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Which one of the following states produces silver in abundance?

  1. Orissa

  2. Rajasthan

  3. Kerala

  4. West Bengal


Correct Option: B

Koderma, a place in Jharkhand is famous for ________.

  1. Mica mining centre

  2. Photogoods

  3. Limestone

  4. Leather goods


Correct Option: A

Which of the following statements is correct?

  1. Mica is found in Koderma

  2. Cuddapah series is famous for diamonds

  3. Petroleum reserves are found in Aravalli hills

  4. Natural gas is found in Dharwar rock formation


Correct Option: A

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

  1. Karnataka

  2. Maharashtra

  3. Gujarat

  4. Kerala


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

India has plenty of atomic minerals. Atomic power is generated using these atomic minerals. Atomic power decides the status and might of a nation. Atomic power was used only for a country’s defense in the earlier days. But today, it is being widely used for power generation. The important atomic minerals found in India are Uranium, Thorium, Beryllium, Lithium etc. Thorium is found in Kerala, Bihar, Tamil Nadu, and Rajasthan.

Where has the Geological Survey of India found the most of India's Chromite?

  1. Singhbhum

  2. Hubli

  3. Cuttack

  4. Manipur


Correct Option: C

Jadugoda mines are famous for ________.

  1. Gold deposits

  2. Iron ore

  3. Mica deposits

  4. Uranium deposits


Correct Option: D

Which is the richest state of India from the point of view of minerals?

  1. Kerala

  2. Bihar

  3. Maharashtra

  4. Madhya Pradesh


Correct Option: D

Solar energy, wind energy, tidal wave energy, geo-thermal energy, bio-fuel energy and energy from bagasse is called _____.

  1. Conventional energy

  2. Non-conventional energy

  3. Atomic energy

  4. None of these


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Solar energy, wind energy, tidal wave energy, geo-thermal energy, bio-fuel energy and energy from bagasse is called Non-conventional energy.
Energy generated by using wind, tides, solar geothermal heat and biomass including farm and animal waste as well as human excreta is known as non-conventional energy. All these sources are renewable or inexhaustible and do not cause environmental pollution. Moreover, they do not require heavy expenditure.


The industrial mineral known as 'Jack of all trades' is __________.

  1. Gold

  2. Iron

  3. Manganese

  4. Steel


Correct Option: C

Anything which we obtain naturally from the earth (which is not in the form of plants or animals) is a _______.

  1. Mineral

  2. Ore

  3. Rock

  4. None of these


Correct Option: A
Explanation:
  • Minerals are naturally occurring inorganic solids that have a crystalline structure and definite chemical composition.
  • Minerals are referred to as naturally occurring because they are formed through natural geological processes.