Minerals and Energy Resources Test - 36

Aluminium is extracted from bauxite ores. Aluminium has become a very important mineral in our times because of its lightweight. It is used in making aircrafts utensils, electric wires etc, and also extensively in the packaging of food products.

Satpura Thermal Power Plant is located at Sarni town in Betul district of Madhya Pradesh, India. The power plant is one of the coal-based power plants of Madhya Pradesh Power Generation Company Limited (MPPGCL). 

Zawar is a village in the district of Udaipur, Rajasthan, India, about 40 km from the city of Lake Udaipur. It is one of the world's oldest zinc mines. It has been declared a National Geological Project. Zawar is a township founded by the Hindustan Zinc Limited mining company for the extraction of zinc and lead. An 80MW power plant produces electricity from three main mines for the mining of zinc and lead.

The correct answer is B .

India’s reserves and production of non- ferrous minerals is not very satisfactory. However, these minerals, which include copper, bauxite, lead, zinc and gold play a vital role in a number of metallurgical, engineering and electrical industries. 

Guwahati Refinery was built on 1 January 1962 at Noonmati in Guwahati. Guwahati Refinery is India's first Public Sector refinery and belongs to Indian Oil Corporation Limited. Late Pandit Jawahar Lal Nehru, the first Independent India Prime Minister, inaugurated the refinery. This refinery processes crude oil from India 's Upper Assam Oil Fields and helps meet the region's energy needs.

The correct answer is A .

Biomass is a kind of non conventional energy. It is a form of energy made from agricultural waste. Biomass is organic material that comes from plant and animal. It contains stored energy from the Sun.

Minerals are found in the Earth's crust like salt, coal, iron, ore, shale, and diamonds, petrol, gold just to name a few.