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India's Mineral Resources

79 MCQ questions with answers and explanations · page 1 of 4

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Q1. Which Indian region is richer in terms of minerals?

  1. AMalwa Plateau
  2. BDeccan Plateau
  3. CLadakh Plateau
  4. DChotanagpur Plateau
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Answer: D) Chotanagpur Plateau

Q2. What is called the "Indian Mineral Reserve"?

  1. AChotanagpur Plateau
  2. BBundelkhand Plateau
  3. CMalwa Plateau
  4. DBaghelkhand Plateau
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Answer: A) Chotanagpur Plateau

Q3. From which of the following is the best quality iron ore obtained?

  1. Afrom Jadugoda
  2. Bfrom Bailadila
  3. Cfrom Lohardaga
  4. Dfrom the mica hill
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Answer: B) from Bailadila

Q4. Kundremukha Iron and Steel Project is located in which of the following states?

  1. AKarnataka
  2. BJharkhand
  3. CChhattisgarh
  4. DU.P.
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Answer: A) Karnataka

Q5. Iron ore mined from Bailadila mine is exported from which of the following ports?

  1. AMarmagao
  2. BNew Mangalore
  3. CVisakhapatnam
  4. DHaldia
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Answer: C) Visakhapatnam

Q6. Baba Budan hills located in the state of Karnataka are famous for the mining of which of the following minerals?

  1. AUranium
  2. Biron ore
  3. CBauxite
  4. DManganese
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Answer: B) iron ore

Q7. The state which produces the most iron in India is-

  1. AOdisha
  2. BJharkhand
  3. CChhattisgarh
  4. DMadhya Pradesh
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Answer: A) Odisha

Q8. What type of iron ore is most commonly found in India?

  1. AHematite
  2. BMagnetite
  3. CSiderite
  4. DLimonite
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Answer: A) Hematite

Q9. Jawar and Rampura-Agucha mine area is related to which mineral?

  1. ABauxite
  2. BUranium
  3. Clead-zinc
  4. Dcopper
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Answer: C) lead-zinc

Q10. The largest zinc producing region of India is

  1. AMaharashtra
  2. BRajasthan
  3. CJharkhand
  4. DOdisha
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Answer: B) Rajasthan

Q11. In which of the following minerals is India not self-sufficient?

  1. Airon ore
  2. BManganese
  3. Cmica
  4. Dcopper
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Answer: D) copper

Q12. Which of the following places is associated with copper mining?

  1. AKolar
  2. BKhetri
  3. CWent
  4. DMayurabhanj
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Answer: B) Khetri

Q13. Which of the following states is the largest producer of bauxite in India?

  1. ARajasthan
  2. BOdisha
  3. CJharkhand
  4. DGujarat
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Answer: B) Odisha

Q14. Which of the following is a major mine of bauxite?

  1. AJawar
  2. BKhetri
  3. CLohardaga
  4. DKalol
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Answer: C) Lohardaga

Q15. Palamu and Lohardaga are famous for which of the following minerals?

  1. Acopper
  2. BBauxite
  3. Ciron ore
  4. DManganese
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Answer: B) Bauxite

Q16. Where is gypsum available in abundance?

  1. ABihar
  2. BGujarat
  3. CMadhya Pradesh
  4. DRajasthan
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Answer: D) Rajasthan

Q17. Which of the following states is the largest producer of manganese in India?

  1. AMaharashtra
  2. BMadhya Pradesh
  3. CTamil Nadu
  4. DOdisha
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Answer: B) Madhya Pradesh

Q18. Koderma is famous for the excavation of which mineral?

  1. Acopper
  2. Biron ore
  3. CBauxite
  4. Dmica
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Answer: D) mica

Q19. What is the position of India in the world in terms of accumulated reserves of mica sheets?

  1. AFirst
  2. BSecond
  3. CThird
  4. DFourth
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Answer: A) First

Q20. Where is the best quality marble found in India?

  1. AJabalpur
  2. BBharatpur
  3. CMakrana
  4. DJaisalmer
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Answer: C) Makrana

Q21. Which stone is extracted from Motipura mine in Baroda area of Gujarat?

  1. ARed Marble
  2. BBlack marble
  3. Cwhite marble
  4. Dall of which
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Answer: C) white marble

Q22. Panna district of Madhya Pradesh is famous for which mineral?

  1. AManganese
  2. Bmarble
  3. Cmica
  4. DDiamond
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Answer: D) Diamond

Q23. Which of the following states produces the highest amount of gold?

  1. AKarnataka
  2. BAndhra Pradesh
  3. CJharkhand
  4. DChhattisgarh
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Answer: A) Karnataka

Q24. Kolar Gold Mine is located in which of the following states?

  1. AKarnataka
  2. BAndhra Pradesh
  3. CMaharashtra
  4. DMadhya Pradesh
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Answer: A) Karnataka

Q25. Which Indian state has the world's largest thorium reserves?

  1. AKerala
  2. BKarnataka
  3. CAndhra Pradesh
  4. DAssam
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Answer: A) Kerala

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