7. Mineral and Energy Resources.

Mineral and Energy Resources

CHAPTER NO. 07

India People and Economy.

Class 12 Geography

Very Short Answer type questions. (important Questions)

Q1. Name two iron ore mines located in Orrisa.
Ans. Sundargarh, Mayurbhanj.

Q2. Which state of India is the leading producer of manganese in India?
Ans. Odisha.

Q3. How many types of Minerals?
Ans. Two type: Metallic and Non-Metallic minerals.

Q4. Name the geothermal plant in Himachal Pradesh?
Ans. Manikaran.

Q5.What is mineral?
Ans. A mineral is a natural substance of organic or inorganic origin with definite chemical & physical properties.

Q6. Name the metallic and non-metallic minerals?
Ans. 1.Metallic Minerals- Iron, Manganese, Copper, Bauxite.
2. Non-Metallic minerals- Mica, Limestone, Oil etc.

Q7. Full form of GIS, ONGC, MECL, NMDC, BGML , HCL NALCO?
Ans. 1. GIS: Geological Survey of India.
2. ONGC: Oil and Natural Gas Commission.
3. MECL: Mineral exploration corporation ltd.
4. NMDC: National mineral development corporation,

5. BGML: Bharat gold mines ltd, Hindustan copper ltd.
6. NALCO: National Aluminium Company Ltd.
7. HCL: Hindustan computers limited.

Q8. What is fossil fuels?
Ans. Mineral fuel like coal, petroleum and natural gas known as fossil fuels.

Q9. Which one of the following mineral is known as brown diamond?
Ans. Lignite Coal.

Q10. Which is the largest oil refinery in India?
Ans. Jamnagar (Gujarat)-Reliance Industrial Limited.

Q11. Where was the first atomic station set up in India?
Ans. In 1969 at Tarapur near Mumbai.

Q12. Which state is the largest coal field & the largest producer of coal?
Ans. 1. The largest coal field - Jharia
2. The largest producer of coal - Jharkhand.

Q13. Which is the largest oil producing centre of India?
Ans. Mumbai High.

Q14. Which mineral obtained from Monazite sand?
Ans. Thorium-Coastal area of Kerala.

Q15. Which is the hardest mineral?
Ans. Diamond.

Q16. Name one iron ore mine located in Karnataka?
Ans. Kudremukh.

Q17. Name the minerals belt region in India?
Ans.1. North-Eastern plateau region.
2. North-Western region.
3. South-Western plateau region.

Q18. What are the two main types of iron ore found in India?
Ans. 1. Magnetite.

2. Haematite

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Q19. Name the major manganese mines in India?
Ans. 1. Odisha- Koraput, Kendujhar, Kalahandi.
2. Maharashtra- Bhandara, Nagpur.
3. M.P- Balaghat.

Q20. Name the major copper mines in India?
Ans.1. Rajasthan - Khetri, Alwar.
2. Andhra Pradesh - Guntur (Agnigundala)
3. Jharkhand - Singhbhum.

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Q21. Name the major mica mines in India?
Ans. 1. Andhra Pradesh - Nellore
2. Jharkhand – Hazaribagh
3. Rajasthan - Bhilwara, Udaipur.

Q22.Where is Singareni located?
Ans. Andhra Pradesh.
Q23. Name the major coal mines in India?
Ans. 1. Odisha - Talcher,
2. Jharkhand - Bokaro, Jharia,
3. W.B - Raniganj.

Q24. Name the major oil mines in India?
Ans. 1. Mumbai- Mumbai high and Mumbai basin.
2. Gujarat- Ankleshwar, Kalol, Lunej.
3. Assam- Digboi, Naharkatiya.

Q25. Name the major natural gas mines in India?
Ans. 1.. Eastern-Coastal area (offshore), Tripura, Rajasthan, Krishna- Godavari.

Q26. Ramanathapuram (Tami Nadu) is famous for?
Ans. Oil and Natural gas.

Q27. Which liquid is known as ‘liquid gold’?
Ans. Petroleum is known as ‘liquid gold’.

Q28. What are the Non- Conventional Energy Sources?
Ans. They are renewable resources and eco-friendly.

Example: Solar Energy, Wind Energy, Tidal Energy.

Q29. What is full form of BARC?
Ans. Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (in Trombay Mumbai 1967).

Q30. When Atomic Energy Commission was established?

Ans.1948.

Q31. Name the Nuclear Power Plants in India?
Ans. 1. Rawat Bhatta (Rajasthan),
2. Kakrapara (Gujarat),
3. Tarapur (Mumbai).

Q32. Which two methods are used to make Solar Energy?
Ans. 1. Photovoltaic
2. Solar thermal technology.

Q33. Which is the largest wind power plant in Asia?
Ans. Lamba in Kachch (Gujarat).

Q34. What is Bio-Energy?
Ans. It is the energy which is made by the waste material. Example: - Okhla in Delhi.

Q35. Where first success full Geo-thermal energy was was made?
Ans. In city of Boise, Idaho (USA)-1890.

Q36. What are the methods to conserve minerals?
Ans. Replace the Exhaustible Resources and Use of Substitutes for Scarce metals.

Q37. In which state the biggest Oil field Locate?
Ans. Assam (Digboi).

Q38. Which state have highest Iron ore, Manganese, Bauxite, Copper, Mica, Coal, petroleum and natural gas?
Ans. 1. Iron ore/Manganese: Orissa
2. Bauxite: Orissa
3. Copper: Madhya Pradesh
4. Mica: Hazaribagh (Jharkhand)
5. Coal: West Bengal,
6. Petroleum: Digboi (Assam),
7. Natural Gas: Tamil Nadu.