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Which plateau is rich in minerals in India?

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  1. Malwa Plateau

  2. Chhotanagpur Plateau

  3. Deccan Plateau

  4. Mysuru Plateau

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Chota Nagpur plateau is a store house of minerals like mica, bauxite, copper, limestone, iron ore and coal. The Damodar valley is rich in coal and it is considered as the prime centre of coking coal in the country.

 Bailadila is famous for ________.

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  1. Bauxite

  2. Iron ore

  3. Copper

  4. Coal

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Correct Option: B

In India, active diamond mine is located at ________.

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  1. Panna (MP)

  2. Golkonda (AP)

  3. Khetri (Rajasthan)

  4. None of these

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

In India the active diamond mine is located at Panna, in Madhya Pradesh, which is run by the state-owned National Mineral Development Corporation.

The Himalayan region is poor in mineral resources because the ___________.

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  1. it is made up of crystalline rocks

  2. displacement of rock strata has disturbed the arrangement of rocks and made it complex

  3. the climatic conditions are not suitable for exploitation of minerals

  4. the terrain makes exploitation of minerals difficult and very costly due to transport difficulties

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Correct Option: B

Economically exploitable Gypsum occurs in _______.

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  1. Andhra Pradesh

  2. Bihar

  3. Rajasthan

  4. Maharashtra

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Correct Option: C

 Mineral occurring layers in sedimentary rocks is an example is ______.

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  1. lignite

  2. gold

  3. lead

  4. tin

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Correct Option: A

The Zawar mines of Udaipur are famous for __________.

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  1. Marble

  2. Zinc

  3. Granite

  4. Bauxite

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Correct Option: B

India has got rights to mine magnesium nodules from the ______.

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  1. Pacific Ocean

  2. Indian Ocean

  3. Atlantic Ocean

  4. Arctic Ocean

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Magnesium nodules cover around 30%(on an average) of the seabed. Therefore they are most important deposits of minerals in the sea. India got the rights to mine them from International Seabed Authority (ISA) as it guards the Indian Ocean.

Zawar mines in Rajasthan are famous for the production of ________.

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  1. Bauxite

  2. Copper

  3. Iron ore

  4. Zinc

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Zawar (Rajasthan) is famous for zinc mines. Zawar is a township created by mining company Hindustan Zinc Limited, for extraction of zinc and lead. An 80MW power plant provides electricity for mining zinc and lead from three major mines.

choose the odd one out.

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  1. Brass

  2. Bronze

  3. Copper

  4. Steel

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:
  • Copper, Brass, and Bronze, otherwise known as the “Red Metals” 
  • Brass is mainly an alloy that consists of copper with zinc added.
  • Bronze is an alloy that consists primarily of copper with the addition of other ingredients. In most cases, the ingredient added is typically tin, but arsenic, phosphorus, aluminum, manganese, and silicon.
  • Steel is different from others.