MCQ Mineral and Power Resource Chapter 3 Class 8 GeographyAds MCQ’s For All Chapters – Geography Class 8th 1. Why has quarrying become a major environmental concern?Because minerals are pollutantsDue to dust raised from the quarrying activitiesBecause it is done by displacing peopleNone of theseYour comments:Question 1 of 172. The process of taking out minerals from rocks buried under the surface of the earth is named asminingpumpingextractingnone of theseYour comments:Question 2 of 173. Give an example of shafts.Surface miningDeep boresOff-shore drillingNone of theseYour comments:Question 3 of 174. What is the process in which minerals lying near the surface are dug?DrillingOff-shore drillingQuarryingExtractionYour comments:Question 4 of 175. Name the process in which deep wells are bored to take out petroleum and natural gas.QuarryingDrillingShaft miningOpen cast miningYour comments:Question 5 of 176. Gold is an example of minerals.ferrousnon-ferrousboth (a) and (b)none of theseYour comments:Question 6 of 177. Which continent is the largest producer of iron?AsiaEuropeNorth AmericaAustraliaYour comments:Question 7 of 178. Which one of the following countries in Europe has the largest deposits of iron?PortugalRussiaGermanyHungaryYour comments:Question 8 of 179. Which is one of the deepest gold mine of India ?KolarJhariaRaniganjBikanerYour comments:Question 9 of 1710. From which mineral is silicon obtained?CoalBauxiteThoriumQuartzYour comments:Question 10 of 1711. Suggest ways to conserve minerals.Reducing waste in the process of miningRecycling of mineralsBoth (a) and (b)None of theseYour comments:Question 11 of 1712. Which one of the followings is not the way of saving energy at home?Switching off lights when not in useKeeping gas off when not in useCooking food in an open pan on low flameUsing solar energy for household purposeYour comments:Question 12 of 1713. Petroleum is referred to as ‘black gold’ becauseit’is black in colourit is yellow in colourit is valuableit is used in making jewelleryYour comments:Question 13 of 1714. Where do we find natural gas resources in India?Uttar PradeshBiharMumbai HighJammu and KashmirYour comments:Question 14 of 1715. Mineral fuel is found in:Sedimentary rocksMetamorphic rocksIgneous rocksAll of theseYour comments:Question 15 of 1716. Which of the following are non-conventional resources?Wind energySolar energyTidal energyAll of theseYour comments:Question 16 of 1717. Energy obtained from the earth is known as:Nuclear energyBio gasGeothermalThermalYour comments:Question 17 of 17 Loading... MCQ – Chapter 3 – Mineral and Power Resources – Geography – Science Class 8https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cM5moG_304s&wmode=transparent&rel=0&list=PL8pa8ewOViKTX4OmNMagW1jWch0sA2lUVideo can’t be loaded because JavaScript is disabled: MCQ – Chapter 3 – Mineral and Power Resources – Geography – Science Class 8 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cM5moG_304s&wmode=transparent&rel=0&list=PL8pa8ewOViKTX4OmNMagW1jWch0sA2lU)
