Natural resources

Q. What is the full form of NTPC?

1. Nuclear and Thermal Power Plants Limited
2. Non-hydro Power Corporation Limited
3. National Thermal Power Corporation Limited
4. Non Thermal Power Corporation Limited

Q. Why are plateaus called a 'storehouse of minerals'?

Q.

Name two energy sources that you would consider to be renewable. Give reasons for your choices.

Q. The store-house of minerals in India is in the _______.

1. Deccan Plateau
2. Nothern Plains
3. Himalayan Mountains
4. Thar Desert

Q. Which of the following states is not a major producer of mica?

Q. A rock is a mixture of ___ .

1. minerals
2. stones
3. vitamins
4. dust

Q. Which of the following is a ferrous metal?

1. Gold
2. Silver
3. Iron
4. Aluminium

Q.

Give an example of a non-metallic mineral?

Q. Humidity is the amount of _____ present in the air.

1. moisture
2. gases
3. heat
4. smoke

Q. Which of the following are the classification of resources based on ownership?

1. Ubiquitous resources
2. Individual resources
3. Community resources
4. National resources

Q. All resources that are found in the open ocean are examples of ______________ resources.

1. individual
2. community-owned
3. national
4. international

Q. What is the droplets of water, deposited on a cool surface by the process of condensation of water vapour in atmosphere, known as?

1. Fog
2. Dew
3. Mist
4. Hail

Q. Minerals are ___ substances that are formed naturally.

1. Inorganic
2. Organic
3. a hybrid mixture of organic and inorganic
4. none of the above

Q.

Name two important natural resources.

Q. Which of the following can be used as a source of energy?

1. Wind
2. Water
3. Sunlight
4. Fruiits

Q. Identify the renewable sources of energy from the following :

1. Coal
2. petroleum
3. solar
4. wind

Q. India cannot be considered self-sufficient in _____.

1. coal
2. cement
3. tin
4. copper ore

Q. The Egyptian civilisation was built around the river .

1. Nile
2. Congo
3. Uele
4. Zambezi

Q.

What do you understand by renewable energy?

Q. Harduaganj thermal power station is situated in _______.

1. Tamil Nadu
2. Uttar Pradesh
3. Punjab
4. West Bengal

Q.

Which of the following states is the largest producer of ragi?

(a) Karnataka

(b) Rajasthan

(c) Tamil Nadu

(d) Gujarat

Q. Absolute humidity is the _____ amount of water vapor present in the air.

1. half
2. total
3. one third
4. one fourth

Q. Which resources is used for respiration in mammals ?

1. Sunlight
2. Soil
3. Water
4. Air

Q. Which of the following is an opaque cloud in the lowermost layer of the atmosphere?

1. Mist
2. Fog
3. Dew
4. Hail

Q. Dew is formed when ________.

1. the sky is overcast at night
2. the wind is too dry to cause rainfall
3. the moisture from the air is deposited on a cool surface
4. None of the above

Q.

List any two functions of forests.

Q. Resource A is costlier than resource B. If only distribution of these resources are considered, which of the following options regarding the nature of resource A and B could be a correct?

1. A is universal and B is a localised resource
2. A is localised and B is a universal resource
3. Both A and B are universal resources
4. Both A and B are localised resources

Q.

List the disadvantages of renewable resources relative to the non-renewable resources.

Q. Minerals are classified as ___ minerals

1. metallic and non-metallic
2. solid and liquid
3. ferrous and non ferrous
4. carbon and non carbon

Q. Headoffice for the Power Grid Corporation of India Limited is located in which place?

1. Guwahati
2. Gurgaon
3. Dispur
4. Hyderabad