Soil, Minerals and Natural Resources TNPSC Group 4 VAO Questions

Soil, Minerals and Natural Resources MCQ Questions

1.
India’s only Gold – field is located at Kolar in the state of
A.
Madhya Pradesh
B.
Bihar
C.
Gujarat
D.
Karnataka
ANSWER :
D. Karnataka
2.
Which soil swell when wet and develops cracks when dry?
A.
alluvial soil
B.
Red Soil
C.
Black soil
D.
Laterite soil
ANSWER :
C. Black soil
3.
Identify the incorrectly matched pair
A.
Magnetite-Iron
B.
Cuprite - Copper
C.
Muscovite-Manganeese
D.
Bauxite-Aluminium
ANSWER :
C. Muscovite-Manganeese
4.
Which one of the following pairs is correctly matched?
A.
Hirakud- Automic power
B.
Khetri- Manganese
C.
Balaghat- Iron ore
D.
Ankleshwar- Oil field
ANSWER :
D. Ankleshwar- Oil field
5.
Burnpur and Kulti are centres of
A.
Aluminium industry
B.
Iron & Steel industry
C.
Coal mining
D.
Copper mining
ANSWER :
B. Iron & Steel industry
6.
Monozite is an ore of
A.
Zirconium
B.
Thorium
C.
Titanium
D.
Iron
ANSWER :
B. Thorium