Copper-ore
Iron-ore
Coal
Manganese

55. Maximum Coal is used in

Energy Production
Iron and steel industry
Railway
Streamships

56. Which one of the following states is the largest producer of petroleum?

Assam
Gujarat
Rajasthan
Andhra Pradesh

57. Ankleshwar is famous for

Petrol reserves
Diamond mines
Atomic power station
Multipurpose river project

58. The oldest oil field in India is

Bombay High, Maharashtra
Ankleshwar, Gujarat
Navgam, Gujarat
Digboi, Assam

59. The leading producer of petroleum in India is

Assam
Gujarat
Rajasthan
Maharashtra

60. In which State is the Lunej petrol producing area located?

Assam
Mumbai High
Arunachal Pradesh
Gujarat

61. Navgam oilfield is located in

Assam
Gujarat
Maharashtra
Andhra Pradesh

62. Where was the first oil well drilled in India?

Digboi
Makum
Naharkatiya
Lakwa

63. Which one amongst the following is the oldest refinery in India?

Haldia
Digboi
Koyali
Mathura

64. Where is no oil refinery mentioned below?

Koyali
Noonmati
Hatia
Barauni

65. When did the first oil crisis/energy crisis occur in India?

During 1950's and 1960's
During 1930's and 1940's
During 1990's and 2000's
During 1970's and 1980's

66. The Noonmati Oil refinery is located in the State of

Assam
Bihar
Gujarat
West Bengal

67. Tatipaka Oil Refinery is located in the State of

Assam
Uttar Pradesh
Karnataka
Andhra Pradesh

68. Mangla-Bhagyam, Shakti and Aishwarya

Are three schemes for upliftment of scheduled castes girls
Are oilfields discovered in Barmer- Sanchore basin
Are three universities established in Private sector
Produce natural gas from Jaisalmer basin to supply Ramgarh power plant

69. To insulate the country from disruptions in supply of crude oil, India has established 'India Strategic Petroleum Reserves Ltd'. It will construct underground storages at three places. Identify the place which has not been selected for the purpose.

Visakhapatnam
Mangalore
Padur
Ankaleshwar

70. The oil exploration in India is under- taken by

Hindustan Petroleum
Indian Oil Corporation
Oil India Ltd.
All of the above

71. HBJ pipe line transports natural gas from

Ankaleshwar
Kalol
South Basin
Godavari Basin

72. Hajira-Bijapur-Jagdishpur (HBJ) Gas Pipeline has been constructed by which of the following authorities?

Gas Authority of India Limited
Oil India Limited
Indian Oil Company
Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited

73. Recently in which part of India, Reliance Industries Limited has explored a huge amount of natural gas?

Badmer region
Bombay high region
Andaman and Nicobar region
Coastal Andhra region

74. Most of the production of Natural gas in India comes from

Andhra Pradesh Coast
Gujarat Coast
Bombay High
Tamil Nadu Coast

75. KG-D6 Basin has large reserves of

Coal
Crude Oil
Gas
Uranium

76. Which is not fossil fuel?

Coal
Wood
Diesel
Petrol

77. Quartzite is metamorphosed from

Limestone
Obsidian
Sandstone
Shale

78. The leading producer of Manganese in India is

Karnataka
Maharashtra
Madhya Pradesh
Odisha

79. Which of the following states is the largest reserve of asbestos in India?

Madhya Pradesh
Bihar
Karnataka
Rajasthan

80. Which among the following you connect with Metamorphous rock?

Copper
Garnet
Manganese
Pyrite

81. Which of the following is not a metallic mineral?

Haematite
Bauxite
Gypsum
Limonite

82. The main gypsum producing State of India is

Bihar
Jharkhand
Chhattisgarh
Rajasthan

83. Find the correct sequence of Copper, Gold, Iron, Coal in the following.

Khetri, Kolar, Kudremukh, Jharia
Kolar, Khetri, Kudremukh, Jharia
Jharia, Kolar, Kudremukh, Khetri
Khetri, Kudremukh, Kolar, Jharia

84. Which of the following state has monopoly in Chromite production?

Bihar
Karnataka
Maharashtra
Odisha

85. Granite slabs and slates are made at

Lalitpur
Jhansi
Chunar
Churk

86. Where are Diamond mines in India?

Karnataka
Uttar Pradesh
Madhya Pradesh
Tamil Nadu

87. In which one of the following district, have large reserves of diamond- bearing kimberlite been discovered in the recent past?

Hoshangabad
Raipur
Sambalpur
Warangal

88. Which of the following occurs at Coastal beaches of Kerala?

Beryllium
Uranium
Thorium
Monazite

89. Which of the following Mineral occurs in Kerala abundantly?

Tin
Manganese
Mica
Monazite

90. In India, Monazite is found in

Uttar Pradesh
Himachal Pradesh
Tamil Nadu
Kerala

91. Jaduguda is famous for

Iron-ore
Manganese
Gold
Uranium

92. Which mineral is mined in Turamdih?

Kynite
Asbestos
Mica
Uranium

93. The resource in which Chhotanagpur plateau is prosperous is

Skilled labour
Mineral
Hydroelectricity
Fertile soil