Thu. Jun 27th, 2024

Class VIII NCERT MCQs

  1. Rocks from which minerals are mined are known as

    Options:
    1. Parent material
    2. Element
    3. Ores
    4. None of these

    Option: C

  2. The process of taking out minerals from rocks buried under the earth’s surface is called

    Options:
    1. Quarrying
    2. Drilling
    3. Mining
    4. Boring

    Option: C

  3. When the minerals that lie at shallow depths are taken out by removing the surface layer; then this is known as

    Options:
    1. Shaft mining
    2. Open-cast mining
    3. Quarrying
    4. Boring

    Option: B

  4. The process of taken out minerals from great depth is called as

    Options:
    1. Shaft mining
    2. Open-cast mining
    3. Quarrying
    4. Boring

    Option: A

  5. Which of the following processes is used to extract petroleum and natural gas that occur below the earth’s surface

    Options:
    1. Drilling
    2. Mining
    3. Quarrying
    4. None of these

    Option: A

  6. When the minerals that lie near the surface are dug out, then this process is known as

    Options:
    1. Shaft mining
    2. Quarrying
    3. Drilling
    4. Open-cast mining

    Option: B

  7. Generally, metallic minerals are found in

    Options:
    1. Igneous rocks
    2. Metamorphic rocks
    3. Sedimentary rocks
    4. In both A and B

    Option: D

  8. Which of the following continents produces more than half of the world’s tin

    Options:
    1. Africa
    2. Asia
    3. Europe
    4. Australia

    Option: B

  9. China leads world in the production of

    Options:
    1. Tin
    2. Lead
    3. Antimony and tungsten
    4. In all of the above

    Option: D

  10. Which of the following countries has no known mineral deposit

    Options:
    1. Canada
    2. Switzerland
    3. Libya
    4. Brazil

    Option: B

  11. Which of the following countries is the largest producer of iron-ore in the world?

    Options:
    1. China
    2. Brazil
    3. India
    4. USA

    Option: A

  12. Which of the following countries is the largest producer of high-grade iron-ore in the world?

    Options:
    1. China
    2. Brazil
    3. India
    4. USA

    Option: B

  13. Leading producer of copper in the world is

    Options:
    1. Bolivia
    2. Chile
    3. Zimbabwe
    4. Nigeria

    Option: B

  14. Diamond of which colour is the rarest

    Options:
    1. Red
    2. Black
    3. Green
    4. Yellow

    Option: C

  15. The oldest rocks in the world are found in

    Options:
    1. Western Australia
    2. Western India
    3. Western Africa
    4. North America

    Option: A

  16. Which of the following continents is the world’s largest producer of diamonds, gold and platinum

    Options:
    1. Asia
    2. Africa
    3. Australia
    4. South America

    Option: B

  17. Which of the following continents is the world’s largest producer of bauxite in the world

    Options:
    1. Africa
    2. Australia
    3. South America
    4. Europe

    Option: B

  18. Kalgoorlie and Coolgardie areas of western Australia are known for the deposits of

    Options:
    1. Gold
    2. Bauxite
    3. Diamonds
    4. Platinum

    Option: A

  19. Aluminum obtained from

    Options:
    1. Bauxite
    2. Iron ore
    3. Cinnabar
    4. Cassiterite

    Option: A

  20. Which one of the followings is the not a conventional source of energy

    Options:
    1. Hydel Power
    2. Natural Gas
    3. Petroleum
    4. Solar energy

    Option: D